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Plays for Britain: With Kevin McNally, Sheila Gish, Deborah Norton, Dinsdale Landen. An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
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- 1976-04-06
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An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
- April 6, 1976
Episode list. Plays for Britain. Top-rated. Tue, May 11, 1976. S1.E6. Shuttlecock. 9-year-old Harry finds himself a pawn in the battle between his divorced parents. His father Sam expects Harry to be a man and treats him accordingly. As the boy withdraws into himself his father ramps up the pressure. 8.1/10. Rate. Top-rated. Tue, Apr 13, 1976.
The plays are both compelling and provocative: Stephen Poliakoff's Hitting Town is an intense portrayal of siblings who find refuge from their bleak lives in one incestuous night; Roger McGough's The Lifeswappers is a darkly comic take on the theme of exchanged identities; Howard Brenton's The Paradise Run centres on an inexperienced soldier in ...
An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
The Paradise Run: Directed by Michael Apted. With Kevin McNally, Ian Charleson, Sarah Porter, Maurice O'Connell. Johnny has joined the army because he likes canoeing, but ends up in a war-torn city and is compromised into helping the enemy.
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