The story of Hugh Hefner, the creator of one of the most recognisable brands in the world, is told through interviews, archival footage, and re-enactments covering the six decades of Hefner's life since the launch of Playboy magazine.
EPISODE 1
Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe
A surprising turn of events leads to Marilyn Monroe becoming Playboy's first pin-up.
EPISODE 2
Birth of the Centerfold: The Girl Next Door
Playboy's formula for success - a focus on the `girl next door' - is born after Hugh Hefner persuades his subscription manager to pose for the magazine's first centrefold.
EPISODE 3
Becoming Mr. Playboy
During the 1950s, Hugh Hefner uses the national success of Playboy as an opportunity to speak out about social issues - while enjoying the perks attendant upon being Mr Playboy.
EPISODE 4
Members Only: The Playboy Club
In Chicago, Hugh Hefner opens the Playboy Club - and creates the perfect nightlife hostess in the bunny - in order to make the Playboy bachelor lifestyle available to the public.
EPISODE 5
The Playboy Interview
Hugh Hefner gives birth to the Playboy Interview, a platform upon which pressing social issues can be discussed. Controversy follows the publication of an interview with Malcolm X.
EPISODE 6
Rebel With a Cause: Civil Liberties and Government Crackdowns
Hugh Hefner works around the clock after becoming addicted to an amphetamine drug. He uses Playboy in his fight for civil rights and publishes the final written words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Matt Whelan
Emmett Skilton
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Ian Bell
Eryn Wilson
Fraser Brown
Andrew Robertt
Stephen David
Richard Rosenzweig
