# BBC2 Playhouse

BBC2 Playhouse is a British anthology television series of one-hour episodes produced by the BBC. Among its many performers were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Blethyn, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Sallis and Margaret Whiting.
It premiered in the UK on 13 March 1974 and ran until 20 May 1983.

## Productions

This table is based on records in the BBC Genome archive of the Radio Times and the BFI database.
| Original UK transmission date | Title | Author | Producer | Director | Performers | Notes |
| 13 Mar 1974 | Sizwe Bansi is Dead | Athol Fugard, John Kani, Winston Ntshona | Graeme McDonald | John Davies | John Kani Winston Ntshona | Adapted from the play. |
| 6 Aug 1974 | The Joke | Isaac Bashevis Singer, dramatised by Rhys Adrian | Irene Shubik | Voytek | Donald Pleasence Hugh Griffith Miriam Karlin George Pravda Milo Sperber | Repeated 26 May 1976. |
| 13 Aug 1974 | The Cafeteria | Isaac Bashevis Singer, dramatised by Rhys Adrian | Irene Shubik | Silvio Narizzano | Donald Pleasence Oscar Homolka Sara Kestelman | Repeated 19 May 1976. |
| 8 Jan 1975 | The Breakthrough | Daphne du Maurier, dramatised by Clive Exton | Irene Shubik | Graham Evans | Simon Ward Clive Swift Roy Boyd | Repeated 10 November 1976. |
| 15 Jan 1975 | Mrs Acland's Ghosts | William Trevor | Irene Shubik | Mike Newell | Sara Kestelman John Bluthal Eric Richard | |
| 9 Jul 1975 | Diane | David Agnew | Mark Shivas | Alan Clarke | Janine Drzewicki Frank Mills Paul Copley Tim Preece Peter-Hugo Daly Oliver Maguire | Not billed as Playhouse in RT but listed by BFI. |
| 19 Mar 1976 | Kites | Don Shaw | Innes Lloyd | Christopher King | Hugh Burden Tony Caunter Richard Hampton Nick Berry | |
| 26 Mar 1976 | An Accident of Class and Sex | Maggie Wadey | Innes Lloyd | Brian Parker | Peter Barkworth Patricia Garwood Sam Dale | Repeated 5 September 1977. |
| 2 Apr 1976 | A Martyr to the System | Andrew Davies | Innes Lloyd | Peter Smith | Mike Grady David Hill Peter Cellier Peter-Hugo Daly Linda Robson David Garfield | |
| 9 Apr 1976 | The Button Man | Ewart Alexander | Innes Lloyd | Kenneth Ives | Robert Urquhart Philip Madoc Alan Lake Brendan Price Brendan Barry Ellis Jones | |
| 16 Apr 1976 | Practical Experience | Alan Plater | Innes Lloyd | Bill Hays | Barry Foster Terrence Hardiman Jan Francis Donald Gee | |
| 23 Apr 1976 | Dad | Don Taylor | Innes Lloyd | Don Taylor | Kenneth Haigh Rosemary Leach David Waller Peter Howell | |
| 30 Apr 1976 | The Chauffeur | Denis Plimmer and Charlotte Plimmer | Innes Lloyd | Brian Gibson | Joe Gladwin David de Keyser Susan Engel Martin Matthews Charles Pemberton Jeffry Wickham | Repeated 31 January 1977. |
| 7 May 1976 | Play Things | Peter Prince | Innes Lloyd | Stephen Frears | Jonathan Pryce Nigel Hawthorne Tony Haygarth Trevor Laird | Adapted from the novel. Repeated 12 September 1977. |
| 14 May 1976 | Jumbo | Don Shaw | Innes Lloyd | Bill Hays | James Grout John Fortune Norman Rossington | |
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| 12 Jan 1977 | The Achurch Letters | Don Taylor | Rosemary Hill | Don Taylor | Siân Phillips Gary Watson Prunella Scales Brian McGrath Vernon Dobtcheff | |
| 7 Nov 1979 | School Play | Frederic Raphael | Richard Broke | James Cellan Jones | Denholm Elliott Jeremy Kemp Michael Kitchen Tim Pigott-Smith Jenny Agutter John Normington David Troughton | Repeated under Playhouse Special, 12 December 1981. |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Tom Stoppard and André Previn | Mark Shivas | Roger Bamford and Trevor Nunn | Ian McKellen Ben Kingsley John Woodvine Barbara Leigh-Hunt | First shown 9 May 1979. |
| 21 Nov 1979 | The Brylcreem Boys | Peter Durrant | Innes Lloyd | Roger Bamford | David Threlfall Timothy Spall | Repeated 11 September 1981. |
| 28 Nov 1979 | An Affinity With Dr Still | David Snodin | Anne Head | Derek Lister | Nicholas Le Prevost Tom Kelly Robert Eddison | |
| 5 Dec 1979 | Home-Movies | Denis Cannan | Rosemary Hill | Philip Dudley | Frederick Jaeger Clive Swift Jonathan Caplan | |
| 12 Dec 1979 | Sweet Wine of Youth | Darrol Blake, from the letters and poems of Rupert Brooke | Cedric Messina | Darrol Blake | Graham Simpson Paul Sherman Monica Kendall Matthew Marsh Cyril Luckham Tom Kelly Christopher Guard | |
| 19 Dec 1979 | Speed King | Roger Milner | Innes Lloyd | Ferdinand Fairfax | Robert Hardy Jennifer Hilary Jack Galloway Derek Martin Desmond Llewelyn David Quilter Tony Caunter Garrick Hagon Jack McKenzie Shane Rimmer Allan Surtees | Repeated 24 June 1981. |
| 12 Jan 1980 | Pews | Chaim Bermant | Graham Benson | Barry Davis | John Bennett Sydney Tafler Will Stampe | |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Gentle Folk | Alexander Baron | Innes Lloyd | Rodney Bennett | Anthony Dutton Christopher Strauli Denholm Elliott Sheila Ruskin Frederick Treves Rosalie Crutchley Wendy Williams Robert James | Repeated under Playhouse Special, 19 December 1981. |
| 26 Jan 1980 | Lifelike | John Challen | Anne Head | Peter Bartlett | Peter Clay Alun Lewis Matthew Guinness Jennifer Lonsdale John Ringham | |
| 9 Feb 1980 | The Enigma | John Fowles, adapted by Malcolm Bradbury | David Rose | Robert Knights | Michael Thomas Barbara Kellerman Elizabeth Spriggs Nigel Hawthorne Raymond Westwell Andrew Downie David Troughton Neville Barber John Franklyn-Robbins | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Hesther for Example | Michael Sullivan | David Rose | Carol Wiseman | Geraldine James | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Trouble With Gregory | Stephen Davis | Michael Wearing | John Glenister | Richard Pasco Elizabeth Bell Jeffry Wickham | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 8 Mar 1980 | The Best of Friends | Frederic Raphael | Anne Head | Derek Lister | Keith Barron Aubrey Woods Gerard Murphy | |
| 15 Mar 1980 | In Hiding | Don Taylor | Innes Lloyd | Don Taylor | Roger Burnett Doreen Mantle Denholm Elliott Alan Rowe Tim Pigott-Smith | Repeated under Playhouse Special, 28 Nov 1981. |
| 22 Mar 1980 | Rottingdean | Richard Crane | Anne Head | Mark Cullingham | Pat Heywood Trevor Peacock Roger Brierley | |
| 18 Apr 1980 | The Dig | James Robson | David Rose | Carol Wilks | Eric Allan Jennie Stoller Annie Hulley Oliver Smith | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Happy | Derrick Buttress | Peter Ansorge | Derek Lister | Paul Copley Max Hafler Tony Caunter Ann Davies | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 2 May 1980 | Mary's Wife | David Cook | Peter Ansorge | Peter Jefferies | Robert Gillespie Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Cropper Peter Birrel Linda Robson | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 9 May 1980 | Games Without Frontiers | Mike Bradwell | Peter Ansorge | Mike Bradwell | Philip Jackson Jim Broadbent Eric Richard Christopher Fairbank | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 16 May 1980 | The Unborn | Philip Martin | Peter Ansorge | Michael Custance | Jack Shepherd Judy Parfitt Granville Saxton Richard Leech Suzanne Smith Mary Larkin Philip Martin | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 23 May 1980 | Electric in the City | Tony Bicat | David Rose | Tony Bicat | Will Knightley Stephen Murray Sylvester McCoy Gwyneth Strong | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 30 May 1980 | Blue Remembered Hills | Dennis Potter | Kenith Trodd | Brian Gibson | Colin Welland Michael Elphick Helen Mirren Janine Duvitski Colin Jeavons | First shown as a Play for Today on BBC1, 30 January 1979. Winner of the 1979 BAFTA Awards for Best Director and Best Play. Repeated 6 November 1986, and on BBC4 25 December 2004 and 5 June 2008. |
| 6 Jun 1980 | Thank You Comrades | Jim Hawkins | Graham Benson | Jack Gold | Ben Kingsley Connie Booth Richard Ireson Clive Merrison Gerard Murphy Zienia Merton John Bryans Julian Fox Michael Troughton Bruce Boa Bill Reimbold Gordon Sterne | First shown on BBC1, 19 December 1978. |
| 13 Jun 1980 | Coming Out | James Andrew Hall | Kenith Trodd | Carol Wiseman | Anton Rodgers Hywel Bennett Michael Byrne Lynda La Plante Nigel Havers John Normington Roy Evans Davyd Harries | First shown as a Play for Today on BBC1, 10 April 1979. |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Crest of a Wave | Douglas Livingstone | Graham Benson | Peter Bartlett | Denholm Elliott Ian Hendry Wendy Seely | First shown 18 September 1978 under Premiere 2. |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Freedom of the Dig | Peter Everett | Graham Benson | Terry Bedford | Peter Vaughan David Collings Alun Armstrong Frank Mills | First shown 23 October 1978 under Premiere 2. |
| 6 Jul 1980 | A Walk in the Forest | Jeremy Paul | Carol Robertson | Jack Gold | John Alderton Lynn Farleigh Paul Freeman Julian Fox Dominic Allan | First shown as a Play for Today on BBC1, 14 May 1980. |
| 13 Jul 1980 | Halleluiah, Mary Plum | Rose Tremain | Rosemary Hill | Peter Hammond | Chrissy Iddon Warren Clarke Peter Arne | |
| 20 Jul 1980 | One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day | Trevor Preston | Graham Benson | Peter Ellis | Bryan Marshall Michael Gambon Stephen Yardley Toyah Willcox Janine Duvitski Ysanne Churchman | First shown 16 October 1978 under Premiere 2. |
| 20 Jul 1980 | Travellers | Stan Barstow | Graham Benson | Keith Evans | Paul Copley William Biggs | First shown 9 October 1978 under Premiere 2. |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Dalhousie's Luck | Aeneas MacBride | Pharic MacLaren | Alan Cooke | Brian Cox Anthony Bate Ralph Arliss | From BBC Scotland. |
| 10 Aug 1980 | An Ordered Life | Stephen Deutsch | Rosemary Hill | Peter Smith | Colin Jeavons Clive Swift Andrew Lodge Tony Sibbald Alec Linstead James Murray | |
| 31 Oct 1980 | Caught on a Train | Stephen Poliakoff | Kenith Trodd | Peter Duffell | Peggy Ashcroft Michael Kitchen Michael Sheard | BAFTA Best Single Play, 1981. Repeated on BBC1 14 April 1981, on BBC2 18 September 1989 and 5 May 2001, and on BBC4 20 January 2003 and 15 January 2006. |
| 7 Nov 1980 | The Fatal Spring | George Baker | Anne Head | Michael Darlow | David Sibley Charles Dance Michael Troughton Aubrey Morris Martin Friend Jeffry Wickham Christopher Coll Hugh Morton Davyd Harries Bill McGuirk Trevor Cooper | UN Media Peace Prize Award for Merit |
| 14 Nov 1980 | The Black Madonna | Muriel Spark, adapted by Russell Harty | Alan Shallcross | Michael Simpson | Helen Fraser Al Matthews Edward Peel | |
| 21 Nov 1980 | The Happy Autumn Fields | Elizabeth Bowen, dramatised by William Trevor | Rosemary Hill | Peter Hammond | Gillian Blake Stephen Moore Desmond Llewelyn Christopher Guard Alice Krige | |
| 28 Nov 1980 | Grown-Ups | Mike Leigh | Louis Marks | Mike Leigh | Lesley Manville Brenda Blethyn Lindsay Duncan Sam Kelly Janine Duvitski Phil Davis | Repeated 9 September 1982. |
| 5 Dec 1980 | My Dear Palestrina | Bernard MacLaverty | Neil Zeiger | Diarmuid Lawrence | Eleanor Bron Liam Neeson Alec Sabin J. G. Devlin | From BBC Northern Ireland. |
| 12 Dec 1980 | Shaping Up | Sarah Pia Anderson | Anne Head | Peter Bartlett | Veronica Roberts Dinah Stabb Gerard Murphy Richard Wilson | |
| 19 Dec 1980 | Standing In For Henry | Malcolm Bradbury | Rosemary Hill | Michael Heffernan | Simon Cowell-Parker Bill Nighy Donald Gee Brigit Forsyth Chris Jagger | |
| 9 Jan 1981 | Fothergill | Robert Holles, based on a book by John Fothergill | Innes Lloyd | Claude Whatham | Robert Hardy Lynn Farleigh John Carson Patrick Newell Elizabeth Spriggs John Bird Sebastian Shaw David de Keyser Jeremy Sinden John Franklyn-Robbins Ivor Roberts Arthur Bostrom Daphne Oxenford Arthur Blake | |
| 16 Jan 1981 | One Hundred and Eighty!!! | Rita May | John Norton | Jim Hill | Barry Hart Peter Martin Brenda Castle John Lee | |
| 23 Jan 1981 | The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe | Noël Coward, dramatised by Stanley Price | Alan Shallcross | Chris Menaul | Elizabeth Spriggs | |
| 30 Jan 1981 | A Last Visitor for Mr Hugh Peter | Don Taylor | Anne Head | Don Taylor | Peter Vaughan Michael Pennington John Gillett Charles Kay Iain Armstrong Gary Watson | |
| 6 Feb 1981 | The Journal of Bridget Hitler | Beryl Bainbridge and Philip Saville | Anne Head | Philip Saville | Siobhán McKenna Maurice Roëves Julian Glover Alan Chuntz Denis Lill Tim Woodward Alan Haywood | |
| 13 Feb 1981 | Days at the Beach | Malcolm Mowbray | David Rose | Malcolm Mowbray | Sam Kelly Stephen Bill Mark Aspinall Julie Walters Christopher Ryan Stephen Wale Sharon Duce Edward Peel | From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 5 July 1992. |
| 20 Feb 1981 | Bobby Wants to Meet Me | Janey Preger | Peter Ansorge | Tony Smith | Philip Sayer Michael Angelis | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 27 Feb 1981 | Days | Eva Figes | David Rose | Michael Rolfe | Anna Calder-Marshall Alec Linstead William Fox Terry Molloy John Rolfe Peter Blake | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 6 Mar 1981 | Clapperclaw | Jack Shepherd | Peter Ansorge | Michael Wearing | Lynn Farleigh Maggie Steed Lesley Clare O'Neill John Savident David Bradley | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 13 Mar 1981 | The Potsdam Quartet | David Pinner | Michael Rolfe | David Giles | Peter Eyre Frederick Jaeger Clive Swift Jerome Willis | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 20 Mar 1981 | Unity | John Mortimer, based on the biography of Unity Mitford by David Pryce-Jones. | Louis Marks | James Cellan Jones | Lesley-Anne Down Nigel Havers Jeremy Kemp James Villiers Ernst Jacobi Terence Alexander Ingrid Pitt Sarah Berger Gertan Klauber Brigitte Kahn | |
| 27 Mar 1981 | Sky Lark | Julian Bond | Chris Cherry | Chris Lovett | Wendy Morgan David Sibley Christopher Coll | |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Elizabeth Alone: Part 1 | William Trevor | Ann Kirch | Brian Parker | Barbara Ferris Gawn Grainger Joss Ackland Doreen Mantle David Neal Sylvia Coleridge Harry Towb Elizabeth Estensen Ray Callaghan Abigail Cruttenden Simon Coady Brenda Fricker | |
| 10 Apr 1981 | Elizabeth Alone: Part 2 | William Trevor | Ann Kirch | Brian Parker | Barbara Ferris Gawn Grainger Doreen Mantle David Neal Ian Marter Sylvia Coleridge Simon Coady Brenda Fricker Henry Stamper Richard Steele Hana Maria Pravda Yolande Palfrey | |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Elizabeth Alone: Part 3 | William Trevor | Ann Kirch | Brian Parker | Barbara Ferris Gawn Grainger Sylvia Coleridge Harry Towb Elizabeth Estensen Sylvia Coleridge Simon Coady Henry Stamper Hana Maria Pravda Yolande Palfrey Richard Steele Martin Fisk | |
| 24 Apr 1981 | The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews | John Heilpern | John Norton | Peter Bartlett | Doug Fisher | |
| 1 May 1981 | You're All Right - How Am I? | William Douglas Home | Innes Lloyd | Paul Ciappessoni | Denholm Elliott Michael Hordern | Repeated under Playhouse Special, 5 December 1981. |
| 15 May 1981 | The Day War Broke Out | Peter Tinniswood | Peter Ansorge | Mike Bradwell | Kenneth MacDonald Dee Anderson | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 22 May 1981 | Random Moments in a May Garden | James Saunders | Terry Coles | Bill Hays | Barry Foster Zena Walker T. P. McKenna Donald Gee Sheila Ruskin | |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Going Gently | Thomas Ellice, from the novel by Robert C.S. Downs | Innes Lloyd | Stephen Frears | Norman Wisdom Judi Dench Fulton Mackay Stephanie Cole | BAFTA Best Single Play, 1982. Repeated on BBC1 24 August 1982. |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Marriage | Nikolai Gogol, English version by Eric Bentley | Ann Kirch | Michael Simpson | John Wood Margaret Tyzack Gawn Grainger Norman Rodway Stratford Johns Dinah Stabb | |
| 30 Oct 1981 | Mrs Reinhardt | Edna O'Brien | Alan Shallcross | Piers Haggard | Helen Mirren Brad Davis Ralph Bates | |
| 6 Nov 1981 | Last Summer's Child | Susan Hill | Rosemary Hill | Giles Foster | Billie Whitelaw Anthony Bate Keith Jayne Sarah Prince | Repeated 4 March 1983. |
| 13 Nov 1981 | Autumn Sunshine | William Trevor | Alan Shallcross | Rodney Bennett | Christopher Casson Mary Larkin Robert Hamilton | Repeated 25 February 1983. |
| 27 Nov 1981 | The Grudge Fight | John Hale | Rosemary Hill | Mike Vardy | Jamie Roberts Michael Packer Mark Wingett Anthony Head David Daker Michael Goldie Edward Peel Michael Troughton David John Frank Mills | |
| 4 Dec 1981 | Virginia Fly Is Drowning | Angela Huth, dramatised from her novel | Anne Head | Mark Cullingham | Anna Massey Noel Dyson Richard Wilson Bruce Boa George Pravda David Ashford | |
| 11 Dec 1981 | Findings on a Late Afternoon | Rose Tremain | June Roberts | Richard Martin | John Nettles Joss Ackland David Bradley Betty Hardy | |
| 18 Dec 1981 | Dancing Country | Peter Buckman | Brenda Reid | Michael Darlow | Elsie Randolph Nat Jackley John Junkin Rosamund Greenwood Aimée Delamain | |
| 8 Jan 1982 | The Combination | Tim Preece | Rosemary Hill | Peter Hammond | Dorothy Tutin Gary Raymond Henry Milner Julian Davies John Bird Tim Preece Richard Davies Noel Johnson | Repeated 18 February 1983. |
| 15 Jan 1982 | A Silly Little Habit | Carol Bunyan | Anne Head | Sarah Pia Anderson | Margaret Tyzack Pauline Jameson Nicholas Farrell Nula Conwell | |
| 22 Jan 1982 | Aubrey | John Selwyn Gilbert | Rosemary Hill | Peter Hammond | John Dicks Rula Lenska Ronald Lacey Roger Hammond Sandor Elès Dennis Edwards Christine Kavanagh John Baker | |
| 29 Jan 1982 | Preview | Sylvia Clayton | Rosemary Hill | Jon Amiel | Anton Rodgers Anna Cropper Cherie Lunghi Will Knightley Paul Seed | |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Out Of Step | Carol Bunyan | Terry Coles | Bill Hays | Jacqueline Tong Carol Leader Albert Welling | |
| 12 Feb 1982 | A Shilling Life | Guy Meredith | Rosemary Hill | Michael Heffernan | Eric Porter Julie Covington | |
| 19 Feb 1982 | The Workshop | Jean-Claude Grumberg, adapted by Tom Kempinski | Carol Robertson | Nicolas Kent | Lynn Farleigh Lee Montague Paul Freeman | |
| 26 Feb 1982 | How Many Miles to Babylon? | Jennifer Johnston, adapted by Derek Mahon | Innes Lloyd | Moira Armstrong | Sian Phillips Barry Foster Alan MacNaughtan Daniel Day-Lewis Christopher Fairbank Ray Callaghan | |
| 5 Mar 1982 | The Pigman's Protege | Thomas Ellice | Terry Coles | John Madden | Victoria Fairbrother Patrick Troughton Donald Gee | |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Pocketful Of Dreams | Jim Hill | Terry Coles | Stuart Urban | Michael Elphick Philip Jackson Wolfe Morris James Marcus Trevor Laird Dicken Ashworth Peter Benson Clinton Greyn | Repeated 11 March 1983. |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Keeping in Touch | Allen Drury | Terry Coles | Terence Deyaney | Doug Fisher Margery Mason Frank Mills | |
| 26 Mar 1982 | The Guest | Pauline MacAulay, from a short story by Gerald Durrell. | Terry Coles | Paul Bamborough | Anton Rodgers Judy Cornwell | Repeated 25 March 1983. |
| 2 Apr 1982 | The Sidmouth Letters | Jane Gardam, dramatised by Paula Milne | Terry Coles | Nicholas Renton | Jane Wymark Patience Collier Philip O'Brien Fiona Walker | |
| 16 Apr 1982 | The Queen of Annagh | Terence Hodgkinson | Terry Coles | Jane Jackson | Diane Fletcher Eamon Boland | |
| 23 Apr 1982 | By George! | Dennis Cannan | Rosemary Hill | Nicholas Renton | Benjamin Whitrow Mary Wimbush Carmen Munroe | |
| 30 Apr 1982 | Lunch | Elaine Feinstein | Rosemary Hill | Jon Amiel | Rosemary Martin Jennifer Hilary | |
| 7 May 1982 | Passing Through | Rhys Adrian | Rosemary Hill | Desmond Davis | Ian Richardson Lee Montague Rosalie Crutchley | |
| 14 May 1982 | Jake's End | Desmond Lowden | Michael Wearing | Jim O'Brien | Maurice O'Connell Coral Atkins Christine Hargreaves Derek Martin Eric Mason Richard Ireson Alan Ford Trevor Laird Leslie Grantham Jimmy Winston | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 21 May 1982 | Housewarming | Stephen Bill | Peter Ansorge | Robin Midgley | Penelope Nice Nigel Bennett Carolyn Moody David Collings Nicholas McArdle Doña Croll | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 28 May 1982 | Easy Money | Michael Abbensetts | Peter Ansorge | Gillian Lynne | Gary Shail Kim Thomson Trevor Laird Imelda Staunton | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Potatohead Blues | Bill Morrison | Peter Ansorge | Michael Rolfe | Tony Rohr Valerie Lilley | From BBC Birmingham. |
| 11 Jun 1982 | The Man Who Married a French Wife | Irwin Shaw, dramatised by Kenneth Cavander | Alan Shallcross | John Glenister | | |
| 11 Jun 1982 | The Monument | Irwin Shaw, dramatised by Kenneth Cavander | Lindsay Law | Nick Havinga | | A WNET New York production. |
| 11 Jun 1982 | The Girls in their Summer Dresses | Irwin Shaw, dramatised by Kenneth Cavander | Lindsay Law | Nick Havinga | | A WNET New York production. |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Chains | Janey Preger | Terry Coles | Graham Theakston | Michael Elphick Nicky Henson Geraldine James Barry Jackson Linda Robson | |
| 7 Jul 1982 | Come into the Garden Maud | Noël Coward | Rosemary Hill | Cedric Messina | Geraldine McEwan Paul Scofield | |
| 9 Jul 1982 | A Song at Twilight | Noël Coward | Rosemary Hill | Cedric Messina | Deborah Kerr Paul Scofield | |
| 14 Jan 1983 | Fraulein Else | Thomas Ellice, from a story by Arthur Schnitzler | Terry Coles | Bill Hays | Georgia Slowe Brewster Mason Dominic Guard Eileen Helsby | Not billed as Playhouse in RT but listed by BFI. |
| 1 Apr 1983 | Imaginary Friends | George Baker, adapted from a play by Robert King | Neil Zeiger | Michael Darlow | Peter Ustinov Lilli Palmer Roger Rees Rosamund Greenwood Amanda Leigh Davyd Harries Roy Evans Cyril Cross | Not billed as Playhouse in RT but listed by BFI. |
| 20 May 1983 | Possibilities | Jonathan Raban | Innes Lloyd | Kenneth Ives | Tim Brooke-Taylor | Not billed as Playhouse in RT but listed by BFI. |
| Playhouse Presents |||||||
| 17 Feb 1980 | The Lost Boys 1: We Set Out to Be Wrecked | Andrew Birkin | Louis Marks | Rodney Bennett | Ian Holm | First shown under Play of the Week, 11 October 1978. Repeated 27 December 1991. |
| 24 Feb 1980 | The Lost Boys 2: Dark and Sinister Man | Andrew Birkin | Louis Marks | Rodney Bennett | Ian Holm | First shown under Play of the Week, 18 October 1978. Repeated 28 December 1991. |
| 2 Mar 1980 | The Lost Boys 3: An Awfully Big Adventure | Andrew Birkin | Louis Marks | Rodney Bennett | Ian Holm | First shown under Play of the Week, 25 October 1978. Repeated 30 December 1991. |
| 9 Mar 1980 | Law and Order 1: A Detective's Tale | G. F. Newman | Tony Garnett | Leslie Blair | Derek Martin Ken Campbell Alan Ford Billy Cornelius Dominic Allan Terry Walsh Doug Sheldon Geoffrey Todd John Hogan Stanley Price Michael Sheard | First shown 6 April 1978. Repeated on BBC4 24 March 2009. |
| 16 Mar 1980 | Law and Order 2: A Villain's Tale | G. F. Newman | Tony Garnett | Leslie Blair | Peter Dean Derek Martin Alan Ford Billy Cornelius Steve Ismay Doug Sheldon Geoffrey Todd Peter Craze Martin Gordon Reg Woods John Cannon | First shown 13 April 1978. Repeated on BBC4 31 March 2009. |
| 23 Mar 1980 | Law and Order 3: A Brief's Tale | G. F. Newman | Tony Garnett | Leslie Blair | Ken Campbell Peter Dean Deirdre Costello Derek Martin Billy Cornelius Peter Welch Terence Bayler Alan Ford Martin Gordon Peter Craze Stanley McGeagh Laurence Harrington Eric Mason Brian Hawksley James Charlton | First shown 20 April 1978. Repeated on BBC4 7 April 2009. |
| 30 Mar 1980 | Law and Order 4: A Prisoner's Tale | G. F. Newman | Tony Garnett | Leslie Blair | Peter Dean Deirdre Costello Lloyd McGuire Steve Emerson Stanley McGeagh Dominic Allan Harry Landis | First shown 27 April 1978. Repeated on BBC4 14 April 2009. |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Langrishe, Go Down | Harold Pinter, based on the novel by Aidan Higgins | | David Jones | Judi Dench Jeremy Irons Annette Crosbie Harold Pinter Margaret Whiting | First shown under Play of the Week, 20 September 1978. Repeated on BBC4 26 December 2002, and on BBC2 16 August 2005 and 11 February 2005. |
| 12 Jun 1981 | Big Blonde | Dorothy Parker, adapted by Ellen M. Violett | Ann Blumenthal | Kirk Browning | Sally Kellerman John Lithgow | A WNET production |