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- StarsAlison SteadmanNigel HawthorneDavid DakerBBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations from 1970-1984. Over 300 episodes aired, each 50 mins to 1 hr 40 mins long. Some were later developed into series, like Rumpole of the Bailey.
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsEdwin BrownNeville SmithTony SelbySeries of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John Hopkins. Famous plays include "Up the Junction", "Cathy Come Home" , "Stand Up Nigel Barton", "Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton", "On the Eve of Publication", and "Son of Man". The series often addressed controversial issues, such as homelessness and abortion.
- StarsJude NorthRoger BrierleyGeoffrey ChaterIn 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
- StarsCampbell SingerThomas HeathcoteRichard CaldicotRichard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- CreatorDavid NobbsStarsWilliam SimonsMichael BryantKatherine BarkerAnthology series of dramatic works.
- StarsHarry H. CorbettPaul Whitsun-JonesBillie WhitelawThis show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
- StarsRobin ChadwickDonald SindenPaul MoriartyAnthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
- CreatorA.J. BaconNeil MunroJilly CooperStarsFrank ThorntonJohn Le MesurierRobert DorningAnthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
- StarsJean HeywoodKen KitsonIvor RobertsThis was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
- StarsMichael BryantJudi DenchMaurice DenhamDrama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
- StarsMark ChapmanAlfred MolinaJulie WaltersAnthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
- StarsRob SwintonRobert StoneDaniela Denby-AsheA series of individual dramas, each with a different story and cast.
- StarsDenyse AlexanderIan KirkbyChristopher BigginsA series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
- StarsVera MilesJoseph CottenStefanie Powers"Journey to the Unknown" was a British anthology series about everyday people finding themselves put into unusual circumstances...many of them supernatural in nature.
- CreatorSarah Pia AndersonStarsRalph G. MorseGawn GraingerJohn BluthalBBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
- StarsJohn GabrielCharles 'Bud' TingwellErik ChittyA classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
- StarsGavin CampbellSylvestra Le TouzelRobin EllisAn anthology of six plays that offered predictions of the future ranging from 1997-2016. Made by the same team behind the more regarded Play For Today, it lasted for a single series.
- StarsGeorge WaringMeadows WhiteRex RobinsonDrama deals with a magistrates' court, which usually is their first encounter with the law in the U.K. The stories evolve around the types of crimes that are presented there from parking offenses to murder. We meet the variety of characters who make there way through this procedure and follow them to their fate.
- StarsMarjorie WildeFrederick FarleyDavid SpenserAnthology series of plays filmed at the BBC TV centre's newly constructed Studio Four.
- CreatorBrian ClemensAnthony SkeneMichael ZagorStarsDonna MillsGary CollinsDerek FrancisA chilling anthology series exploring the depths of human psyche through diverse tales of murder, suspense, and the supernatural.
- StarsRoald DahlAndrew RayForbes CollinsShort dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
- StarsMichael BalfourMadoline ThomasDiane CilentoAnthology series of dramatic works.
- StarsNick RossKen JonesMark DraperMixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.