Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
Drama
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.
Seasons
Season 1
Alan Pinter's masterly play of suspense, set in the fashionable world of Chelsea boutique owners and West End dress designers, takes a moment in which four elegant lives are suddenly shaken by the tremors of sexual jealousy. The sinister telephone call which disturbs Harry Kane at four o'clock in the morning and sets in motion the drama's events, also foreshadows the ominous deepening mystery in which the characters find themselves.
Season 2
The story of a Neapolitan family, with all their temperamental clashes, hidden resentments and strong loyalties, who meet every Sunday for a gigantic Sunday lunch, cooked by Donna Rosa, who is famed for the excellence of her ragout. On one particular Sunday, a family row flares up and is conducted, in vociferous Italian style, throughout the weekend. By the time the ritual lunch comes to an end, Donna Rosa is shouting at her husband Peppino "I never want to hear your voice or look at your face again! Get away from me!"