Playhouse 50 years old

BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many notable guest stars were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Blethyn, and Peggy Ashcroft. It premiered in the UK on March 13, 1974 and ran through May 20, 1983.

Credits

Helen Mirren

Mrs. Reinhardt

Judi Dench

Sister Scarli

Liam Neeson

Blacksmith

Ben Kingsley

Robert Cibrario

Ben Kingsley

Ivanov

Cast

Name	Character
Helen Mirren She was 28 , now 79 years old	as Mrs. Reinhardt
Judi Dench She was 39 , now 90 years old
Judi Dench She was 39 , now 90 years old	as Sister Scarli
Liam Neeson He was 21 , now 72 years old	as Blacksmith
Ben Kingsley He was 30 , now 80 years old	as Robert Cibrario
Ben Kingsley He was 30 , now 80 years old	as Ivanov
Ian McKellen He was 34 , now 85 years old
Julie Walters She was 24 , now 74 years old	as Mrs. Morgan
Donald Pleasence He was 54 , 75 years old when he died
Hugh Griffith He was 61 , 67 years old when he died
Norman Wisdom He was 59 , 95 years old when he died
Oskar Homolka He was 75 , 79 years old when he died
Robert Urquhart She was 52 , 73 years old when she died
Garry Cooper He was 18 , now 69 years old
John Bluthal He was 44 , 89 years old when he died
John Kani He was 31 , now 81 years old
Sarah Douglas She was 21 , now 72 years old
Charles Keating He was 32 , 72 years old when he died
Fulton Mackay He was 51 , 64 years old when he died
Stephanie Cole She was 32 , now 83 years old
Miriam Karlin She was 48 , 85 years old when she died
Johnny Briggs He was 111 , 39 years old when he died
George Coulouris He was 70 , 85 years old when he died
Hugh Burden He was 60 , 72 years old when he died
Diana King She was 3 , 15 years old when she died
Clive Swift He was 38 , 82 years old when he died
Bill Dean He was 52 , 78 years old when he died
George Pravda He was 55 , 66 years old when he died
Sara Kestelman She was 29 , now 80 years old
Milo Sperber He was 62 , 81 years old when he died
Alan Lake He was 33 , 43 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title

Playhouse (50 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1974-03-13
Runtime: [35,50] minutes
Number of Episodes: 17