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Premiered

Saturday, October 5, 1991

Ended: Saturday, November 9, 1991

When does Performance Season 1 come out?

Performance Season 1 premiered Saturday, October 5, 1991 on BBC Four and ended Saturday, November 9, 1991. The season has 6 episodes.

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Performance Season 1 release schedule

Performance Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Absolute Hell

Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.

Saturday · 35 years ago

2. Uncle Vanya

When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.

Saturday · 35 years ago

3. Nona

An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflation and unemployment while trying to assuage the insatiable appetite of their 100-year old grandmother.

Saturday · 35 years ago

4. Old Times

A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.

Saturday · 35 years ago

5. Top Girls

Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past.

Saturday · 35 years ago

6. The Trials of Oz Finale

Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

Saturday · 35 years ago

Performance Season 1 guest stars

  • David Warner

    David Warner

    Vanya

  • Ian Holm

    Ian Holm

    Astrov

  • Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

    Yelena

  • Ian Bannen

    Ian Bannen

    Serebryakov

  • Rebecca Pidgeon

    Rebecca Pidgeon

    Sonya

  • Rachel Kempson

    Rachel Kempson

    Mariya Vasilyevna

  • Sandra Voe

    Sandra Voe

    Nanny

  • Roger Hammond

    Roger Hammond

    Waffles

  • Jimmy Flynn

    Workman

  • James Warrior

    James Warrior

    Workman

  • Judi Dench

    Judi Dench

    Christine Foskett

  • Susan Porrett

    Susan Porrett

    Doris

  • Paul Birchard

    Paul Birchard

    Butch

  • Sylvia Barter

    Sylvia Barter

    Julia Shillitoe

  • Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    Hugh Marriner

  • Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    Siegfried Shrager

Performance Season 1 FAQ

When does Performance Season 1 come out?

Performance Season 1 premiered Saturday, October 5, 1991 on BBC Four.

How many episodes are in Performance Season 1?

Performance Season 1 has 6 episodes.

Are new episodes of Performance Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Performance Season 1 finale?

The Performance Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Saturday, November 9, 1991.

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