The Button Man

Kenneth Ives

Ewart Alexander

Practical Experience

A Martyr to the System

Retired prep school headmaster Lawrence Hastings has few pleasures in life. One is kite flying, until this too is spoilt by the intrusions of an irritating small boy.

Kites

An Accident of Class and Sex

A school lecturer is possessed by the spirit of Othello during the teaching of Classics.

Joe, chauffeur to a South American embassy, enjoys the small perks of privilege his job provides. When a coup results in the ambassador's recall, his halcyon life is upended.

The Chauffeur

A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a desolate London area.

Play Things

Jumbo

A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

The Button Man

Seasons8

Season 3 Episodes9

Crew2

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