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The Permissive Society

The Permissive Society

1975TV Episode⏱️ 29m
Drama
6.8
IMDB Rating
138 votes

During an evening spent at his house with his sister, a girl realizes that she doesn't really have much in common with her boyfriend.

Director
Mike Leigh
Writers
N/A
Stars
Bob Mason, Veronica Roberts, Rachel Davies
Release Date
April 10, 1975
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Bob Mason
as Les
👤
Veronica Roberts
as Carol
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies
as Yvonne

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
BBC Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Production
BBC Birmingham, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Minor yet diverting enough Mike Leigh teleplay
by Red-Barracuda2015-04-28
6/10

"The Permissive Society is a thirty minute teleplay devised by Mike Leigh. It was made for BBC Birmingham as part of their 'Second City Firsts' series of plays made specifically about characters from in that city. It's about an immature young man who brings his new girlfriend home for dinner along with his sister at their family home. This is a very slight bit of work, with one setting and no real plot. The young man is somewhat annoying but by the end of the piece we have learned more about him that makes him more sympathetic. He and his sister both have relationship difficulti..."

📖 Synopsis

During an evening spent at his house with his sister, a girl realizes that she doesn't really have much in common with her boyfriend.