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Second City Firsts
1970s BBC series of short plays, created by first-time writers and starring household names in early TV roles.
Girl (33 mins)
- The Other SideA hidden history, a personal awakening. Noel Greig and Drew Griffiths’ breakthrough play50 mins
- Absurd Person SingularThree couples, three cocktail parties – on the rocks. Alan Ayckbourn's beloved classic1h 53m
- A Taste of HoneySweetness is hard to find when life turns bitter. A gritty tale of youth and defiance1h 28m
- Number 27Michael Palin’s fondly remembered story of loving where you live, starring Joyce Carey1h 14m
- PlayhouseStephen Poliakoff’s garlanded play starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen1h 20m
- PerformanceAmbition, power, and the women who changed the rules. Caryl Churchill's acclaimed play1h 51m
- Screen TwoMichael Palin's nostalgic coming-of-age tale of love, lust and the joys of jazz cafés1h 13m
- Screen OneTruth, loyalty and the art of deception. Prunella Scales stars in Alan Bennett's play1h 11m
- My Night with RegWhere laughter lingers and love leaves its mark in 80s London. Kevin Elyot's tragicomedy1h 45m
- Take Me HomeMaggie O'Neill stars. A tale of adultery, desire and despair in Thatcher's Britain
- Belle de JourLouis Bunuel's erotically charged tale of deceit and desire. Catherine Deneuve stars1h 36m
- The Souvenir Part IIHonor Swinton Byrne stars in a film about life and the return of old friends and lovers1h 40m
