Play for Today
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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1. The Long Distance Piano PlayerA man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playingCC1 h 15 minOct 15, 1970
2. The Right ProspectusA couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.CC1 h 15 minOct 22, 1970
3. The Lie""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.CC1 h 15 minOct 29, 1970
4. Angels Are So FewA man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.CC1 h 15 minNov 5, 1970- 5. The Write-OffA 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.CC1 h 15 minNov 12, 1970
- 6. I Can't See My Little WillieA man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game showCC1 h 15 minNov 19, 1970
- 7. A Distant ThunderA newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.CC1 h 15 minNov 26, 1970
- 8. Hearts and FlowersA TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeralCC1 h 15 minDec 3, 1970
9. Robin RedbreastA woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.CC1 h 15 minDec 10, 1970- 10. The Hallelujah HandshakeA petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregationCC1 h 15 minDec 17, 1970
- 11. Alma MaterA civil servant working abroad revisits his old schoolCC1 h 15 minJan 7, 1971
- 12. Circle LineA 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.CC1 h 15 minJan 14, 1971
- 13. Hell's AngelA couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.CC1 h 15 minJan 21, 1971
- 14. The PianoAn old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with themCC1 h 15 minJan 28, 1971
- 15. Billy's Last StandBilly, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.CC1 h 15 minFeb 4, 1971
- 16. The RainbirdsA 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.CC1 h 15 minFeb 11, 1971
- 17. ReddickCharges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.CC1 h 15 minFeb 18, 1971
- 18. The FoxtrotAn odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husbandCC1 h 15 minApr 29, 1971
- 19. When the Bough BreaksWhen an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parentsCC1 h 15 minMay 6, 1971
- 20. OrkneyA trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and presentCC1 h 15 minMay 13, 1971
- 21. The Rank and FileThe story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970CC1 h 15 minMay 20, 1971
- 22. The Man in the SidecarA succesful novelist Edith lives with her husband and his friend, but she decides to ask the friend to leave.CC1 h 15 minMay 27, 1971
- 23. Everybody Say CheeseThe story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photosCC1 h 15 minJun 3, 1971
- 24. The Cellar and the Almond TreeNo synopsis available yet.CCJun 10, 1971
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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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- Graeme MacDonald
