Dame Joan Collins takes on all of Gertrude Lawrence's lead roles in rare and entertaining television productions of eight out of the nine thirty-minute playlets by Noël Coward which he and Lawrence performed on-stage in sets of three from 1935 as "Tonight at 8.30". 1: 'Hands Across the Sea' (a light comedy). 2: 'Red Peppers' (an interlude with music). 3: 'The Astonished Heart' (a sad love tale). 4: 'Family Album' (a Victorian vignette). 5: 'Fumed Oak' (an unpleasant comedy). 6: 'Ways and Means' (a light comedy). 7: 'Still Life' (a romantic interlude). 8: 'Shadow Play' (a musical fantasy).
Reiko, a female college student, was looking outside with her newly purchased telescope. She bought it impulsively, but since she had no intention of using it, she looked around the neighborhood.
Claude, a militant anarchist, is caught stealing and is shot by a policeman while fleeing the scene. Dodo, a hairdresser, is hit by one of the stray bullets.
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids.
Featuring Arnold and Ahneva from Wendy Clarke's One on One video series, this video dialogue deeply connects the pair through discussion of Black brother and sisterhood.
