Play for Today

(10/15/1970–08/28/1984)

DramaScience-Fiction

BBC One (GB)75 min

Play for Today, an anthology series of plays carrying on in the tradition of its predecessor The Wednesday Play, presented controversial works by such writers as Dennis Potter, David Mercer, Alan Bennett, and Jim Allen, with such directors as Ken Loach, Alan Clarke, Philip Saville, and Mike Newell. Several plays in the series led to various spin-offs, including Play for Tomorrow and Rumpole of the Bailey.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

The Long Distance Piano Player

October 15, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E02

The Right Prospectus

October 22, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E03

The Lie

October 29, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E04

Angels Are So Few

November 05, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E05

The Write-Off

November 12, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E06

I Can't See My Little Willie

November 19, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E07

A Distant Thunder

November 26, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E08

Hearts and Flowers

December 03, 1970 at 11:00 AM

S01E09

Robin Redbreast

December 10, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E10

The Hallelujah Handshake

December 17, 1970 at 08:20 PM

S01E11

Alma Mater

January 07, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E12

Circle Line

January 14, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E13

Hell's Angel

January 21, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E14

The Piano

January 28, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E15

Billy's Last Stand

February 04, 1971 at 08:25 PM

S01E16

The Rainbirds

February 11, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E17

Reddick

February 18, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E18

The Foxtrot

April 29, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E19

When the Bough Breaks

May 06, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E20

Orkney

May 13, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E21

The Rank and File

May 20, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E22

The Man in the Sidecar

May 27, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S01E23

Everybody Say Cheese

June 03, 1971 at 08:20 PM

Season 2

S02E01

Traitor

October 14, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S02E02

Edna, the Inebriate Woman

October 21, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S02E03

Evelyn

October 28, 1971 at 08:20 PM

S02E04

O Fat White Woman

November 04, 1971 at 09:20 PM

S02E05

Thank You Very Much

November 11, 1971 at 09:20 PM

S02E06

Michael Regan

November 18, 1971 at 09:20 PM

S02E07

Skin Deep

November 25, 1971 at 12:00 PM

S02E08

Pal

December 02, 1971 at 12:00 PM

S02E09

The Pigeon Fancier

December 09, 1971 at 12:00 PM

S02E10

Home

January 06, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E11

Still Waters

January 13, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E12

Stocker's Copper

January 20, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E13

The House on Highbury Hill

January 27, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E14

In the Beautiful Caribbean

February 03, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E15

Ackerman, Dougall and Harker

February 10, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E16

The Villa Maroc

February 17, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E17

Cows

February 24, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S02E18

A Time to Keep

April 27, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S02E19

The Fishing Party

June 01, 1972 at 11:00 AM

Season 3

S03E01

The Reporters

October 09, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S03E02

A Life Is Forever

October 16, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S03E03

Carson Country

October 23, 1972 at 11:00 AM

S03E04

Man Friday

October 30, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E05

Triple Exposure

November 06, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E06

Better than the Movies

November 13, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E07

The General's Day

November 20, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E08

The Bankrupt

November 27, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E09

Just Your Luck

December 04, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E10

The Bouncing Boy

December 11, 1972 at 12:00 PM

S03E11

Shakespeare or Bust

January 08, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E12

Land of Green Ginger

January 15, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E13

Kisses at Fifty

January 22, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E14

Highway Robbery

January 29, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E15

Song at Twilight

February 05, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E16

Only Make Believe

February 12, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E17

For Sylvia or the Air Show

February 19, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E18

The Operation

February 26, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E19

Access to the Children

March 05, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E20

Hard Labour

March 12, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S03E21

Man Above Men

March 19, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E22

Speech Day

March 26, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E23

Steps Back

May 14, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E24

Three's One

June 04, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E25

Edward G.--Like the Film Star

June 11, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E26

Blooming Youth

June 18, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E27

The Stretch

June 25, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S03E28

Making the Play

July 02, 1973 at 11:00 AM

Season 4

S04E01

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

October 18, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S04E02

Her Majesty's Pleasure

October 25, 1973 at 11:00 AM

S04E03

Jack Point

November 01, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E04

The Emergency Channel

November 08, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E05

Mummy and Daddy

November 15, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E06

Private Practice

November 22, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E07

Shutdown

November 29, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E08

Baby Blues

December 06, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E09

Jingle Bells

December 13, 1973 at 12:00 PM

S04E10

The Lonely Man's Lover

January 17, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E11

All Good Men

January 31, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E12

Joe's Ark

February 14, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E13

Hot Fat

February 21, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E14

Easy Go

March 07, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E15

Headmaster

March 14, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S04E16

Penda's Fen

March 21, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E17

Pigeon--Hawk or Dove?

March 28, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E18

Three for the Fancy

April 11, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E19

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

June 06, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E20

Schmoedipus

June 20, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E21

The Childhood Friend

June 27, 1974 at 11:00 AM

S04E22

A Follower for Emily

July 04, 1974 at 11:00 AM

Season 5

S05E01

Leeds--United!

October 31, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E02

Baby Love

November 07, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E03

Back of Beyond

November 14, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E04

The Bevellers

November 21, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E05

Taking Leave

November 28, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E06

Fugitive

December 05, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E07

Eleanor

December 12, 1974 at 12:00 PM

S05E08

Gangsters

January 09, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E09

The After Dinner Game

January 16, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E10

Breath

January 23, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E11

The Death of a Young, Young Man

January 30, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E12

Sunset Across the Bay

February 20, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E13

Funny Farm

February 27, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E14

Goodbye

March 06, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E15

Just Another Saturday

March 13, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S05E16

A Child of Hope

April 24, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E17

The Saturday Party

May 01, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E18

Wednesday Love

May 08, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E19

The Dandelion Clock

May 15, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E20

Brassneck

May 22, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E21

The Floater

May 29, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S05E22

By Common Consent

June 05, 1975 at 11:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

Plaintiffs and Defendants

October 14, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S06E02

Two Sundays

October 21, 1975 at 11:00 AM

S06E03

Moss

October 28, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E04

84 Charing Cross Road

November 04, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E05

Keep an Eye on Albert

November 11, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E06

Children of the Sun

November 18, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E07

After the Solo

November 25, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E08

Through the Night

December 02, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E09

A Passage to England

December 09, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E10

Rumpole of the Bailey

December 16, 1975 at 12:00 PM

S06E11

The Other Woman

January 06, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E12

Nuts in May

January 13, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E13

Doran's Box

January 20, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E14

Packman's Barn

January 27, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E15

A Story to Frighten the Children

February 03, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E16

The Happy Hunting Ground

February 10, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E17

The Jumping Bean Bag

February 17, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E18

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

February 24, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E19

Love Letters on Blue Paper

March 02, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E20

Willie Rough

March 09, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E21

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

March 16, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S06E22

The Peddler

March 23, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S06E23

Early Struggles

March 30, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S06E24

Double Dare

April 06, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S06E25

The House of Bernarda Alba

July 28, 1976 at 11:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

The Bar Mitzvah Boy

September 14, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S07E02

Bet Your Life

September 21, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S07E03

Rocky Marciano Is Dead

September 28, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S07E04

The Elephants' Graveyard

October 12, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S07E05

Housewives' Choice

October 19, 1976 at 11:00 AM

S07E06

Your Man from Six Counties

October 26, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S07E07

Buffet

November 02, 1976 at 12:00 PM

S07E08

Love on a Gunboat

January 04, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S07E09

The Kiss of Death

January 11, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S07E10

Our Flesh and Blood

January 18, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S07E11

Do as I Say

January 25, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S07E12

Spend, Spend, Spend

March 15, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S07E13

A Photograph

March 22, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E14

The Price of Coal (1)

March 29, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E15

The Price of Coal (2)

April 05, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E16

Gotcha

April 12, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E17

Campion's Interview

April 12, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E18

A Choice of Evils

April 19, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S07E19

The Country Party

April 26, 1977 at 11:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

Stronger Than the Sun

October 18, 1977 at 11:00 AM

S08E02

Come the Revolution

October 25, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E03

Abigail's Party

November 01, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E04

Oy Vay Maria

November 08, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E05

Nipper

November 15, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E06

One Day at a Time

November 22, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E07

The Mayor's Charity

November 29, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E08

Catchpenny Twist

December 06, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E09

Charades

December 13, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E10

The Thin End of the Wedge

December 20, 1977 at 12:00 PM

S08E11

Scully's New Year's Eve

January 03, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E12

Licking Hitler

January 10, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E13

Red Shift

January 17, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E14

The Spongers

January 24, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E15

Destiny

January 31, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E16

The After Dinner Joke

February 14, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S08E17

The Legion Hall Bombing

August 22, 1978 at 11:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

Nina

October 17, 1978 at 11:00 AM

S09E02

Victims of Apartheid

October 24, 1978 at 11:00 AM

S09E03

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

October 31, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E04

Dinner at the Sporting Club

November 07, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E05

Donal and Sally

November 14, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E06

Sorry

November 21, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E07

Butterflies Don't Count

November 28, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E08

Soldiers Talking Cleanly

December 05, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E09

One Bummer Newsday

December 12, 1978 at 12:00 PM

S09E10

The Out of Town Boys

January 02, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E11

Vampires

January 09, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E12

The Chief Mourner

January 16, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E13

Waterloo Sunset

January 23, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E14

Blue Remembered Hills

January 30, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E15

Who's Who

February 06, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E16

The Last Window Cleaner

February 13, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E17

Ploughman's Share

February 27, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E18

Degree of Uncertainty

March 06, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E19

Light

March 13, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S09E20

Coming Out

April 10, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S09E21

Don't Be Silly

July 24, 1979 at 11:00 AM

Season 10

S10E01

Long Distance Information

October 11, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S10E02

Cries from a Watchtower

October 18, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S10E03

Comedians

October 25, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S10E04

Even Solomon

November 01, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E05

Just a Boy's Game

November 08, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E06

Billy

November 15, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E07

A Hole in Babylon

November 29, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E08

The Slab-Boys

December 06, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E09

Katie

December 13, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E10

The Network

December 20, 1979 at 12:00 PM

S10E11

Chance of a Lifetime

January 03, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E12

Keep Smiling

January 10, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E13

Dreams of Leaving

January 17, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E14

Thicker Than Water

January 24, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E15

Murder Rap

January 31, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E16

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

February 07, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E17

No Defence

February 14, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E18

That Crazy Woman

February 21, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E19

A Gift from Nessus

February 28, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E20

Kate, the Good Neighbour

March 06, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E21

Buses

March 13, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S10E22

Shadows on Our Skin

March 20, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E23

Ladies

March 27, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E24

The Vanishing Army

April 03, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E25

Not for the Likes of Us

April 10, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E26

The Executioner

April 17, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E27

The Imitation Game

April 24, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S10E28

A Walk in the Forest

May 14, 1980 at 11:00 AM

Season 11

S11E01

Pasmore

October 21, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S11E02

C2H5OH

October 28, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E03

The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

November 04, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E04

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

November 11, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E05

Minor Complications

November 18, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E06

Number on End

November 25, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E07

Jude

December 02, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E08

The Flipside of Dominick Hyde

December 09, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E09

Name for the Day

December 16, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E10

Jessie

December 23, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S11E11

Beyond the Pale

January 06, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E12

The Muscle Market

January 13, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E13

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

January 20, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E14

Dear Brutus

January 27, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E15

The Cause

February 03, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E16

Beloved Enemy

February 10, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E17

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

February 17, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E18

The Union

February 24, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E19

Sorry

March 03, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E20

The Garland

March 10, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E21

The Sin Bin

March 17, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E22

Before Water Lillies

March 24, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S11E23

Bavarian Night

March 31, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S11E24

The Good Time Girls

April 07, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S11E25

Baby Talk

April 14, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S11E26

A Turn for the Worse

April 28, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S11E27

Psy-Warriors

May 12, 1981 at 11:00 AM

Season 12

S12E01

Country

October 20, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S12E02

London Is Drowning

October 27, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E03

A Room for the Winter

November 03, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E04

No Visible Scar

November 17, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E05

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

November 24, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E06

Protest

December 01, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E07

United Kingdom

December 08, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E08

PQ17

December 15, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E09

The Factory

December 22, 1981 at 12:00 PM

S12E10

England's Green and Pleasant Land

January 05, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E11

A Cotswold Death

January 12, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E12

Under the Skin

January 19, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E13

Commitments

January 26, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E14

Life After Death

February 02, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E15

The Silly Season

February 09, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E16

Too Late to Talk to Billy

February 16, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E17

Willie's Last Stand

February 23, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E18

Tishoo

March 09, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E19

Home Sweet Home

March 16, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E20

A Sudden Wrench

March 23, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S12E21

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

March 30, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S12E22

Whistling Wally

April 06, 1982 at 11:00 AM

Season 13

S13E01

Soft Targets

October 19, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S13E02

Three Minute Heroes

October 26, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E03

The Remainder Man

November 02, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E04

Intensive Care

November 09, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E05

A Mother Like Him

November 16, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E06

John David

November 23, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E07

Aliens

November 30, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E08

Another Flip for Dominick

December 14, 1982 at 12:00 PM

S13E09

Last Love

March 01, 1983 at 12:00 PM

S13E10

Gates of Gold

March 08, 1983 at 12:00 PM

S13E11

Wayne and Albert

March 15, 1983 at 12:00 PM

S13E12

Atlantis

March 22, 1983 at 12:00 PM

S13E13

The Last Term

April 05, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S13E14

Reluctant Chickens

April 12, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S13E15

Shall I Be Mother?

April 19, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S13E16

The Falklands Factor

April 26, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S13E17

A Matter of Choice for Billy

May 10, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S13E18

Floating Off

August 24, 1983 at 11:00 AM

Season 14

S14E01

Stan's Last Game

October 25, 1983 at 12:00 PM

S14E02

Young Shoulders

February 14, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E03

A Coming to Terms for Billy

February 21, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E04

Z for Zachariah

February 28, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E05

Moving on the Edge

March 06, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E06

Desert of Lies

March 13, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E07

Hard Feelings

March 20, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S14E08

Under the Hammer

March 27, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E09

King

April 03, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E10

Rainy Day Women

April 10, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E11

Dog Ends

July 17, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E12

The Groundling and the Kite

July 24, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E13

The Cry

July 31, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E14

It Could Happen to Anybody

August 14, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E15

Only Children

August 21, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S14E16

The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle

August 28, 1984 at 11:00 AM