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Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night (1959)

Hot Summer Night

In this groundbreaking 90-minute play, when the daughter of a trade union organizer reveals her relationship with a black man, it unearths profound prejudice and concealed conflicts within her family

The Hothouse

The Hothouse (1964)

The Hothouse

An ailing mango, two wives and an ambitious employee, all help to upset a youthful tycoon's weekend in the hothouse.

Dennis Waterman

I Can Walk Where I like, Can't I? (1964)

Dennis Waterman

Set partly on a building site, a boy (15-year old Dennis Waterman) and a girl (16-year old Judith Geeson) meet secretly in a partly-built block of flats each day after the builders leave.

Imposter

Imposter (1962)

Imposter

The Earth has been at war with the Outspacers for many years. The fate of the planet depends on the success of a vital project headed by one man.

I've Got a System

I've Got a System (1965)

I've Got a System

In the final play of Allan Prior's Blackpool trilogy, the writer decided to go for a story with a bit more of an edge to it, the theme being betting and gambling

Journey's End

Journey's End (1937)

Journey's End

Adapted from R.C. Sheriff's successful play, Journey's End is set against the background of life in the trenches during World War One and concentrates on a group of officers behind British lines at St. Quentin, France.

Kid Flanagan

Kid Flanagan (1948)

Kid Flanagan

A young boxer's career is destroyed by a scheming woman in this one-off BBC play that also starred Sid James.