The Best Episodes of Playhouse Presents Season 2

Kylie Minogue, Mathew Horne and David Harewood star in Marc Warren's dark comedy-drama, exploring egos, superstition and rivalry in the theatre.

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Ian Hart stars as 50-year-old John Lennon in a poignant and humorous look at how his life might have been if he had walked out of The Beatles in 1962.

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Policeman Stephen Graham discovers life in the city can be lonely after meeting residents Vanessa Redgrave and Samantha Bond during a call to a disturbance.

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

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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.

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Five theatre enthusiasts will stop at nothing to meet the stars of the show at the stage door. Featuring Suranne Jones and Alex Macqueen.

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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.

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Starring Ricky Tomlinson, this story is based on Ricky’s true experiences campaigning for justice in an effort to overturn a verdict which sent him to jail for 2 years in the early 1970s. During his time in prison and on hunger strike, Ricky’s life is changed forever by a prison governor who encourages him to read Robert Tressell’s book The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.

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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?

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