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Performance Season 5 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Saturday, October 7, 1995

Ended: Saturday, November 4, 1995

When does Performance Season 5 come out?

Performance Season 5 premiered Saturday, October 7, 1995 on BBC Four and ended Saturday, November 4, 1995. The season has 6 episodes.

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Performance Season 5 release schedule

Performance Season 5 episode release dates
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1. Shadow of a Gunman

In 1920 as the Irish War of Independence rages, two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, share a flat in Dublin. First installment in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.

Saturday · 31 years ago

2. The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

Mrs Holroyd is married to a loutish miner. When a gentlemanly neighbour makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true.

Saturday · 31 years ago

3. Landscape

Beth sits in an armchair to the left of the table, and Duff in a chair at the opposite end. Duff refers normally to Beth but does not appear to hear her voice. Beth never looks at Duff and does not appear to hear his voice.

Saturday · 31 years ago

4. Bed

Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.

Saturday · 31 years ago

5. Henry IV

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.

Saturday · 31 years ago

6. After Miss Julie Finale

An updated version of Strindberg's play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.

Saturday · 31 years ago

Performance Season 5 guest stars

  • Zoë Wanamaker

    Zoë Wanamaker

    Mrs Holroyd

  • Colin Firth

    Colin Firth

    Charles Holroyd

  • Stephen Dillane

    Stephen Dillane

    Mr Blackmore

  • Melanie Hill

    Melanie Hill

    Laura

  • Wayne Foskett

    Wayne Foskett

    Rigley

  • Shane Fox

    Jack

  • Geraldine Somerville

    Geraldine Somerville

    Miss Julie

  • Kenneth Branagh

    Kenneth Branagh

    Donal Davoren

  • Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    Seumus Shields

  • Ian Holm

    Ian Holm

    Duff

  • Penelope Wilton

    Penelope Wilton

    Beth

  • June Brown

    June Brown

    Spinster

  • Richard E. Grant

    Richard E. Grant

    Nurse/Bed Head

  • Dora Bryan

    Dora Bryan

    Bosom Lady

  • Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    King Henry IV

  • Jonathan Firth

    Jonathan Firth

    Prince Hal

Performance Season 5 FAQ

When does Performance Season 5 come out?

Performance Season 5 premiered Saturday, October 7, 1995 on BBC Four.

How many episodes are in Performance Season 5?

Performance Season 5 has 6 episodes.

Are new episodes of Performance Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Performance Season 5 finale?

The Performance Season 5 finale (Episode 6) aired Saturday, November 4, 1995.

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