Village Hall — Season 1
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
About this season
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
Episodes (7)
1. Mr. Ellis Versus the People
Aired 16 July 1974 • 60 min
It's Election Day in the village and the hall is turned into a polling station.
2. There'll Almost Always Be an England
Aired 30 July 1974 • 60 min
After a gas leak, a whole street is evacuated into the village hall for the night.
3. Friendly Encounter
Aired 6 August 1974 • 60 min
A departure for Londoner George Cole, as he plays an officious Northern football referee whose military precision threatens to take all the fun out of the game. But when the referee arrives, will he meet his match?
4. Mark Massey Is Dead
Aired 13 August 1974 • 60 min
Members of a writers' group forget that the pen is mightier than the sword and spend more time fighting than writing.
5. Dancing in the Dark
Aired 20 August 1974 • 60 min
It's handbags at dawn for a group of camp gay ballet dancers, until a formidable woman known as "the dame" arrives and gets them in line.
6. The Magic Sponge
Aired 27 August 1974 • 60 min
The football club committee's raucous event planning injures the feelings of the refined first aid class in the next room.
7. Distant Islands
Aired 3 September 1974 • 60 min
A married couple put on talks about various exotic locations for the benefit of those interested in history or travel, but the female half becomes more fascinated by an old flame in attendance than her own event.