Synopsis
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.
Episodes
1E1Professional FoulProfessor Anderson attends a conference in Prague, but what he really wants to do is attend a football match. Then he meets a former student unexpectedly, and must consider putting his philosophical ideas into practice.85m2E2ExilesIn the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped writing altogether. His son tries to work out why.90m3E3Abie's WillA once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.4E4The Sinking of HMS VictoriaA dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.5E5True PatriotA biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.60m6E6Shooting the ChandelierCzechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.7E7The KitchenA busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.8E8Arnhem: The Story of an EscapeGraeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded.9E9Forgotten Love SongsA man seeks the perfect relationship.55m10E10A Visit from Miss ProtheroArthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is interrupted by the doorbell; his former secretary, Peggy Prothero, has come to visit.37m11E11Mr. & Mrs. BureaucratSatire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.12E12Foreign AffairsMoscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.13E13The Dissolution of Marcus FleischmanMarcus Fleischman's reincarnation proves a frustrating one. His widow, in his absence, leads the simple life of a shopkeeper, and brings up their son as best she can.14E14The O'Hooligan FileA former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.15E15The Turkey Who Lives on the HillMarried life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their friend Bill.16E16FlayedA disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.17
She Fell Among ThievesFrance, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.78m18E18Stargazy on ZummerdownIn the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.80m19E19LizaLavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.80m20E20For Tea on SundaySome young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.21E21When the Actors ComeIn 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.22E22Ice AgeAn unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the war. A young partisan plots his assassination, while others advocate handing him over for trial for collaboration.23E23The CopyistA fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
She Fell Among ThievesFrance, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.78m18E18Stargazy on ZummerdownIn the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.80m19E19LizaLavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.80m20E20For Tea on SundaySome young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.21E21When the Actors ComeIn 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.22E22Ice AgeAn unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the war. A young partisan plots his assassination, while others advocate handing him over for trial for collaboration.23E23The CopyistA fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
