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The Best Episodes of Performance Season 5

Every episode of Performance Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Performance Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Performance Season 5

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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  1. Background image for Shadow of a Gunman
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Shadow of a Gunman

    S5:E1

    In 1920 as the Irish War of Independence rages, two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, share a flat in Dublin. First installment in Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.

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    Director:Nye Heron
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
    6.8/10(103 votes)

    #2 - The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

    S5:E2

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Landscape
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Landscape

    S5:E3

    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. Beth never looks at Duff and does not appear to hear his voice.

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  4. Background image for Bed
    5.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Bed

    S5:E4

    Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed.

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  5. Background image for Henry IV
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Henry IV

    S5:E5

    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.

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    Director:John Caird
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for After Miss Julie
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    #6 - After Miss Julie

    S5:E6

    An updated version of Strindberg's play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Shadow of a Gunman" is the best rated episode of "Performance" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Nye Heron and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/1995. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd".