About Playhouse Presents
- Released on April 12, 2012
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast.
The four-part adaptation of A Country Doctor's Notebook was also broadcast on the strand in December 2012.
Sky Arts have announced that they are ordering a five-part spin-off of the third play, Nixon’s The One. They say the full cast, including Harry Shearer as Nixon and Henry Goodman as Kissinger, will return for the series run, which will be filmed in September 2012. The series will broadcast in 2013.
The second series began airing in April 2013 featuring Kathy Burke, Frances Barber, Julia Davis, Idris Elba, Anna Friel, Rebecca Front, Stephen Graham, David Harewood, Ian Hart, Sharon Horgan, Mathew Horne, Suranne Jones, Kylie Minogue, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Serafinowicz, Matt Smith, Johnny Vegas, Marc Warren, Jack Whitehall and Reggie Yates.
Full Cast of Playhouse Presents
Stellan Skarsgård
Tim Key plays Jonah (1 episode)
Matthew Perry plays The Charismatic Man (1 episode)
Kimberley Nixon plays Jessica (1 episode)
Mark Strong plays Nosferatu (1 episode)
Petr Vaněk plays Fonso (1 episode)
Jane Horrocks plays Jacky (1 episode)
Jason Watkins plays Andy (1 episode)
Ashley Walters plays Armani (1 episode)
Daniel Mays plays Guv (1 episode)
Billie Piper plays Badger (1 episode)
Alice Sanders plays Fox (1 episode)
Lindsay Duncan plays Mrs. Dalloway (1 episode)
Ben Whishaw plays Ezra (1 episode)
Simon Callow plays Dudley (1 episode)
Richard Wilson plays John (1 episode)
Jo Brand plays Rose (1 episode)
Alan Davies plays Al (1 episode)
Kevin Eldon plays Martin (1 episode)
Cara Delevingne plays Chloe (1 episode)
Sylvia Syms plays Alice (1 episode)
Klára Issová plays Luna (1 episode)
Thiana Valent plays Dooriya (1 episode)
Sheila Hancock
Rosie Cavaliero
Zdeněk Maryška plays Director (1 episode)
Aimee Kelly plays Sammy (1 episode)
Aisling Bea plays Toddler Woman (1 episode)
Steven Mackintosh plays Doug (1 episode)
Crew of Playhouse Presents
Writing
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Production
Editing
Creator
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Tim Key
- Matthew Perry
- Kimberley Nixon
- Mark Strong
- Petr Vaněk
- Jane Horrocks
- Jason Watkins
- Ashley Walters
- Daniel Mays
- Billie Piper
- Alice Sanders
- Lindsay Duncan
- Ben Whishaw
- Simon Callow
- Richard Wilson
- Jo Brand
- Alan Davies
- Kevin Eldon
- Cara Delevingne
- Sylvia Syms
- Klára Issová
- Thiana Valent
- Sheila Hancock
- Rosie Cavaliero
- Paul O'Grady
- Zdeněk Maryška
- Aimee Kelly
- Aisling Bea
- Steven Mackintosh