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Series 1

1991 · 6 episodes

  1. 1. Absolute Hell

    1991-10-05 · 120m

    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.

  2. 2. Uncle Vanya

    1991-10-12 · 130m

    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.

  3. 3. Nona

    1991-10-19 · 120m

    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.

  4. 4. Old Times

    1991-10-26 · 120m

    A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.

  5. 5. Top Girls

    1991-11-02 · 120m

    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.

  6. 6. The Trials of Oz

    1991-11-09 · 120m

    Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

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