Unprecedented (TV series)

For the 2022 documentary with the same name, see Unprecedented (miniseries).

Unprecedented is a 2020 UK television series first shown on BBC Four.^[1][2][3][4]

It comprised 14 short plays, first broadcast in five episodes from 26 May to 29 May 2020. Each play was performed and recorded remotely, during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerned different aspects of life under lockdown. Actors taking part included Geraldine James, Lennie James and Alison Steadman.^[1][2]

Plays

Plays and episodes in Unprecedented

Episode	Date first broadcast	Title	Writer	Reference
1	26 May 2020	Viral	James Graham	[5]
1	26 May 2020	Penny	Charlene James	[5]
1	26 May 2020	Going Forward	John Donnelly	[5]
2	27 May 2020	Romantic Distancing	Tim Price	[6]
2	27 May 2020	Safer at Home	Anna Maloney	[6]
2	27 May 2020	House Party	April De Angelis	[6]
3	28 May 2020	Grounded	Duncan Macmillan	[7]
3	28 May 2020	Fear Fatigue	Prasanna Puwanarajah	[7]
4	28 May 2020	Kat and Zaccy	Deborah Bruce	[8]
4	28 May 2020	The Unexpected Expert	Matilda Ibini	[8]
4	28 May 2020	The Night After	Josh Azouz	[8]
5	29 May 2020	Central Hill	Nathaniel Martello-White	[9]
5	29 May 2020	Batshit	Jasmine Lee-Jones	[9]
5	29 May 2020	Everybody's Talkin'	Chloe Moss	[9]