
Laurence Olivier Presents is a British television series made by Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978. The plays, with the exception of Hindle Wakes, all starred Laurence Olivier. Some of the plays were based on productions staged at the National Theatre during the period when Olivier was Artistic Director. In addition to distinguished English actors, the casts assembled for these productions included several Hollywood stars, such as Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward and Maureen Stapleton.
Air Date: 1976-12-05
Alan Pinter's masterly play of suspense, set in the fashionable world of Chelsea boutique owners and West End dress d...
Air Date: 1976-12-12
Set on the plantation of a rich Mississippi cotton grower, Tennessee Williams' play deals with the smouldering confli...
Air Date: 1976-12-19
Millworker Chris Hawthorn and his wife are shocked to discover that their daughter Fanny did not, after all, spend he...