117 stories, one stage. The BBC threw every playwright they loved at your screen.
Season 8 • Episode 35
LatestA one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
Writing
Pinter, Beckett, and forgotten geniuses revived.
Acting
Stage legends treating TV as serious art.
Direction
Sarah Pia Anderson's minimalist theatrical precision.
Creator
Sarah Pia Anderson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Playhouse existed in the golden age of BBC anthology drama, when television was considered a legitimate extension of theatre rather than its inferior cousin.
The series adapted works from Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett during a period when experimental theatre was being actively defunded on British stages.
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