• 1970
  • 1h 15m
Play for Today

Summary BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations from 1970-1984. Over 300 episodes aired, each 50 mins to 1 hr 40 mins long. Some were later developed into series, like Rumpole of the Bailey. View more details

  • 1970
  • 1h 15m

Play for Today

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Nigel Hawthorne Alison Steadman David Daker Tony Caunter

All cast & crew

7.8

Details

Genres : Comedy Mystery Horror Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 1970

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Filming locations : England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations from 1970-1984. Over 300 episodes aired, each 50 mins to 1 hr 40 mins long. Some were later developed into series, like Rumpole of the Bailey. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Mystery Horror Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 1970

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Filming locations : England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Photos

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 14, 1970
The Long Distance Piano Player
Play For Today began with Alan Sharp's script about a man whose marriage is under strain when he undertakes a piano-playing marathon over four days. Starring Ray Davies, it remains in the BBC archives only as a black and white copy.
Episode 2 • Oct 21, 1970
The Right Prospectus
A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.
Episode 3 • Oct 28, 1970
The Lie
A couple are trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.
Episode 4 • Nov 04, 1970
Angels Are So Few
For the BBC's WEDNESDAY PLAY series, Dennis Potter offered one of his "visitation dramas": Housewife Cynthia Nicholls is married to prudish Richard Nicholls. One day, her mundane household chores are interrupted by the arrival on her front step of scruffy, coarse Michael Biddle. He claims to be an angel, but on the face of it, he could simply be a deranged street person. She challenges the angel Michael by pointing out that he has no wings.
Episode 5 • Nov 11, 1970
The Write-Off
A man is made redundant but can't bring himself to let anyone know, plunging into a web of deceit as he keeps up the charade he is still in work.
Episode 6 • Nov 18, 1970
I Can't See My Little Willie
When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge. This edition is missing from the BBC archives, though a domestic copy of the soundtrack exists.
Episode 7 • Nov 25, 1970
A Distant Thunder
A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 8 • Dec 02, 1970
Hearts and Flowers
A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral. This edition remains in the BBC archives only in black and white.
Episode 9 • Dec 09, 1970
Robin Redbreast
After a long-term relationship ends, Norah moves to a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly., if eccentric. She starts a flirtatious relationship with young gamekeeper, Rob. But events at a festival have her feeling manipulated. Only later, do the consequences of that relationship leave her trapped in a nightmare.
Episode 10 • Dec 16, 1970
The Hallelujah Handshake
A lonely young man longing to be accepted lies his way into a local church. The priest and his congregation soon begin to unravel his tales as his actions become versatile.
Episode 11 • Jan 06, 1971
Alma Mater
A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 12 • Jan 13, 1971
Circle Line
A cynical student has a radically different view of life from his landlady, leading to conflict. Matters come to a head when he sleeps with her fourteen-year-old brother. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 13 • Jan 20, 1971
Hell's Angel
A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 14 • Jan 27, 1971
The Piano
An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them.
Episode 15 • Feb 03, 1971
Billy's Last Stand
Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 16 • Feb 10, 1971
The Rainbirds
A man who attempted suicide by jumping out a window is saved only to live in a coma, in which he has fantasies about his relatives and nightmare creatures.
Episode 17 • Feb 17, 1971
Reddick
Charges that the Reverend 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.
Episode 18 • Apr 28, 1971
The Fox Trot
The lives of Gwen and Arthur are complicated when Gwen's long-lost husband comes back on the scene, and none of them seem to notice when their situation is reflected on TV. This edition remains in the BBC archives only in black and white.
Episode 19 • May 05, 1971
When the Bough Breaks
An ultra-realistic procedural drama of a social worker's investigation into the case of a battered infant received critical acclaim.
Episode 20 • May 12, 1971
Orkney
A trilogy of plays - "A Time to Keep", "The Whaler's Return" and "Celia" - exploring the life of the Orkney islanders in the past and present.
Episode 21 • May 19, 1971
The Rank and File
When a pay discrepancy continues without any resolution, glass factory workers turn to their union for support. But when it is not forthcoming, they take things into their own hands.
Episode 22 • May 26, 1971
The Man in the Sidecar
Edith is a very successful writer. Her husband, Gerald, is a very much less successful one, as she never fails to remind him. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Episode 23 • Jun 02, 1971
Everybody Say Cheese
The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
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