The mundane chores of a bored housewife are disrupted when a scruffy young man arrives on her doorstep, claiming to be an angel.
Drama written by Willy Russell. One coach, 30 kids - and their teachers - set out from Liverpool to North Wales. As the volatile mixture erupts, mirth and anarchy prevail. Show more
80s drama about a Merseyside tarmac gang away on a contract on Teesside. There's a chance for some local diversion with the natives while keeping up the spirit of free enterprise. Show more
Belfast 1978: the Martin family a year on. Norman is away in England and his eldest son Billy and daughter Lorna are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Show more
First in a trilogy of plays about the Martin family. The Martins are split: Billy's parents are estranged and he finds it difficult living under the same roof as his father. Show more
A successful architect suffers a career setback and discovers his wife is having an affair - with the smooth surface of a marriage cracking into violence. Written by Ingmar Bergman.
A callgirl, her client, an actress and a writer meet in a London hotel for an evening that does not develop as any of them would like.
He was an undertaker's assistant. She worked in a shoe shop. Neither had a lover. Fate strikes, and they meet. Do they embody all that the other desires?
A slice-of-life satire on class attitudes and snobbery, played out amongst the employees of a brokerage house.
In this play by Alan Bennett, Midgley tries to atone for the mistakes of the past when his father is taken ill.
A strange young man turns up on Elizabeth’s doorstep and makes a frightening claim, in Dennis Potter’s play. Starring Tim Curry, Anna Cropper and Bob Hoskins.
A Foreign Office defector in Moscow is interviewed by hostile journalists, in Dennis Potter’s play. Starring John Le Mesurier and Jack Hedley.
Play set around the annual Orange parade in Glasgow. John’s initial excitement about the parade begins to turn to horror as he witnesses events unfold. Starring Billy Connolly.
Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum’s New Year’s Eve party. Surprises are in store… Written by Alan Bleasdale.
Pete Postlethwaite stars as Danny Duggan, in this Alan Bleasdale play about a failing building contractor who resorts to some new tougher business methods.
The animals in Joe's pet shop and his son's comic routines aren't enough to prepare either of them for the major crisis ahead. Written by Dennis Potter.
Released prisoner John Kilne comes up against his old enemies in a tale of blackmail, extortion and drug peddling in the West Midlands.
Female workers at a textile factory clash with their own union in Colin Welland's story of a strike.
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Dennis Potter's play of lost innocence begins with adults playing children's games in a lyrical summer landscape. But the games of hide-and-seek and war take on a sinister aspect. Show more
Third in a trilogy of plays by Graham Reed. Two years after Norman Martin left his family to seek work in England, news of his return home is met with mixed reactions. Show more