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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!

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC Four

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Tales From Hollywood" is the best rated episode of "Performance" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/14/1992. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Doll's House".

  • Tales From Hollywood
    7.8/1050 votes

    #1 - Tales From Hollywood

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/1992

    A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young playwriter (von Horvath) joins them and finds out, that there are gaps between the artistical attitudes and the real live behavior of authors like Thomas or Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Bertold Brecht.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Doll's House
    7.5/10136 votes

    #2 - A Doll's House

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired Unknown

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roots
    NaN/100 votes

    #3 - Roots

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/1992

    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: N/A

  • After the Dance
    7.3/1025 votes

    #4 - After the Dance

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired Unknown

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Six Characters in Search of an Author
    7.3/1070 votes

    #5 - Six Characters in Search of an Author

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired Unknown

    Six fictional characters in an unwritten play appear to a theatrical company and demand that the company act out the characters' tragic story.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A