Performance

Episodes

1. 1
   Episode 1: 1. Absolute HellOctober 5, 1991 · 120 min

   Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.
2. 2
   Episode 2: 2. Uncle VanyaOctober 12, 1991 · 130 min

   When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.
3. 3
   Episode 3: 3. NonaOctober 19, 1991 · 120 min

   An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflation and unemployment while trying to assuage the insatiable appetite of their 100-year old grandmother.
4. 4
   Episode 4: 4. Old TimesOctober 26, 1991 · 120 min

   A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
5. 5
   Episode 5: 5. Top GirlsNovember 2, 1991 · 120 min

   Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past.
6. 6
   Episode 6: 6. The Trials of OzNovember 9, 1991 · 120 min

   Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

Credits

Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH

120 minutes

FIRST AIRED

October 5, 1991

LAST AIRED

March 21, 1998

PRODUCTION COMPANY

BBC

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