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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.
- StarsJudi DenchRichard O'CallaghanFrederick TrevesAnthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length movies.
- 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.
- CreatorSarah Pia AndersonStarsRalph G. MorseGawn GraingerJohn BluthalBBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
- StarsJeffrey DeMunnElizabeth FranzEdward HerrmannAnthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
- StarsCharles GrayEric PorterJeremy BrettMonthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
- 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.
- StarsCampbell SingerThomas HeathcoteRichard CaldicotRichard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- StarsRobin ChadwickDonald SindenHelen LindsayAnthology 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.
- StarsAnne DysonIan RedfordJenny TwiggeTwo-part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house.
- StarsMark ChapmanAlfred MolinaJulie WaltersAnthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
- 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.
- CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsNeil BellAlicia BrockenbrowJohn DraycottSeries of daytime plays set in contemporary Britain, all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of life change.
- 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.
- StarsMichael BalfourMadoline ThomasDiane CilentoAnthology series of dramatic works.
- CreatorSheldon EppsStarsScott YooJulie AndrewsPlácido DomingoFilmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
- StarsPaul McGannTimothy WestBill FellowsSunday night dramas on subjects as diverse as a dodgy doctor and a tale of cat lovers and the social circle they inhabit.
- StarsJohn BarrettMichael CadmanWill KnightleyAnthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
- StarsIan HolmTom BellRudolph WalkerThe Frighteners was a British psychological suspense anthology series that ran for 1 series consisting of 13 self contained episodes.
- StarsDavid GarfieldCyril CusackJohn WoodAn hour-long UK dramatic anthology series produced by the BBC from 1963-64, with a total of 32 episodes adapted from writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett. Stars included Judi Dench, Cyril Cusack, Diane Cilento, Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson, Lee Grant, Milo O'Shea and Margaret Whiting, among others.
- StarsDerek FrancisAlfred BurkeArthur HewlettAn anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.