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BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 ★ 7.0 2 seasons 38 eps TV-MA
Drama
Comedy

An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.

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BBC2 Play of the Week is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Sarah Pia Anderson has 2 seasons and 38 total episodes, rated 7.0/10 by 1 viewers.

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Episodes 38 total across 2 seasons

23 episodes19770 watched
S1 · E1
85m
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Professional Foul✓
Sep 21, 1977
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.
S1 · E2
90m
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Exiles✓
Sep 28, 1977
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.
S1 · E3
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Abie's Will✓
Oct 5, 1977
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.
S1 · E4
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The Sinking of HMS Victoria✓
Oct 12, 1977
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.
S1 · E5
60m
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True Patriot✓
Oct 19, 1977
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.
S1 · E6
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Shooting the Chandelier✓
Oct 26, 1977
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.
S1 · E7
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The Kitchen✓
Nov 2, 1977
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
S1 · E8
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Arnhem: The Story of an Escape✓
Nov 16, 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.
S1 · E9
55m
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Forgotten Love Songs✓
Jan 4, 1978
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
S1 · E10
37m
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A Visit from Miss Prothero✓
Jan 11, 1978
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.
S1 · E11
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Mr. & Mrs. Bureaucrat✓
Jan 18, 1978
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
S1 · E12
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Foreign Affairs✓
Jan 25, 1978
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
S1 · E13
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The Dissolution of Marcus Fleischman✓
Feb 1, 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.
S1 · E14
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The O'Hooligan File✓
Feb 8, 1978
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
S1 · E15
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The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill✓
Feb 15, 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.
S1 · E16
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Flayed✓
Feb 22, 1978
A disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.
S1 · E17
78m
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She Fell Among Thieves✓
Mar 1, 1978
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.
S1 · E18
80m
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Stargazy on Zummerdown✓
Mar 15, 1978
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.
S1 · E19
80m
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Liza✓
Mar 22, 1978
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
S1 · E20
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For Tea on Sunday✓
Mar 29, 1978
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.
S1 · E21
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When the Actors Come✓
May 3, 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.
S1 · E22
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Ice Age✓
May 17, 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.
S1 · E23
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The Copyist✓
May 24, 1978
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does BBC2 Play of the Week have?

BBC2 Play of the Week has 2 seasons with 38 episodes in total.

Is BBC2 Play of the Week still on the air?

BBC2 Play of the Week has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs BBC2 Play of the Week?

BBC2 Play of the Week airs on BBC Two.

When did BBC2 Play of the Week first air?

BBC2 Play of the Week first aired on September 21, 1977.

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