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Episode: 1

Shadow of a Gunman

Air Date:07/10/1995

In 1920 as the Irish War of Independence rages, two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, share a flat in Dublin. First installment in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.

Crew

Name: Sean O'Casey

Role: Author

Department: Writing

Name: Robert Cooper

Role: Producer

Department: Production

Name: Nye Heron

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Kenneth Branagh

Character: Donal Davoren

Department: Acting

Name: Stephen Rea

Character: Seumus Shields

Department: Acting

Name: Bronagh Gallagher

Character: Minnie Powell

Department: Acting

Name: Ruth McCabe

Character: Mrs Grigson

Department: Acting

Name: Owen O'Neill

Character: Mr Maguire

Department: Acting

Name: James Ellis

Character: The Landlord

Department: Acting

Name: Paul Ronan

Character: Tommy Owens

Department: Acting

Name: Britta Smith

Character: Mrs Henderson

Department: Acting

Name: David Carey

Character: Mr Gallogher

Department: Acting

Name: John Kavanagh

Character: Adolphus Grigson

Department: Acting

Name: Ben Walden

Character: Black and Tan

Department: Acting

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Episode: 2

The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

Air Date:14/10/1995

Mrs Holroyd is married to a loutish miner. When a gentlemanly neighbour makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true.

Crew

Name: D. H. Lawrence

Role: Author

Department: Writing

Name: Katie Mitchell

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Zoë Wanamaker

Character: Mrs Holroyd

Department: Acting

Name: Colin Firth

Character: Charles Holroyd

Department: Acting

Name: Stephen Dillane

Character: Mr Blackmore

Department: Acting

Name: Melanie Hill

Character: Laura

Department: Acting

Name: Wayne Foskett

Character: Rigley

Department: Acting

Name: Shane Fox

Character: Jack

Department: Acting

Name: Brenda Bruce

Character: Grandmother

Department: Acting

Name: Mossie Smith

Character: Clara

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Needham

Character: Mine manager

Department: Acting

Name: Gavin Abbott

Character: Miner

Department: Acting

Name: Christopher Brand

Character: Miner

Department: Acting

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Episode: 3

Landscape

Air Date:21/10/1995

Beth sits in an armchair to the left of the table, and Duff in a chair at the opposite end. Duff refers normally to Beth but does not appear to hear her voice. Beth never looks at Duff and does not appear to hear his voice.

Crew

Name: Harold Pinter

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Harold Pinter

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Ian Holm

Character: Duff

Department: Acting

Name: Penelope Wilton

Character: Beth

Department: Acting

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Episode: 4

Bed

Air Date:21/10/1995

Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.

Crew

Name: Kevin Loader

Role: Producer

Department: Production

Name: Jim Cartwright

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Steve Shill

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: June Brown

Character: Spinster

Department: Acting

Name: Richard E. Grant

Character: Nurse/Bed Head

Department: Acting

Name: Dora Bryan

Character: Bosom Lady

Department: Acting

Name: Phyllis Calvert

Character: Woman

Department: Acting

Name: Maurice Denham

Character: Man

Department: Acting

Name: Lionel Jeffries

Character: Captain

Department: Acting

Name: Renée Asherson

Character: Marjorie

Department: Acting

Name: Robin Bailey

Character: Charles

Department: Acting

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Episode: 5

Henry IV

Air Date:28/10/1995

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.

Crew

Name: William Shakespeare

Role: Author

Department: Writing

Name: John Caird

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: John Caird

Role: Adaptation

Department: Writing

Name: Annie Castledine

Role: Producer

Department: Production

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Guest Stars

Name: Ronald Pickup

Character: King Henry IV

Department: Acting

Name: Jonathan Firth

Character: Prince Hal

Department: Acting

Name: Jane Horrocks

Character: Doll Tearsheet

Department: Acting

Name: Clive Kneller

Character: Shadow

Department: Acting

Name: Rufus Sewell

Character: Hotspur

Department: Acting

Name: Elizabeth Spriggs

Character: Mistress Quickly

Department: Acting

Name: Paul Eddington

Character: Robert Shallow

Department: Acting

Name: Josette Simon

Character: Kate

Department: Acting

Name: Corin Redgrave

Character: Earl of Worcester

Department: Acting

Name: Joseph O'Conor

Character: Earl of Northumberland

Department: Acting

Name: John Woodvine

Character: Earl of Warwick

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Jeffrey

Character: Lord Chief Justice

Department: Acting

Name: Geoffrey Hutchings

Character: Bardolph

Department: Acting

Name: Simon McBurney

Character: Pistol

Department: Acting

Name: James Grout

Character: Silence

Department: Acting

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Episode: 6

After Miss Julie

Air Date:04/11/1995

An updated version of Strindberg's play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.