Playhouse Presents is a stunning collection of thought-provoking, touching and often funny original plays, showcasing a wealth of acting, directing and writing talent. A star-studded collection of contemporary short dramas, featuring top talent both on and off the screen including Emma Thompson, David Tennant, Olivia Williams, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Fry, Hayley Atwell, Brenda Blethyn, Richard E. Grant and Zoë Wanamaker, among others.

Johnny is the eager-to-please ASM and understudy to arrogant actor Roger Kite,who is due to play Andy Warhol in 'The Fifteen-Minute Factory',an upcoming West End production. Roger treats Johnny abominably,forcing him to make his coffee,sort his fan mail and - particularly - keep him away from the theatre's lucky mascot,a black cat called Diddly. As the opening night approaches Kite's attitude to Johnny worsens,causing the young man to hear voices urging him to prevent Kite from starring in the opening. And so,thanks to a faulty trap door,this happens - though did Diddly also play a part in the accident?

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.

年过四十的女演员郁珠在当地家喻户晓，演技精湛，性格倔强、纯粹、真实。她最大秘密就是她有一个身份不光彩的儿子，多年来一直被寄养在乡下。大学毕业做了记者的王帆扬从小迷恋郁珠，一直想方设法接近郁珠，最后郁珠跨越年龄差异接受了他。工人出身的杜晓红一直迷恋着王帆扬，进入剧团是希望通过自己的戏剧造诣获得爱情。为了超越郁珠获得王帆扬的感情，她用尽手段挑拨离间，郁珠和王帆扬终于分手。郁珠儿子的秘密也大白于天下。此时一直默默爱着郁珠的导演李立勋站了出来与郁珠共同进退，郁珠被感动，最终和李立勋走到了一起。杜晓红的伎俩最终也大白天下，但大度的郁珠理解了她，两人尽释前嫌。最后郁珠奔赴北京继续追寻她热爱的戏剧事业 。

永田从高中开始和朋友建立了一个剧团，他兼任编剧和导演，但剧作由于太过前卫收到了很多差评，剧团面临着即将解散的状态。直到一天，永田在路上向穿着同样鞋子的沙希搭话。梦想成为演员的沙希和永田就这么谈起了恋爱。身无分文的永田搬进了沙希的家里，两人开始了同居生活。沙希无条件地支持着永田追逐梦想，永田也渐渐重新拾起对戏剧的热爱。

在阴暗的角落里隐匿多年后，现属于一个学校的古老匹兹堡剧院里的远古幽魂再一次出现。当剧院雇员和学生开始以可怕的方式倒地后，一个装模作样的侦探和两个笨蛋警察开始了滑稽地，令人毛骨悚然，作呕的寻找真相之旅。谁或什么东西正在学校搞破坏，为什么？

帮派分子Chas（詹姆斯·福克斯 James Fox 饰）是Harry Flowers的一名手下，在一次帮派争斗中，Chas杀死了一个叫Joey的人，只能逃亡。为了躲避Harry的追杀，他化名为Johnny Dean，假装是一名变戏法的，租了一所房子的地下室。房子的主人是 Turner（米克·贾格尔 Mick Jagger 饰），他和两个女人住在里面。Chas住在地下室的期间经历了一段奇幻的旅程。他联系一个朋友，让朋友替他搞了个美国护照，准备逃走。他让朋友来他住的地方与他见面，不料他的朋友却带着Harry的人一起来了...... 滚石乐队主唱Mick Jagger的第一部电影，影片完成于1968年，直到1970年才得以发行。

本片主要描绘了西班牙人在20世纪末最后一个圣诞节里发生的一些趣事。马上要做爸爸的马诺尔打算带着妻子前去丈母娘那过年，没等老丈人驱车来接，马诺尔就开着朋友的老货车出发了。老丈人自然没有接到人，反而在荒凉的郊区遭到了打劫。不巧，马诺尔夫妇的车子在半路抛锚。不得不搭便车进城里。老丈人遇到就是这位女子的男朋友。更荒唐的是，抢劫的男人看在女友的面上，居然同意老人搭车，在经过一番周折后，这群不认识的人们走到了一起，马诺尔的孩子也有劫匪的妈妈接生下来。最后他们好像一个大家庭一样，在庆祝新生儿的诞生的喜庆的气氛下度过了难忘的千年之交。

一位苦苦挣扎的女演员受雇在一个商业会议上扮演一个女人，但很快发现她的生命处于危险之中。