Fay Weldon

Time for Murder is a 1985 British anthology crime series produced by Granada Television, featuring six standalone, hour-long mystery episodes with twists, dark humour, and macabre elements, starring popular actors like Charles Dance and Claire Bloom. Each episode presents a different story, such as a tutor becoming a murder suspect or a writer's spa vacation turning sinister, all united by the theme that 'there is always a time for murder'.

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A teenage girl is sent to a women's prison, but should she really be there?

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In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

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Stories of girls on a Sales Promotion Team.

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1964. During a general election campaign, lecturer Terry Iverson is forced to question his own beliefs and values when he's faced with a potentially campaign-ending family situation.

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Jubilee 1977 is a thirteen-part 1977 BBC One television limited series produced by Pieter Rogers, an anthology centred around the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession on Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth throughout 1977, culminating in June with the official 'Jubilee Days', held to coincide with the Queen's Official Birthday.

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A series of plays about strong women.

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Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three seasons, it featured ghost and horror dramas for children. Guest actors included John Nettleton, Gareth Thomas, Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke, Brian Glover, June Brown, Rachel Herbert, Jacqueline Pearce and Gwyneth Strong. The series was also notable for reviving the character of Mr. Stabs. Notable writers for the series included J. B. Priestley, Fay Weldon and PJ Hammond.

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An anthology of seven plays. Against The Crowd dealt with people whose views differed from those of the majority - people who are against the crowd as it were.

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A series of short plays, all originally published as short stories in the 1920s.

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Series of plays about the romantic entanglements hidden behind the public images of famous historical figures.

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Rooms is a 1974–77 British afternoon soap created by John Finch and produced by Thames Television for ITV. Each story is two parts, concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house at 35 Mafeking Terrace.

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Marked Personal was a British daytime television drama created by Charles Dennis and starring Stephanie Beacham and Heather Chasen. The series was made by Thames Television and consisted of 90 episodes, shown twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons during 1973-74. It is set in the fictional personnel department of a large company called B.Y.A.

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Six new plays showcasing female writers, three set in the 1930s and three in the 1970s.

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Armchair 30 is an anthology drama series of short plays produced by Thames Television and broadcast in 1973. The series was a spin-off from Armchair Theatre.

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Leap in the Dark was a British television anthology series with a supernatural theme. It was broadcast on BBC 2. It ran for 4 seasons - in 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1980 - and over 20 episodes were shown. The first season was documentary, subsequent episodes consisted of docudramas re-enacting real-life cases of paranormal occurrences.

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Fay Weldon's play about adultery, middle age, and ambition.

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Anthology series of plays about the tensions caused by doubt and mistrust.

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Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.

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Owen, M.D. is a BBC 1 television series that ran from 1971 to 1973. It centred on the eponymous lead character's new country practice, following his departure from The Doctors, which had been set in north London.

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Drama series depicting a murder trial.

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Men behave in a beastly, chauvinistic manner at an office party, turning what should be a fun break from work into an exercise in bad taste.

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Nineteen-year-old Bambi is upset when her husband is late arriving to see their new-born child, especially when she discovers that the wine he has brought is not intended for her.

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This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

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Set in Chelsea, London, an agony aunt named Kate Graham works as a newspaper columnist where she gives advice to readers dealing with personal problems, but sometimes she can't help getting personally drawn towards the people that write to her.

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The Doctors is a British television drama produced by the BBC. A twice-weekly broadcast from November 1969 to June 1971, it was a highly authentic, serious medical drama set in a North London group practice, aiming to depict realistic medical environments without the antiseptic sentimentality often seen in American medical shows of the era.

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A series of plays, each reflecting an individual dilemma - sometimes serious, occasionally humorous - and each with a happy ending.

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A series of plays revolving around the ever-intriguing subject of sex.

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