An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

On the eve of William and Anne's wedding, family chaos erupts when William's ex-wife interferes. During the post-wedding party, heavy drinking leads to open fights and hidden trysts. The festivities turn grim when a body is discovered in the barn, forcing the family to close ranks and cover up dark truths.

A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make a better life for herself and her children.

An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood.

A man gets stuck in a deep hole, unable to escape. From The Bristol University RFT course 1979.