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Tonight at 8.30

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About Tonight at 8.30

Tonight at 8.30 is a drama TV series that premiered on April 14, 1991. It has 1 season and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8 "Shadow Play", aired on June 2, 1991.

Dame Joan Collins takes on all of Gertrude Lawrence's lead roles in rare and entertaining television productions of eight out of the nine thirty-minute playlets by Noël Coward which he and Lawrence performed on-stage in sets of three from 1935 as "Tonight at 8.30".

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Episodes

8 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1991 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago

Tonight at 8.30 Season 1 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Shadow Play

    Under the influence of sleeping pills, a woman on the brink of divorce dreams of her life with her husband as a hallucinatory musical play.

  2. E7

    7. Still Life

    A doctor and a housewife meet by happenstance at a train station, and through five beautifully played scenes, they fall in love, but the relationship is doomed to fail, because both are married to others, and the doctor has plans for a future away from England.

  3. E6

    6. Ways and Means

    After a night in the casino in Cannes, the Cartwrights realize they're broke. Furthermore, their hostess needs to turn them out, because their suite is needed for incoming guests. When a thief arrives to rob them, they plan ways and means to benefit themselves, and the robber.

  4. E5

    5. Fumed Oak

    After being browbeaten by his overbearing wife and mother-in-law, and his spoiled daughter, a man makes the choice to leave his family. When he informs them of his best-laid plans, they are astonished, because now they must learn to fend for themselves.

  5. E4

    4. Family Album

    Following their father's death, his family of survivors make plans for the future. When they open a trunk, they find costumes they'd played with as children and the tense funereal air is suddenly lightened, leading to singing and dancing.

  6. E3

    3. The Astonished Heart

    School friends meet again after many years, and while a wife holds the candle for her Doctor husband, the friend has an affair with him, creating torment among the three until tragedy tears them apart.

  7. E2

    2. Red Peppers

    Lily and George Pepper are a music hall act called "The Red Peppers," and one day onstage, late in their current engagement, they criticize the conductor and blame one another for trouble in their act. They also criticize a performer on the bill who is elderly, but still a respected star. When they appear onstage for their final performance, the conductor gets them back by railroading their orchestrations.

  8. E1

    1. Hands Across the Sea

    A wealthy couple invites people over for drinks, and a couple arrives whom they don't recognize at all. They believe the two are someone else and spend their time trying to remember where they met and what they did before this meeting.

Cast & crew

  • Joan Collins

    Joan Collins

    Piggie Gilpin

  • John Nettles

    John Nettles

    Peter Gilpin

  • Bernard Cribbins

    Bernard Cribbins

    Mr. Wadhurst

  • Miriam Margolyes

    Miriam Margolyes

    Mrs. Wadhurst

  • Siân Phillips

    Siân Phillips

    Clare Wedderburn

  • Anthony Newley

    Anthony Newley

    George Pepper

  • Moyra Fraser

    Moyra Fraser

    Mabel Grace

  • John Alderton

    John Alderton

    Christian Faber

  • Edward Duke

    Tim Verney

  • Denis Quilley

    Denis Quilley

    Jasper

  • Dominic Jephcott

    Dominic Jephcott

    Edward

  • Bonnie Langford

    Bonnie Langford

    Emily

  • Joan Sims

    Joan Sims

    Mrs. Rockett

  • John Standing

    John Standing

    Toby Cartwright

  • Tony Slattery

    Tony Slattery

    Stevens

  • Diane Langton

    Beryl Waters

Tonight at 8.30 FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Tonight at 8.30?

Tonight at 8.30 has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 2, 1991.

When did the latest episode of Tonight at 8.30 come out?

The most recent episode of Tonight at 8.30, Season 1 Episode 8 "Shadow Play", aired on June 2, 1991.

How many seasons of Tonight at 8.30 are there?

Tonight at 8.30 has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.

When did Tonight at 8.30 first air?

Tonight at 8.30 first aired on April 14, 1991.

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