Series 1 (1991)
Episodes: 6
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Absolute Hell
Air Date: 1991-10-05
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.
Ep.2 Uncle Vanya
Air Date: 1991-10-12
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.
Ep.3 Nona
Air Date: 1991-10-19
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.
Ep.4 Old Times
Air Date: 1991-10-26
A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
Ep.5 Top Girls
Air Date: 1991-11-02
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.
Ep.6 The Trials of Oz
Air Date: 1991-11-09
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.