ITV Playhouse — Season 1, Episode 32: The Bonegrinder

Episode synopsis

Potter contrasted the fading heritage of the British empire with new American values, embodying national traits in his central characters proper British businessman George King, a London suburbanite, who encounters loud and crass sailor Sam Adams, an American who is disrespectful of British culture and traditions.

About ITV Playhouse

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Lady Windemere's Fan
• E2They Said 'Let's Live Together'
• E3The First Thunder
• E4The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: The Prussian Officer
• E5The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: The Thorn In The Flesh
• E6The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: None Of That
• E7Ten Days That Shook The World
• E8The Waste Spaces
• E9Children Playing
• E10I Love You Miss Patterson
• E11The Confession
• E12Top Of The Ladder