Making its television debut as a BBC Play For Today on 1 November 1977, Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party became an instant hit.

A fascinating study of the pretensions of 1970s suburbia, the play focuses on the interplay between five ill-matched people during an evening characterised by alcohol, cigarettes, Demis Roussos records and cheesy nibbles. Tamzin Outhwaite stars.

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