Unprecedented (TV series)

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Unprecedented (originally titled: Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation) is a 2020 UK television series first shown on BBC Four. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

It comprised 14 short plays, first broadcast in five episodes from 26 May to 29 May 2020. Each play was performed and recorded remotely, during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerned different aspects of life under lockdown. Actors taking part included Geraldine James, Lennie James and Alison Steadman. [1] [2]

Plays

Plays and episodes in Unprecedented
EpisodeDate first broadcastTitleWriterReference
126 May 2020Viral James Graham [5]
126 May 2020Penny Charlene James [5]
126 May 2020Going Forward John Donnelly [5]
227 May 2020Romantic Distancing Tim Price [6]
227 May 2020Safer at Home Anna Maloney [6]
227 May 2020House Party April De Angelis [6]
328 May 2020Grounded Duncan Macmillan [7]
328 May 2020Fear Fatigue Prasanna Puwanarajah [7]
428 May 2020Kat and Zaccy Deborah Bruce [8]
428 May 2020The Unexpected Expert Matilda Ibini [8]
428 May 2020The Night After Josh Azouz [8]
529 May 2020Central Hill Nathaniel Martello-White [9]
529 May 2020Batshit Jasmine Lee-Jones [9]
529 May 2020Everybody's Talkin' Chloe Moss [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Akbar, Arifa (26 May 2020). "Unprecedented review – making gripping drama out of corona crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Bano, Tim (27 May 2020). "Unprecedented review – BBC Four, BBC iPlayer". The Stage. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Unprecedented". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. Sweeting, Adam (27 May 2020). "Unprecedented, BBC Four review - perspectives on the pandemic". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Unprecedented: Episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Unprecedented: Episode 2". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Unprecedented: Episode 3". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Unprecedented: Episode 4". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Unprecedented: Episode 5". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Four. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.