The Love Girl and the Innocent

Episode number: 1

The Common

Episode number: 2

The Recruiting Officer

Episode number: 3

Pygmalion

Episode number: 4

Overview: A play by George Bernard Shaw, starring James Villiers as the egotistical Professor Henry Higgins and Lynn Redgrave as the east end flower girl Eliza Doolittle

The Importance of Being Earnest

Episode number: 5

The Changeling

Episode number: 6

Overview: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo but is in love with Alsemero. She hires her father's manservant, De Flores, to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward. Stanley Baker and Helen Mirren in the lead roles.

The Deep Blue Sea

Episode number: 7

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Episode number: 8

Overview: Written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam, who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter.

The Skin Game

Episode number: 9

Overview: The rivalry between a wealthy businessman and his lower-class, self-made rival gets very personal indeed.