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Playhouse: Season 7

29 episodes · first aired Oct 31, 1980

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  1. 1 Caught on a Train Oct 31, 1980 Peter boards a train to attend an important business meeting across Europe. His trip is complicated by two women also assigned to his compartment. One is an independent American whom Peter…
  2. 2 Fatal Spring Nov 7, 1980 Using a remarkable blend of dramatic techniques, this study of three English poets – also three courageous soldiers – gradually develops towards their historical and crucial meeting.
  3. 3 The Black Madonna Nov 14, 1980 · 50m Lou Parker feels very strongly that she and her husband, Ray, are different from the Farrells and the Ackerleys. With them it's all television. But she and Ray have the local library and…
  4. 4 The Happy Autumn Fields Nov 21, 1980
  5. 5 Grown-Ups Nov 28, 1980 · 1h 35m Young working class couple Dick and Mandy move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria…
  6. 6 My Dear Palestrina Dec 5, 1980
  7. 7 Shaping Up Dec 12, 1980
  8. 8 Standing in for Henry Dec 19, 1980 At a Nottingham advertising agency, young graphic designer Graham is recruited as a temporary replacement for the iconic Henry. The agency are desperate to be part of the Swinging Sixties…
  9. 9 Fothergill Jan 9, 1981 John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to…
  10. 10 One Hundred and Eighty!!! Jan 16, 1981 A darts tournament is put in peril when the players' wives stage a sit-in in the pub.
  11. 11 The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe Jan 23, 1981 A day in the life of Mrs Radcliffe, who believes that the advice she so freely gives is done only out of kindness.
  12. 12 A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter Jan 30, 1981 In prison the night before his execution, Republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
  13. 13 Journal of Bridget Hitler Feb 6, 1981 An Irishwoman married to a German in pre-WWI Liverpool prepares to meet her brother-in-law, a young man named Adolf Hitler.
  14. 14 Days at the Beach Feb 13, 1981 · 1h 30m In 1920, a trio of British soldiers have to guard an unexploded mine that has washed up on a beach.
  15. 15 Bobby Wants to Meet Me Feb 20, 1981 In 1978, Changes Magazine journalist Neville Morris writes an essay about Bob Dylan called 'A Jewish Massiah'. Dylan's publicist Elle Smith reaches out that The Bard wants to meet him at…
  16. 16 Days Feb 27, 1981 A mother, waiting for a visit through a hospital day, reflects on her life. Dreams haunt her, fantasies seduce her, memories crowd in on her, distorting the drab reality of her day to day…
  17. 17 Clapperclaw Mar 6, 1981 VE Night, 1945: In a Yorkshire pub, not everyone is in a mood to celebrate. Lorna Thorpe's 'All-Star' dance band is down two members, the beer has run out, and some influential friends on…
  18. 18 The Potsdam Quartet Mar 13, 1981 An exploration of the personal and professional conflicts of a string quartet who have been playing together for many years, but are on the point of disintegrating.
  19. 19 Unity Mar 20, 1981 The true story of Unity Mitford who, in the 1930s, moves to Germany, where she befriends Adolf Hitler.
  20. 20 Skylark Mar 27, 1981
  21. 21 Elizabeth Alone: Part 1 Apr 3, 1981 After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed…
  22. 22 Elizabeth Alone: Part 2 Apr 10, 1981 After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed…
  23. 23 Elizabeth Alone: Part 3 Apr 17, 1981 After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed…
  24. 24 The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews Apr 24, 1981
  25. 25 You're All Right, How Am I? May 1, 1981
  26. 26 The Day War Broke Out May 15, 1981 Albie Warren and his girlfriend Carla are second on the bill of variety artists and musicians performing to half empty venues. Albie impersonates wartime comic Rob Wilton to people who…
  27. 27 Random Moments in a May Garden May 22, 1981
  28. 28 Going Gently Jun 5, 1981 Two men sharing a hospital room after their diagnoses of terminal cancer struggle with fear, physical pain, the difficulties of being in hospital, family members unable to cope…
  29. 29 Marriage Jul 10, 1981