As of July 2026, Playhouse Presents Season 1 aired in 2012 with 11 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Playhouse Presents Season 1

2012 11 Episodes Drama · Comedy ⭐ 6/10

Right now you can watch Playhouse Presents Season 1 on streaming — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. No single performer carries it alone — the whole cast pulls its weight. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Playhouse Presents Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Playhouse Presents Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 of Playhouse Presents includes 11 episodes. It aired from April 2012 to June 2012. Episodes include "Minor Character", "Nellie and Melba", "Nixon's the One". It was aired in 2012. Playhouse Presents Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Playhouse Presents Season 1 is a strong candidate. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The chemistry across the cast is the real engine here. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Playhouse Presents Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Minor Character
2012-04-12
An artist named Will observes life in minute detail, providing a witty and acerbic critique of his life. When a tragedy occurs, Will is forced to reconsider the trust he has in the urban-suburban, middle-class landscape of his middle-aged friends.
E2
Nellie and Melba
2012-04-19
In 1979, middle-aged Neville and his mother Melba perform as a double act and dream of stardom
E3
Nixon's the One
2012-04-26
A verbatim account of Richard Nixon’s time in the Oval office, based on more than 198 hours of recordings made between February 1971 and 1973.
E4
King of the Teds
2012-05-03
Aging singer Ron is troubled by the failure of his musical career, and his fading marriage to Tina. When their old friend Nina visits for the first time in 40 years, fond reminiscences soon give way to explosive revelations.
E5
City Hall
2012-05-10
Working-class mum Dorothy Green lands the position of London's first female mayor after her defiant stand against rioters goes viral.
E6
Care
2012-05-17
Middle class and middle aged, district nurse Natalie has become trapped in a meaningless, routine existence until she’s drawn into the lives of two very different women: Elsie, an elderly lady nearing the end of her life, and Sammy, the 12-24v in-car power adapter girl next door who seemingly has ev...
E7
The Snipist
2012-05-24
In a post-apocalyptic 1970s Britain ruled by an ominous Ministry of Information, a lone sniper struggles to maintain his sanity. Ordered to watch and protect stranded survivors, the Snipist must fend off attacks from rabid dogs and protect what remains of his own humanity, but is reality exactly as ...
E8
Walking the Dogs
2012-05-31
Based on the 1982 Michael Fagan incident, an intruder breaks into the Queen’s bedroom at dawn. They discuss romance, family and personal freedom before the police arrive to take him away.
E9
The Man
2012-06-07
Hidden in an exclusive hotel, a cabal of powerful individuals debate international politics, economics and war. A chilling look at how an unelected few control the fate of the masses.
E10
The Other Woman
2012-06-14
Life imitates art as a successful television writer and his actress wife’s failing marriage is mirrored in the programme he writes and she stars in. But can they work out their problems on screen or is their relationship doomed to fail?
E11
Psychobitches
2012-06-21
A woman known only as 'The Therapist' holds sessions with famous historical and spiritual women, exploring their psychological issues via anachronistic humour, with such individuals like Eva Braun, Édith Piaf, Jane Austen, Frida Kahlo, Joan of Arc, Mother Theresa and Beatrix Potter appearing in cont...

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