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Weekend Playhouse is a one-hour UK television anthology drama series produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) and airing on ITV (TV network) in 1984. There were seven episodes.

Episodes

No. in Series Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"You Don't Have to Fly"Brian ParkerGawn Grainger8 July 1984 (1984-07-08)
Bob Hoskins (Eddie Reed), David Beames (Jack), Janet Key (Anne Reed), Heather Tobias (Mother), Andrew O'Brien (Michael Reed), John Tams (Farmworker), Donald Tandy (Dave), Al Ashton (Joe), Trevor Butler (Keith), Barbara Peak (Teacher, Joyce), John Anton (Milkman).
2"Singles Weekend"John ReardonDavid Cook15 July 1984 (1984-07-15)
Peter Jones (Arthur Saunders), Pat Heywood (Nancy Saunders), Brenda Blethyn (Jean Saunders), Griff Rhys Jones (Michael), Maria Charles (Rose), Robert Gillespie (Night Porter), Robert Longden (Robert), Jeff Rawle (Wilf), Sarah Thurstan (Mary), Mandy More (Vicky), Richenda Carey (Anita), Michael Crompton (Barman), Joan Scott (Gert), Stella Moray (Daisy).
3"As Man and Wife"John BruceLesley Bruce22 July 1984 (1984-07-22)
Michael Kitchen (Ed), Dinah Stabb (Carol), Rhys Hopkins (Tom), Tricia George (Pam Davies), Wayne Jackman (Mick Yardley), Jenny Stallwood (Lucy), Gemma Jade Amass (Sophie)
4"Grand Duo"John GlenisterFreda Kelsall29 July 1984 (1984-07-29)
Prunella Scales (Olive Dodd), Judy Parfitt (Daphne Mayhew), Anthony Bate (Reverend V. J. Sinclair Dodd (Jack), Bernard Horsfall (Logan Mayhew), Richard Austin (Gregory Dodd), Daniel Moynihan (Julian Abbott), Pearl Hackney (Miss Bullivant), Luke Dolan (Patrick Lumsden), Joanna Dolan (Isabelle Lumsden), Hugh Dickson (Roger Barclay).
5"Not That Kind of People"David TuckerOlwen Wymark5 August 1984 (1984-08-05)
Gwen Watford (Regina), Richard Pearson (Donald), Sarah Keller (Phil), Peter Chelsom (Kenny), Mark Wing-Davey (Roland), Mary Griffiths (Mrs Batsford), John Grillo (Neighbour), Michael Cule (Fat Man), Lockwood West (Solicitor).
6"Change Partners"John DaviesJulian Bond12 August 1984 (1984-08-12)
Peter McEnery (Dominic Hanson), Anna Carteret (Sarah Burns), Michael Byrne (Paul Burns), Heather Sears (Kate Hanson), Edward Hicks (Philip Hanson), Rebecca Morahan (Caroline Burns), Nathan Miller (Andrew Burns).
7"Winter Break"John ReynoldsLeigh Jackson19 August 1984 (1984-08-19)
Brenda Bruce (Margaret), Sharon Duce (Susan), Jason Savage (Kieran), Sid Owen (Patrick), Bradley Hardiman (Sean), Sarah Kerslake (Mary), Wayne Watkins (John), Phyllis McMahon (Sister Mary), Alan Surtees (Mr Loughrey), Elizabeth Bennett (Charlotte), Ian Mercer (Brian), Gilly Coman (Linda), Diane Healey (Janet).