{"product_id":"plays-for-britain-the-complete-series","title":"PLAYS FOR BRITAIN: THE COMPLETE SERIES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis hard-hitting anthology series continued the single-play format that had proved so successful with ITV’s legendary Armchair Theatre, presenting six contemporary plays by writers at relatively early stages in their careers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plays are both compelling and provocative: Stephen Poliakoff’s Hitting Town is an intense portrayal of siblings who find refuge from their bleak lives in one incestuous night; Roger McGough’s The Lifeswappers is a darkly comic take on the theme of exchanged identities; Howard Brenton’s The Paradise Run centres on an inexperienced soldier in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese and other powerful screenplays feature strong performances from Kevin McNally, Pete Postlethwaite, Denis Lawson, Sheila Gish, Miriam Margolyes and Ray Winstone; directors include Alan Clarke, Philip Saville and Michael Apted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Gold Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46417204871342,"sku":"OGM0072","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Plays-for-Britain-The-Complete-Series-Lime-Light-DVD.jpg?v=1752590146","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/plays-for-britain-the-complete-series","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}