ScreenPlay Firsts
"ScreenPlay Firsts" is a BBC Two anthology series featuring short films and plays directed by emerging British filmmakers. The series showcases the work of new directors, primarily British and often graduates of UK and international film schools, who have not previously had their work broadcast on television. Each episode is around 30 minutes long, with the first broadcast airing on August 17, 1987. The last episode aired on September 29, 1993.
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- Ep 1
1.Careless Talk
17-08-1987During the Second World War, a group of women are interned as "enemy aliens" on the Isle of Man.
- Ep 2
2.The Act
18-08-1987A girl answers a job advert in a newspaper and becomes the target in a knife throwing act. But she is unaware exactly what she is letting herself in for.
- Ep 3
3.See You at Wembley, Frankie Walsh
19-08-1987 - Ep 4
4.Roach Motel
20-08-1987 - Ep 5
5.A View from a Window
21-08-1987
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