The Permissive Society
"The Permissive Society" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the BBC television series '' Second City Firsts'' starring Bob Mason, Veronica Roberts, and Rachel Davies. The episode was directed by Mike Leigh and aired on 10 April 1975. "The Permissive Society" is set in Birmingham amd concerns a young couple (Les and Carol) facing difficulties with their relationship and sexual needs, whilst Les's sister Yvonne prepares for a date of her own. Plot Before his date with Carol, Les brings her to his family's flat. His sister Yvonne arrives soon after, and the three engage in small talk, wherein Yvonne reveals that her husband left her and she has decided to try dating again. Les eventually rushes Yvonne off then he and Carol resume their awkward conversation, which nearly ends due to her impatience with him. She asks if he has treated previous girlfriends in such a manner, and he admits to her being his first. He has also never had sex, which explains him never making a pass ...
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Second City Firsts
''Second City Firsts'' is a British drama anthology series of single plays, broadcast by the BBC, all lasting thirty minutes. Recorded at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham, or sometimes filmed on location, the series was broadcast between 1973 and 1978. The series title referred both to Pebble Mill's location in England's Second City, and the fact that the series commissioned an unprecedented amount of first-time writers.Re-viewing Television History: Critical Issues in Television Historiography
ed. Helen Wheatley, pp.91-92 The 1974 episode ''Girl'', about a