ScreenPlay Firsts

Not to be confused with the anthology series ScreenPlay consisting of feature length films by established directors.

ScreenPlay Firsts

Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Original release
Network| BBC Two
Release| 17 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

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Series Number  | Episode Number  | Film Title  | Director  | Release Date  | Film School  | Awards  | Result

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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[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 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

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1. ^ a b c d "ScreenPlay Firsts". BFI Collections. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
2. ^ a b c d "ScreenPlay Firsts: Careless Talk". BBC Programme Index. 17 August 1987. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
3. ^ a b c "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

## External links

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* ScreenPlay Firsts at IMDb
* BFI Collections - ScreenPlay Firsts
* BBC Programme Index - ScreenPlay Firsts
* Ravensbourne University London - BBC Motion Graphics Archive - ScreenPlay Firsts - Opening Titles