8.0/1033 votes#1 - Shadow of a Gunman
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1995
The first part of Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy. Set in 1920, as the Irish War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, who share a flat in Dublin.
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- 6.8/1099 votes
#2 - The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1995
Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner. When a gentlemanly neighbour makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true.
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Landscape
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1995
Beth sits in an armchair to the left of the table, and Duff in a chair at the opposite end. Duff refers normally to Beth but does not appear to hear her voice and Beth never looks at Duff and does not appear to hear his voice.
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Bed
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired Unknown
Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.
Director: N/A
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- 7.3/1028 votes
#5 - Henry IV
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired Unknown
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
Director: N/A
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- 7.0/1037 votes
#6 - After Miss Julie
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired Unknown
After Miss Julie is an adaptation of the 1888 play Miss Julie by August Strindberg. The narrative takes place on the night of July 26 1945, after the British Labour Party's landslide defeat of the Conservatives (led by Winston Churchill). The atmosphere is lively, and the action takes place on a property owned by Miss Julie's rich father.
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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC Four
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Shadow of a Gunman" is the best rated episode of "Performance" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/1995. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd".