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The Best Episodes of Playhouse Presents Season 2

Every episode of Playhouse Presents Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Playhouse Presents Season 2!

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Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 1 - Hey Diddly Dee
    6.5/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Hey Diddly Dee

    S2:E1

    For every star that is born...one has to die. When the star of the show suffers a tragic accident who is to blame? The understudy? A faulty trap door? Or the theatre's lucky cat? A dark comedy-drama about drama.

    Director:Marc Warren

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  2. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 2 - Snodgrass
    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Snodgrass

    S2:E2

    A 50 year old John Lennon sits in a dingy kitchen, smoking a roll up, unemployed and on his uppers. This John Lennon walked out on the Beatles in 1962 before the hits -- before they changed music for ever.

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  3. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 3 - The Call Out
    8.9/10(130 votes)

    #3 - The Call Out

    S2:E3

    A disturbance at Union Square leads to some strange encounters for two policemen in this funny and poignant portrait of loneliness in the city.

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  4. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 4 - Pavement Psychologist
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Pavement Psychologist

    S2:E4

    Idris Elba writes and directs this taut drama in which accountant Anna Friel strikes up a unique relationship with homeless man Nonso Anozie.

    Director:Idris Elba
    Writer:Idris Elba

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  5. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 5 - Mr. Understood
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Mr. Understood

    S2:E5

    In a funny and thought-provoking tale co-created by artist Grayson Perry, a transvestite battling with issues of self-doubt tries to overcome his fears.

    Director:Kate Hardie

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  6. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 6 - Stage Door Johnnies
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Stage Door Johnnies

    S2:E6

    Five theatre enthusiasts will stop at nothing to let their idols know how they truly feel...even if it means causing a little accidental grievous bodily harm along the way.

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  8. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 7 - Cargese
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Cargese

    S2:E7

    Matt Smith makes his directorial debut with a tense and stylish drama about two teenagers stuck on a council estate. Written by Simon Stephens, it stars Craig Roberts.

    Director:Matt Smith

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  9. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 8 - Ragged
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Ragged

    S2:E8

    Based on Ricky Tomlinson's true experiences campaigning to overturn a verdict which sent him to jail for 2 years in the early 1970s. While in prison and on hunger strike, Ricky is encouraged by a prison governor to read Robert Tressell's book The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists -- which changed his life forever.

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  10. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 9 - Gifted
    8.6/10(41 votes)

    #9 - Gifted

    S2:E9

    Chris has a unique gift,the ability to heal the sick by touching them. He is also a germophobe,which makes him shy away from human contact and live a lonely,secluded life. His sister Eleanor is scornful of his inability to connect with the rest of his family but then he meets Mona,a new colleague and single mother and - in all likelihood - his very first date. But at the same time his mother May is admitted to hospital with cancer. Can his new-found confidence after meeting Mona enable him to save his mother's life?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Playhouse Presents Season 2 Episode 99 - Psychobitches: Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Psychobitches: Episode 1

    S2:E99

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Hey Diddly Dee" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse Presents" season 2. It scored 6.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Marc Warren and written by Marc Warren, it aired on 4/18/2013. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Snodgrass".