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BBC2 Playhouse

BBC2 Playhouse

Description: BBC2 Playhouse is a UK anthology television series of one-hour episodes produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1974
Number of seasons: 8
Number of episodes: 107
First episode air date: March 13, 1974
Awards: British Academy Television Craft Award for Film Cameraman, MORE
Network: BBC Two
Program Creator: Sarah Pia Anderson
Executive Producers: Innes Lloyd, Peter Ansorge, Rosemary Hill, Anne Head
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