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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Performance Season 5 Episode 1 - Shadow of a Gunman
    8.0/10(35 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.

    Director:Nye Heron
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Performance Season 5 Episode 2 - The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
    6.8/10(106 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.

    Director:Katie Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Performance Season 5 Episode 3 - Landscape
    0.0/10(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.

    Director:Harold Pinter
    Writer:Harold Pinter

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  4. Performance Season 5 Episode 4 - Bed
    5.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Bed

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Jim Cartwright

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  5. Performance Season 5 Episode 5 - Henry IV
    7.3/10(31 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.

    Director:John Caird
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Performance Season 5 Episode 6 - After Miss Julie
    7.1/10(56 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.

    Director:Patrick Marber
    Writer:August Strindberg

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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 35 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".