Stage 2

1971 · Drama · 1 Season · 5 Episodes · 0.0

BBC anthology series of classic plays.

Episodes

E11. She Stoops to Conquer1971-08-04Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with a potential suitor. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper. Hilarity ensues.E22. Peer Gynt1972-09-26The classic tale by Henrik Ibsen; a complete opposite of a hero is banished from his village for his (in)actions. He then travels the world with more or less the same result trying to impress.E33. Mrs. Warren's Profession1972-10-03A very proper young woman is horrified to discover not only that her mother once worked as a prostitute in order to support her, but that she later became a whorehouse madam rather than give up the business.E44. The Duchess of Malfi1972-10-10The Duchess of Malfi is recently widowed and her greedy brothers are determined she will not marry again, so they employ Daniel De Bosola, a murderer in their pay to spy on her. He fails and most of the cast pay for the brothers' plotting. One of the great revenge tragedies based on a true story, though John Webster, the playwright, probably didn't know this. Who would believe so much mayhem could happen, five hundred years before the Godfather?E55. The Shadow of a Gunman1973-09-25The first part of Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy. Set in 1920, as the Irish War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, who share a flat in Dublin.