About this season
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.
Episodes (12)
1. Little Girls Don't
Aired 10 March 1981
Two girls, Sheryl (Toyah Willcox) and Abbey (Rosalyn Landor), have been inseparable friends since childhood. Then Billy (Robert Glenister) arrives on the scene.
2. The Perfect House
Aired 17 March 1981
A woman's new house hides a sinister secret.
3. Only a Game
Aired 24 March 1981
4. Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Aired 19 May 1981
5. Sin with Our Permission
Aired 26 May 1981
Set in the future about a new town that is under constant surveillance and also where a daily TV soap opera provides solutions to problems in the town.
6. Last Night Another Dissident...
Aired 1 July 1981
7. The Day of the Janitor
Aired 8 July 1981
Mild-mannered janitor Arthur Washbrook has been a trusted and respected employee of a City institution for many years. Despite his menial position the white-collar staff that he serves are always courteous and considerate. But this is the 1980s and things are changing in Britain. An arrogant new financial dealer joins the staff and his rudeness soon puts Arthur's nose out-of-joint, leaving him no option but to show the upstart who's really in charge. From his lair in the basement of the office block, surrounded by his pet lizards, and using all the tools at a janitors disposal, he sets about his enemies ruin.
8. Contract
Aired 15 July 1981
9. Singles
Aired 19 July 1981
10. A Ferry Ride Away
Aired 22 July 1981
11. Friends and Other Lovers
Aired 5 August 1981
Follows the life of Anna, who leaves school to become a prostitute. Three years later she becomes involved with a lecturer at a college in Oxford.
12. The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
Aired 12 August 1981