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Drama

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How it feels

It is a series of shortened versions of classic plays broadcast on the BBC in 1977. Each episode adapts a well-known work like works by Sophocles or Shakespeare with actors like Patrick Stewart.

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What happens

Drama is a one-hour UK television anthology series produced by Open City Productions.It consists of seven episodes of abridged productions of classic plays that were aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. Episode titles are Oedipus Tyrannus, Macbeth, Medieval Mystery Plays, The Venetian Twins, The Way of the World, The Wild Duck, and Six Characters in Search of an Author. Actors included Patrick Stewart, Leo McKern, and Nigel Stock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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