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The Best Episodes of Performance Season 2

Every episode of Performance Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Performance Season 2!

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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Performance Season 2 Episode 1 - Tales From Hollywood
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #1 - Tales From Hollywood

    S2:E1

    Among the residents of Los Angeles during the 1940s were Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Bertolt Brecht and, according to this play, the Austro-Hungarian dramatist Odon Von Horvath, our guide to the sun-soaked boulevards and the bizarre cultural collisions of wartime Hollywood.

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  2. Performance Season 2 Episode 2 - A Doll's House
    7.5/10(155 votes)

    #2 - A Doll's House

    S2:E2

    Years ago, Nora Helmer committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed, and lives in fear of her husband finding out.

    Director:David Thacker
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Performance Season 2 Episode 3 - Roots
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Roots

    S2:E3

    Beatie returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been "educated" in cultural and political matters by Ronnie, the boyfriend she lived with in London. Through trying to pass on the things she's learnt to her uninterested family, she discovers her own voice and views—which are no longer just an echo of Ronnie's.

    Director:Simon Curtis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Performance Season 2 Episode 4 - After the Dance
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #4 - After the Dance

    S2:E4

    David and Joan's life has been one continuous party, but their marriage is loveless. Suddenly a young girl appears in their world and announces that she's in love with David and wants to change his life for ever. Critics called it Terence Rattigan's most serious and truthful play, but it has not been seen for 50 years.

    Director:Stuart Burge
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Performance Season 2 Episode 5 - Six Characters in Search of an Author
    7.3/10(72 votes)

    #5 - Six Characters in Search of an Author

    S2:E5

    Originally set in a theatre, this new version of Luigi Pirandello's classic play takes place in a film studio in 1950 and is recorded in black and white. A family carrying a great personal tragedy of shame and despair have come to the studio to find somebody who can describe their experiences and explain what they've done to each other.

    Director:Bill Bryden
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Tales From Hollywood" is the best rated episode of "Performance" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by Howard Davies and written by Christopher Hampton, it aired on 11/14/1992. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Doll's House".