7.8/1034 votes#1 - Message For Posterity
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/1994
A Parliamentary committee decides to commission a portrait as a memorial to an ageing Conservative, wartime ex-Prime Minister, Sir David Browning. Bizarrely, they choose anarchic, anti-establishment and equally ageing artist James Player, who appears to stand for the very opposite values and positions to his prospective sitter. During sittings the two men find many opportunities to score political and social points off each. Screened with an with an introduction by Brian Walden, a contemporary of writer Dennis Potter at Oxford and an old Oxford political sparring partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1035 votes
#2 - Measure for Measure
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/1994
Modern dress version of Shakespeare's "problem comedy" emphasizing the darker elements of the play and eliminating most of the humor, as Claudio is dragged to the police station on charges of fornication, and given a rectal exam in front of a window.
Director: N/A
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- 6.8/10118 votes
#3 - The Deep Blue Sea
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/1994
A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1033 votes
#4 - Summer Day's Dream
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1994
In 1975, after a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government. An old man who lives quietly in the country finds his peace threatened by a visit from three World Government figures.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#5 - The Mother
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/1994
Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.
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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC Four
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Message For Posterity" is the best rated episode of "Performance" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/29/1994. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Measure for Measure".