Series

Village Hall

1974 · 2 seasons · 14 episodes · Returning Series · ITV1

Drama, Comedy

TMDB 8.0 · 2 votes

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Village Hall is a drama anthology series made by Granada between 1974 and 1975. It is entirely set in a village hall, with each episode highlighting a different use to which the space is put by local people. Writers include Jack Rosenthal and the actor Kenneth Cope.

Episodes

  • S01E01Mr. Ellis Versus the People1974-07-1660m

    It's Election Day in the village and the hall is turned into a polling station.

  • S01E02There'll Almost Always Be an England1974-07-3060m

    After a gas leak, a whole street is evacuated into the village hall for the night.

  • S01E03Friendly Encounter1974-08-0660m

    A departure for Londoner George Cole, as he plays an officious Northern football referee whose military precision threatens to take all the fun out of the game. But when the referee arrives, will he meet his match?

  • S01E04Mark Massey Is Dead1974-08-1360m

    Members of a writers' group forget that the pen is mightier than the sword and spend more time fighting than writing.

  • S01E05Dancing in the Dark1974-08-2060m

    It's handbags at dawn for a group of camp gay ballet dancers, until a formidable woman known as "the dame" arrives and gets them in line.

  • S01E06The Magic Sponge1974-08-2760m

    The football club committee's raucous event planning injures the feelings of the refined first aid class in the next room.

  • S01E07Distant Islands1974-09-0360m

    A married couple put on talks about various exotic locations for the benefit of those interested in history or travel, but the female half becomes more fascinated by an old flame in attendance than her own event.

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