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COLLECTION · Series · 1984

Oxbridge Blues

An anthology series of seven linked plays about the lives of people connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Source: TMDB
* 7.0 (2)
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Studios
BBC Two · BBC
Runtime
75–80 min/ep
Release
14/11/1984
Score
7.0 / 10 (2)

Awards and nominations

  • The series won the 1987 CableACE Award for Best Dramatic Series.
  • The first episode, "Oxbridge Blues", was nominated for a BAFTA television award for Best Single Drama.
  • Susan Sarandon won the 1987 CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series for her performance in the episode "He'll See You Now".
  • Frederic Raphael won the 1987 CableACE Award for Best Writing a Dramatic Series, for episode "Sleeps Six".
  • Ben Kingsley was nominated for a CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for his performance in the episode "Sleeps Six".
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
7 episodes · 1984
Episode 1. Oxbridge Blues
1984-11-14

The first episode has the same name as the series. Victor Geary has a brilliant mind and a successful career, but when Philip, his much less intellectual brother, starts making a lot of money, Victor becomes unbalanced by sibling rivalry.

Episode 2. That Was Tory
1984-11-21

A yuppie couple go through their own turmoil when the marriage of two close friends breaks up and they try to patch them up. Gigi is rich, elegant and French, but there is more to her than meets the eye...

Episode 3. Similar Triangles
1984-11-28

Similar Triangles tells the story of a torrid adulterous love affair which comes to an end when the partner of one of the lovers dies suddenly. Unusually, the episode has no dialogue, the only voice is that of a narrator.

Episode 4. He'll See You Now
1984-11-28

A remarkable state of affairs develops when an actress goes to a psychiatrist for help with her confused love life.

Episode 5. The Muse
1984-12-05

A literary critic lives dangerously when he makes an impact on the life of a writer with real talent.

Episode 6. Cheap Day
1984-12-12

A contented housewife is seduced into a love affair - with unforeseen consequences.

Episode 7. Sleeps Six
1984-12-19

In a story running from the beginning to the middle of film producer Geoff Craven's career, he has to choose between ambition and professional integrity - kisses and betrayals.Philip Witham is Craven's equally ulcerated agent, and the…

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