Play for Today
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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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Season 1Specials7 episodes
- S00E01Brimstone and Treacle1987-08-25✓
- S00E02Scum1991-07-27✓
- S00E03The Evacuees1975-03-05
- S00E04The Black Stuff1980-01-02
- S00E05Drama Out Of A Crisis - A Celebration Of Play For Today2020-10-12
- S00E06Kenneth Branagh Remembers... Billy Plays2022-10-05
- S00E07PillionTBA
Season 124 episodes
- S01E01The Long Distance Piano Player1970-10-15
- S01E02The Right Prospectus1970-10-22
- S01E03The Lie1970-10-29
- S01E04Angels Are So Few1970-11-05
- S01E05The Write-Off1970-11-12
- S01E06I Can't See My Little Willie1970-11-19
- S01E07A Distant Thunder1970-11-26
- S01E08Hearts and Flowers1970-12-03
Season 219 episodes
- S02E01Traitor1971-10-14
- S02E02Edna, the Inebriate Woman 4.51971-10-21
- S02E03Evelyn1971-10-28
- S02E04O Fat White Woman1971-11-04
- S02E05Thank You Very Much1971-11-11
- S02E06Michael Regan1971-11-18
- S02E07Skin Deep1971-11-25
- S02E08Pal1971-12-02
Season 328 episodes
- S03E01The Reporters1972-10-09
- S03E02A Life Is for Ever1972-10-16
- S03E03Carson Country1972-10-23
- S03E04Man Friday1972-10-30
- S03E05Triple Exposure1972-11-06
- S03E06Better than the Movies1972-11-13
- S03E07The General's Day1972-11-20
- S03E08The Bankrupt1972-11-27
- S03E09
Season 422 episodes
- S04E01Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont1973-10-18
- S04E02Her Majesty's Pleasure1973-10-25
- S04E03Jack Point1973-11-01
- S04E04The Emergency Channel1973-11-08
- S04E05Mummy and Daddy1973-11-15
- S04E06Private Practice1973-11-22
- S04E07Shutdown1973-11-29
- S04E08Baby Blues1973-12-06
Season 522 episodes
- S05E01Leeds--United!1974-10-31
- S05E02Baby Love1974-11-07
- S05E03Back of Beyond1974-11-14
- S05E04The Bevellers1974-11-21
- S05E05Taking Leave1974-11-28
- S05E06Fugitive1974-12-05
- S05E07Eleanor1974-12-12
- S05E08Gangsters1975-01-09
- S05E09
Season 625 episodes
- S06E01Plaintiffs and Defendants1975-10-14
- S06E02Two Sundays1975-10-21
- S06E03Moss1975-10-28
- S06E0484 Charing Cross Road1975-11-04
- S06E05Keep an Eye on Albert1975-11-11
- S06E06Children of the Sun1975-11-18
- S06E07After the Solo1975-11-25
- S06E08Through the Night1975-12-02
Season 719 episodes
- S07E01The Bar Mitzvah Boy1976-09-14
- S07E02Bet Your Life1976-09-21
- S07E03Rocky Marciano Is Dead1976-09-28
- S07E04The Elephants' Graveyard1976-10-12
- S07E05Housewives' Choice1976-10-19
- S07E06Your Man from Six Counties1976-10-26
- S07E07Buffet1976-11-02
- S07E08Love on a Gunboat1977-01-04
Season 818 episodes
- S08E01Stronger than the Sun1977-10-18
- S08E02Come the Revolution1977-10-25
- S08E03Abigail's Party1977-11-01
- S08E04Oy Vay Maria1977-11-08
- S08E05Nipper1977-11-15
- S08E06One Day at a Time1977-11-22
- S08E07The Mayor's Charity1977-11-29
- S08E08Catchpenny Twist1977-12-06
Season 921 episodes
- S09E01Nina1978-10-17
- S09E02Victims of Apartheid1978-10-24
- S09E03A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts1978-10-31
- S09E04Dinner at the Sporting Club1978-11-07
- S09E05Donal and Sally1978-11-14
- S09E06Sorry1978-11-21
- S09E07Butterflies Don't Count1978-11-28
- S09E08Soldiers Talking Cleanly1978-12-05
Season 1028 episodes
- S10E01Long Distance Information1979-10-11
- S10E02Cries from a Watchtower1979-10-18
- S10E03Comedians1979-10-25
- S10E04Even Solomon1979-11-01
- S10E05Just a Boy's Game1979-11-08
- S10E06Billy1979-11-15
- S10E07A Hole in Babylon1979-11-29
- S10E08The Slab-Boys1979-12-06
- S10E09
Season 1127 episodes
- S11E01Pasmore1980-10-21
- S11E02C2H5OH1980-10-28
- S11E03The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something1980-11-04
- S11E04The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice1980-11-11
- S11E05Minor Complications1980-11-18
- S11E06Number on End1980-11-25
- S11E07Jude1980-12-02
- S11E08The Flipside of Dominick Hide1980-12-09
Season 1222 episodes
- S12E01Country1981-10-20
- S12E02London Is Drowning1981-10-27
- S12E03A Room for the Winter1981-11-03
- S12E04No Visible Scar1981-11-17
- S12E05Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain1981-11-24
- S12E06Protest1981-12-01
- S12E07United Kingdom1981-12-08
- S12E08PQ171981-12-15
Season 1318 episodes
- S13E01Soft Targets1982-10-19
- S13E02Three Minute Heroes1982-10-26
- S13E03The Remainder Man1982-11-02
- S13E04Intensive Care1982-11-09
- S13E05A Mother Like Him1982-11-16
- S13E06John David1982-11-23
- S13E07Aliens1982-11-30
- S13E08Another Flip for Dominick1982-12-14
- S13E09
Season 1421 episodes
- S14E01Stan's Last Game1983-10-25
- S14E02Young Shoulders1984-02-14
- S14E03A Coming to Terms for Billy1984-02-21
- S14E04Z for Zachariah1984-02-28
- S14E05Moving on the Edge1984-03-06
- S14E06Desert of Lies1984-03-13
- S14E07Hard Feelings1984-03-20
- S14E08Under the Hammer1984-03-27