Episodes
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1. Professional Foul
21 Sept 1977 · 85 min
Professor 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.
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2. Exiles
28 Sept 1977 · 90 min
In 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.
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3. Abie's Will
5 Oct 1977
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.
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4. The Sinking of HMS Victoria
12 Oct 1977
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.
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5. True Patriot
19 Oct 1977 · 60 min
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.
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6. Shooting the Chandelier
26 Oct 1977
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.
- 7
7. The Kitchen
2 Nov 1977
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
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8. Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
16 Nov 1977
Graeme 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.
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9. Forgotten Love Songs
4 Jan 1978 · 55 min
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
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10. A Visit from Miss Prothero
11 Jan 1978 · 37 min
Arthur 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.
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11. Mr. & Mrs. Bureaucrat
18 Jan 1978
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
- 12
12. Foreign Affairs
25 Jan 1978
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
- 13
13. The Dissolution of Marcus Fleischman
1 Feb 1978
Marcus 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.
- 14
14. The O'Hooligan File
8 Feb 1978
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
- 15
15. The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
15 Feb 1978
Married life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their friend Bill.
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16. Flayed
22 Feb 1978
A disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.
17. She Fell Among Thieves
1 Mar 1978 · 78 min
France, 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.
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18. Stargazy on Zummerdown
15 Mar 1978 · 80 min
In 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.
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19. Liza
22 Mar 1978 · 80 min
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
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20. For Tea on Sunday
29 Mar 1978
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.
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21. When the Actors Come
3 May 1978
In 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.
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22. Ice Age
17 May 1978
An 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.
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23. The Copyist
24 May 1978
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
BBC2 Play of the Week Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in BBC2 Play of the Week Season 1?
Season 1 of BBC2 Play of the Week has 23 episodes, about 9 hours in total.
When did BBC2 Play of the Week Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 21 Sept 1977.