The Sextet
An anthology series of BBC television dramas on sexual themes. The same cast was featured in each production.
- 1972-1972
- 1 season
- Drama
An anthology series of BBC television dramas on sexual themes. The same cast was featured in each production.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1972
Episode 1
The Gregorian Chant
An artist hires a new model but strains his relationship with his colleagues.
Episode 2
Night Duty
A night worker at a mental institution finds his job beginning to change.
Episode 3
A Question of Degree
A university lecturer becomes involved in a student revolt.
Episode 4
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
69 mins
Dennis Potter's contribution to 'The Sextet', a series of six BBC television plays on sexual themes. 'Follow the Yellow Brick Road' tells the story of actor Jack Black, who specialises in commercials because they are untouched by what he sees as the grime of the real world. Estranged from his wife, who he caught in bed with another man, his idea of purity is his agent's child-like wife. He is to be disappointed; his frustration with the world's dirt leads him into bitter confrontation with the medical consultants who try to reach the heart of his problem, and his wife, who would have a reconciliation.
Episode 5
Stoker Leishman's Diaries
87 mins
The family of a Polar explorer try to exploit his memory.
Episode 6
Stanley's Style
An unhappy city-dweller returns to the countryside he loved as a child.
Episode 7
Disappearing Trick
Episode 8