''Playhouse Presents'' is an

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of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster

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. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast. The second series began airing in April 2013. A third season began airing 1 May 2014.

announced that they were ordering a five-part spin-off of the third play, ''Nixon’s The One''. They said the full cast, including

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and

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, were slated to return for the series run, which was to be filmed in September 2012. The series was scheduled to broadcast in 2013. The four-part adaptation of ''

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'' starring

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and

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was also broadcast as under the ''Playhouse Presents'' banner in December 2012. It became the most successful series in the history of

and a second series was commissioned, airing in late 2013.

announced two films, ''Foxtrot'' and ''Nightshift'', for the ''Playhouse Presents'' strand in late 2013. While it initially appeared that these would be broadcast as one-offs, they ended up being aired as part of the third season. A Christmas special titled "Marked","Marked"
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, and

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, was broadcast in December 2014.

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Series 2 (2013)

Series 3 (2014)

Broadcast

''Playhouse Presents'' premiered on 4 January 2015 on

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 2341669, Playhouse Presents British drama television series 2012 British television series debuts