ScreenPlay Firsts
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release17 August 1987 (1987-08-17) 
29 September 1993 (1993-09-29)

ScreenPlay Firsts is a BBC Two anthology TV series consisting of short films and plays made by first time directors, who are predominantly British.[1][2][3]

The filmmakers are mainly graduates of film schools in UK and abroad, who have never had one of their productions broadcast on TV before.[1][2][3]

Each film is approximately 30 minutes in length.[1][2]

The first film was broadcast on the 17 August 1987.[1][2][3]

Episodes

Series Number Episode Number Film Title Director Release Date Film School Awards Result
Series 1 Episode 1 Careless Talk Noella Smith 17 August 1987 National Film School BAFTA Award 1985 - Best Short Film Won
Series 1 Episode 2 The Act Chris Fallon 18 August 1987 Royal College of Art, School of Film and Television Chicago International Film Festival 1986 - Gold Plaque for Best Short Film Won
Series 1 Episode 3 See You At Wembley, Frankie Walsh Mark Herman 19 August 1987 National Film School Student Film Awards 1987 - Foreign Student Film Won
Series 1 Episode 4 Roach Motel Bryan Sinclair Morgan 20 August 1987 Royal College of Art
Series 1 Episode 5 A View from a Window[lower-alpha 1] Suri Krishnamma 21 August 1987 Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design BAFTA Award 1986 - Best Short Film Nominated
Series 2 Episode 1 The Riveter Michael Caton-Jones 6 September 1988 National Film School
Series 2 Episode 2 Queen Sacrifice Julian Richards 13 September 1988 Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
Series 2 Episode 3 Edward[lower-alpha 2] Justin Hardy 20 September 1988
Series 2 Episode 4 Borderland Teresa Moore 27 September 1988 National Film and Television School
Series 2 Episode 5 Substance of Dreams Tom Peirce 4 October 1988 Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
Series 2 Episode 6 Facts of Life Laura Sims 11 October 1988 National Film and Television School
Series 3 Episode 1 Sincerely, Harold Washington Simon Howard 19 July 1989 London International Film School
Series 4 Episode 1 Arrivederci Millwall Charles McDougall 3 January 1990 National Film and Television School
Series 4 Episode 2 The Unkindest Cut Jim Shields 4 January 1990 National Film and Television School
Series 4 Episode 3 The Audition Anna Campion 11 January 1990
Series 4 Episode 4 June John Strickland 18 January 1990
Series 4 Episode 5 False Profit Mark Logan 25 January 1990 West Surrey College of Art and Design
Series 4 Episode 6 Fotofinish Sönke Wortmann 1 February 1990 Munich Film School
Series 4 Episode 7 Looking after Number One Simon Cellan Jones 6 February 1990
Series 5 Episode 1 King of Jazz Bill Anderson 17 July 1991 National Film and Television School
Series 5 Episode 2 That Burning Question Alan Taylor 24 July 1991 New York University
Series 5 Episode 3 Jack's Bicycle John Moore 31 July 1991 Rathmines College of Commerce
Series 5 Episode 4 When I Was a Girl David Yates 14 August 1991
Series 5 Episode 5 Wendy James Doyle & Matthew Leys 21 August 1991 Royal College of Art
Series 5 Episode 6 Clubland Laura Sims 28 August 1991
Series 5 Episode 7 A Life in Death Richard Monks 28 August 1991 Royal College of Art
Series 5 Episode 8 Big Swinger Declan Recks 4 September 1991 Don Laoghaire College of Art
Series 5 Episode 9 Carmela Campo Ariel Piluso 11 September 1991 National Film School
Series 5 Episode 10 Sunday on Mars David Hill 18 September 1991 National Film School
Series 6 Episode 1 Saints and Scholars Eamonn Manning 15 July 1992 Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design
Series 6 Episode 2 Siberian Summer Andras Der 22 July 1992
Series 6 Episode 3 Bossanova Blues Eamonn Manning 29 July 1992 Royal College of Art
Series 6 Episode 4 BitterSweet Ute Krause 12 August 1992 Munich Television and Film School
Series 6 Episode 5 (Part 1) Resurrection Ray Kilby 19 August 1992 Royal College of Art
Series 6 Episode 5 (Part 2) TuningIn Elaine Streeter 19 August 1992 National Film and Television School
Series 6 Episode 6 Through an Open Window Eric Mendelsohn 26 August 1992
Series 6 Episode 7 Supper at Emmaus Frances Kelly 16 September 1992 National Film and TV School
Series 7 Episode 1 (Part 1) Schwarzfahrer[lower-alpha 3] Pepe Danquart 6 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 1 (Part 2) The Burden Naranhuar 6 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 2 The Chanter Jon Love 7 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 3 The Miller's Tale Ray Kilby 8 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 4 (Part 1) The Shoes Nicholas Martin 9 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 4 (Part 2) Like/Dislike Chris Boebel 9 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 5 (Part 1) Money Talks Alrick Riley 10 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 5 (Part 2) The Waiter Tania Diez 10 September 1993
Series 7 Episode 6 Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again Betsan Morns Evans 29 September 1993

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ScreenPlay Firsts". BFI Collections. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ScreenPlay Firsts: Careless Talk". BBC Programme Index. 17 August 1987. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Screenplay Firsts". Nostalgia Central. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  1. Also known as Mohammed's Daughter
  2. Also known as Edvard
  3. Also known as Fare Dodger
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