ScreenPlay Firsts
| ScreenPlay Firsts | |
|---|---|
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 17 August 1987 – 29 September 1993 |
ScreenPlay Firsts is a BBC Two anthology TV series consisting of short films and plays made by first time directors, who are predominantly British.[1][2][3]
The filmmakers are mainly graduates of film schools in UK and abroad, who have never had one of their productions broadcast on TV before.[1][2][3]
Each film is approximately 30 minutes in length.[1][2]
The first film was broadcast on the 17 August 1987.[1][2][3]
Episodes[edit]
| Series Number | Episode Number | Film Title | Director | Release Date | Film School | Awards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Episode 1 | Careless Talk | Noella Smith | 17 August 1987 | National Film School | BAFTA Award 1985 - Best Short Film | Won |
| Series 1 | Episode 2 | The Act | Chris Fallon | 18 August 1987 | Royal College of Art, School of Film and Television | Chicago International Film Festival 1986 - Gold Plaque for Best Short Film | Won |
| Series 1 | Episode 3 | See You At Wembley, Frankie Walsh | Mark Herman | 19 August 1987 | National Film School | Student Film Awards 1987 - Foreign Student Film | Won |
| Series 1 | Episode 4 | Roach Motel | Bryan Sinclair Morgan | 20 August 1987 | Royal College of Art | ||
| Series 1 | Episode 5 | A View from a Window[a] | Suri Krishnamma | 21 August 1987 | Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design | BAFTA Award 1986 - Best Short Film | Nominated |
| Series 2 | Episode 1 | The Riveter | Michael Caton-Jones | 6 September 1988 | National Film School | ||
| Series 2 | Episode 2 | Queen Sacrifice | Julian Richards | 13 September 1988 | Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design | ||
| Series 2 | Episode 3 | Edward[b] | Justin Hardy | 20 September 1988 | |||
| Series 2 | Episode 4 | Borderland | Teresa Moore | 27 September 1988 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 2 | Episode 5 | Substance of Dreams | Tom Peirce | 4 October 1988 | Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design | ||
| Series 2 | Episode 6 | Facts of Life | Laura Sims | 11 October 1988 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 3 | Episode 1 | Sincerely, Harold Washington | Simon Howard | 19 July 1989 | London International Film School | ||
| Series 4 | Episode 1 | Arrivederci Millwall | Charles McDougall | 3 January 1990 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 4 | Episode 2 | The Unkindest Cut | Jim Shields | 4 January 1990 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 4 | Episode 3 | The Audition | Anna Campion | 11 January 1990 | |||
| Series 4 | Episode 4 | June | John Strickland | 18 January 1990 | |||
| Series 4 | Episode 5 | False Profit | Mark Logan | 25 January 1990 | West Surrey College of Art and Design | ||
| Series 4 | Episode 6 | Fotofinish | Sönke Wortmann | 1 February 1990 | Munich Film School | ||
| Series 4 | Episode 7 | Looking after Number One | Simon Cellan Jones | 6 February 1990 | |||
| Series 5 | Episode 1 | King of Jazz | Bill Anderson | 17 July 1991 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 2 | That Burning Question | Alan Taylor | 24 July 1991 | New York University | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 3 | Jack's Bicycle | John Moore | 31 July 1991 | Rathmines College of Commerce | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 4 | When I Was a Girl | David Yates | 14 August 1991 | |||
| Series 5 | Episode 5 | Wendy | James Doyle & Matthew Leys | 21 August 1991 | Royal College of Art | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 6 | Clubland | Laura Sims | 28 August 1991 | |||
| Series 5 | Episode 7 | A Life in Death | Richard Monks | 28 August 1991 | Royal College of Art | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 8 | Big Swinger | Declan Recks | 4 September 1991 | Don Laoghaire College of Art | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 9 | Carmela Campo | Ariel Piluso | 11 September 1991 | National Film School | ||
| Series 5 | Episode 10 | Sunday on Mars | David Hill | 18 September 1991 | National Film School | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 1 | Saints and Scholars | Eamonn Manning | 15 July 1992 | Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 2 | Siberian Summer | Andras Der | 22 July 1992 | |||
| Series 6 | Episode 3 | Bossanova Blues | Eamonn Manning | 29 July 1992 | Royal College of Art | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 4 | BitterSweet | Ute Krause | 12 August 1992 | Munich Television and Film School | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 5 (Part 1) | Resurrection | Ray Kilby | 19 August 1992 | Royal College of Art | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 5 (Part 2) | TuningIn | Elaine Streeter | 19 August 1992 | National Film and Television School | ||
| Series 6 | Episode 6 | Through an Open Window | Eric Mendelsohn | 26 August 1992 | |||
| Series 6 | Episode 7 | Supper at Emmaus | Frances Kelly | 16 September 1992 | National Film and TV School | ||
| Series 7 | Episode 1 (Part 1) | Schwarzfahrer[c] | Pepe Danquart | 6 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 1 (Part 2) | The Burden | Naranhuar | 6 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 2 | The Chanter | Jon Love | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 3 | The Miller's Tale | Ray Kilby | 8 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 4 (Part 1) | The Shoes | Nicholas Martin | 9 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 4 (Part 2) | Like/Dislike | Chris Boebel | 9 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 5 (Part 1) | Money Talks | Alrick Riley | 10 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 5 (Part 2) | The Waiter | Tania Diez | 10 September 1993 | |||
| Series 7 | Episode 6 | Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again | Betsan Morns Evans | 29 September 1993 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "ScreenPlay Firsts". BFI Collections. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "ScreenPlay Firsts: Careless Talk". BBC Programme Index. 17 August 1987. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Screenplay Firsts". Nostalgia Central. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
