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BBC2 Play of the Week — Season 1
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
0185mProfessional 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.Sep 21, 1977Sep 21, 197785m0290mExilesIn 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.Sep 28, 1977Sep 28, 197790m03Abie's WillA once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.Oct 5, 1977Oct 5, 197704The 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.Oct 12, 1977Oct 12, 19770560mTrue PatriotA biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.Oct 19, 1977Oct 19, 197760m06Shooting the ChandelierCzechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.Oct 26, 1977Oct 26, 197707The KitchenA busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.Nov 2, 1977Nov 2, 197708Arnhem: 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.Nov 16, 1977Nov 16, 19770955mForgotten Love SongsA man seeks the perfect relationship.Jan 4, 1978Jan 4, 197855m1037mA 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.Jan 11, 1978Jan 11, 197837m11Mr. & Mrs. BureaucratSatire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.Jan 18, 1978Jan 18, 197812Foreign AffairsMoscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.Jan 25, 1978Jan 25, 197813The 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.Feb 1, 1978Feb 1, 197814The O'Hooligan FileA former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.Feb 8, 1978Feb 8, 197815The 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.Feb 15, 1978Feb 15, 197816FlayedA disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.Feb 22, 1978Feb 22, 197817
78mShe 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.Mar 1, 1978Mar 1, 197878m1880mStargazy 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.Mar 15, 1978Mar 15, 197880m1980mLizaLavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.Mar 22, 1978Mar 22, 197880m20For Tea on SundaySome young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.Mar 29, 1978Mar 29, 197821When 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.May 3, 1978May 3, 197822Ice 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.May 17, 1978May 17, 197823The CopyistA fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.May 24, 1978May 24, 1978
