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Play for Today (1970)

6.6 14 seasons 314 episodes Ended
Drama

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
Plaintiffs and DefendantsOct 14, 1975 · 1h 15m

A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.

E2
Two SundaysOct 21, 1975 · 1h 15m

An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.

E3
MossOct 28, 1975 · 1h 15m

Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."

E4
84 Charing Cross RoadNov 4, 1975 · 1h 15m

An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years

E5
Keep an Eye on AlbertNov 11, 1975 · 1h 15m

Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert…

E6
Children of the SunNov 18, 1975 · 1h 15m

"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all Bri…

E7
After the SoloNov 25, 1975 · 1h 15m

A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.

E8
Through the NightDec 2, 1975 · 1h 15m

A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.

E9
A Passage to EnglandDec 9, 1975 · 1h 15m

A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat

E10
Rumpole of the BaileyDec 16, 1975 · 1h 15m

Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.

E11
The Other WomanJan 6, 1976 · 1h 11m

An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.

E12
Nuts in MayJan 13, 1976 · 1h 15m

Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a…

E13
Doran's BoxJan 20, 1976 · 1h 15m

A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort…

E14
Packman's BarnJan 27, 1976 · 1h 15m

John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict…

E15
A Story to Frighten the ChildrenFeb 3, 1976 · 1h 15m

A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.

E16
The Happy Hunting GroundFeb 10, 1976 · 1h 15m

The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes wi…

E17
The Jumping Bean BagFeb 17, 1976 · 1h 15m

An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success…

E18
Clay, Smeddum and GreendenFeb 24, 1976 · 1h 15m

A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession…

E19
Love Letters on Blue PaperMar 2, 1976 · 1h 15m

Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue pap…

E20
Willie RoughMar 9, 1976 · 1h 15m

A story depicting life in a shipyard

E21
Tiptoe through the TulipsMar 16, 1976 · 1h 15m

A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.

E22
The PeddlerMar 23, 1976 · 1h 15m

One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which…

E23
Early StrugglesMar 30, 1976 · 1h 15m

A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood

E24
Double DareApr 6, 1976 · 1h 15m

A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.

E25
The House of Bernarda AlbaJul 28, 1976 · 1h 15m

The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.

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