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PLAY FOR TODAY

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Anthology series showcasing works new to television, continuing the form established by the groundbreaking The WEDNESDAY PLAY series (BBC1, 1964-70). GB. BBC Television. BBC1 tx 1970/10/15-1984/08/28 [15 series of plays]

Episodes

The AMAZING MISS STELLA ESTELLE (28/08/1984)
ONLY CHILDREN (21/08/1984)
IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY (14/08/1984)
The CRY (31/07/1984)
The GROUNDLING AND THE KITE (24/07/1984)
DOG ENDS (17/07/1984)
RAINY DAY WOMEN (10/04/1984)
KING (03/04/1984)
UNDER THE HAMMER (27/03/1984)
HARD FEELINGS (20/03/1984)
DESERT OF LIES (13/03/1984)
MOVING ON THE EDGE (06/03/1984)
Z FOR ZACHARIAH (28/02/1984)
A COMING TO TERMS FOR BILLY (21/02/1984)
YOUNG SHOULDERS (14/02/1984)
STAN'S LAST GAME (25/10/1983)
FLOATING OFF (24/08/1983)
A MATTER OF CHOICE FOR BILLY (10/05/1983)
The FALKLANDS FACTOR (26/04/1983)
SHALL I BE MOTHER? (19/04/1983)
RELUCTANT CHICKENS (12/04/1983)
The LAST TERM (05/04/1983)
ATLANTIS (29/03/1983)
WAYNE AND ALBERT (15/03/1983)
GATES OF GOLD (08/03/1983)
LAST LOVE (01/03/1983)
ANOTHER FLIP FOR DOMINICK (14/12/1982)
ALIENS (30/11/1982)
JOHN DAVID (23/11/1982)
A MOTHER LIKE HIM (16/11/1982)
INTENSIVE CARE (09/11/1982)
The REMAINDER MAN (02/11/1982)
3 MINUTE HEROES (26/10/1982)
SOFT TARGETS (19/10/1982)
WHISTLING WALLY (06/04/1982)
EVE SET THE BALLS OF CORRUPTION ROLLING (30/03/1982)
A SUDDEN WRENCH (23/03/1982)
HOME SWEET HOME (16/03/1982)
TISHOO (09/03/1982)
WILLIE'S LAST STAND (23/02/1982)
TOO LATE TO TALK TO BILLY (16/02/1982)
The SILLY SEASON (09/02/1982)
LIFE AFTER DEATH (02/02/1982)
COMMITMENTS (26/01/1982)
UNDER THE SKIN (19/01/1982)
A COTSWOLD DEATH (12/01/1982)
ENGLAND'S GREENS AND PEASANT LAND (05/01/1982)
The FACTORY (22/12/1981)
P.Q.17 (15/12/1981)
UNITED KINGDOM (08/12/1981)
PROTEST (01/12/1981)
IRIS IN THE TRAFFIC, RUBY IN THE RAIN (24/11/1981)
NO VISIBLE SCAR (17/11/1981)
A ROOM FOR THE WINTER (03/11/1981)
LONDON IS DROWNING (27/10/1981)
COUNTRY (20/10/1981)
PSY-WARRIORS (12/05/1981)
A TURN FOR THE WORSE (28/04/1981)
BABY TALK (21/04/1981)
The GOOD TIME GIRLS (07/04/1981)
BAVARIAN NIGHT (31/03/1981)
BEFORE WATER LILIES (24/03/1981)
The SIN BIN (17/03/1981)
SHAI MALA KHANI THE GARLAND (10/03/1981)
SORRY (03/03/1981)
The UNION (24/02/1981)
The KAMIKAZE GROUND STAFF REUNION DINNER (17/02/1981)
BELOVED ENEMY (10/02/1981)
The CAUSE (03/02/1981)
A BRUSH WITH MR. PORTER ON THE ROAD TO ELDORADO (20/01/1981)
The MUSCLE MARKET (13/01/1981)
BEYOND THE PALE (06/01/1981)
JESSIE (23/12/1980)
NAME FOR THE DAY (16/12/1980)
The FLIPSIDE OF DOMINICK HIDE (09/12/1980)
JUDE (02/12/1980)
MINOR COMPLICATIONS (18/11/1980)
The ADVENTURES OF FRANK PART 2 SEEDS OF ICE (11/11/1980)
The ADVENTURES OF FRANK PART 1 EVERBODY'S FIDDLING SOMETHING (04/11/1980)
C2H5OH (28/10/1980)
PASMORE (21/10/1980)
A WALK IN THE FOREST (14/05/1980)
The IMITATION GAME (24/04/1980)
The EXECUTIONER (17/04/1980)
NOT FOR THE LIKES OF US (10/04/1980)
LADIES (27/03/1980)
SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN (20/03/1980)
BUSES (13/03/1980)
KATE, THE GOOD NEIGHBOR (06/03/1980)
A GIFT FROM NESSUS (28/02/1980)
THAT CRAZY WOMAN (21/02/1980)
NO DEFENCE (14/02/1980)
INSTANT ENLIGHTENMENT INCLUDING VAT (07/02/1980)
MURDER RAP (31/01/1980)
THICKER THAN WATER (24/01/1980)
DREAMS OF LEAVING (17/01/1980)
KEEP SMILING (10/01/1980)
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (03/01/1980)
The NETWORK (20/12/1979)
KATIE The YEAR OF A CHILD (13/12/1979)
The SLAB BOYS (06/12/1979)
A HOLE IN BABYLON (29/11/1979)
BILLY (13/11/1979)
JUST A BOY'S GAME (08/11/1979)
EVEN SOLOMON (01/11/1979)
COMEDIANS (25/10/1979)
CRIES FROM A WATCHTOWER (18/10/1979)
LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION (11/10/1979)
DON'T BE SILLY (24/07/1979)
COMING OUT (10/04/1979)
LIGHT (13/03/1979)
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY (06/03/1979)
PLOUGHMAN'S SHARE (27/02/1979)
The LAST WINDOW CLEANER (13/02/1979)
WHO'S WHO (05/02/1979)
BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS (30/01/1979)
WATERLOO SUNSET (23/01/1979)
The CHIEF MOURNER (16/01/1979)
VAMPIRES (09/01/1979)
The OUT OF TOWN BOYS (02/01/1979)
ONE BUMMER NEWS DAY (12/12/1978)
SOLDIERS TALKING, CLEANLY (05/12/1978)
BUTTERFLIES DON'T COUNT (28/11/1978)
SORRY... (21/11/1978)
DONAL AND SALLY (14/11/1978)
DINNER AT THE SPORTING CLUB (07/11/1978)
A TOUCH OF THE TINY HACKETTS (31/10/1978)
VICTIMS OF APARTHEID (24/10/1978)
NINA (17/10/1978)
The LEGION HALL BOMBING (22/08/1978)
The AFTER DINNER JOKE (14/02/1978)
DESTINY (31/01/1978)
The SPONGERS (24/01/1978)
RED SHIFT (17/01/1978)
LICKING HITLER (10/01/1978)
SCULLY'S NEW YEAR'S EVE (03/01/1978)
The THIN END OF THE WEDGE (20/12/1977)
CHARADES (13/12/1977)
CATCHPENNY TWIST (05/12/1977)
The MAYOR'S CHARITY (29/11/1977)
ONE DAY AT A TIME (22/11/1977)
NIPPER (15/11/1977)
OY VAY MARIA (08/11/1977)
ABIGAIL'S PARTY (01/11/1977)
COME THE REVOLUTION (25/10/1977)
STRONGER THAN THE SUN (18/10/1977)
The COUNTRY PARTY (26/04/1977)
A CHOICE OF EVILS (19/04/1977)
GOTCHA (12/04/1977)
CAMPION'S INTERVIEW (12/04/1977)
A PHOTOGRAPH (22/03/1977)
SPEND SPEND SPEND (15/03/1977)
DO AS I SAY (25/01/1977)
OUR FLESH AND BLOOD (18/01/1977)
The KISS OF DEATH (11/01/1977)
LOVE ON A GUNBOAT (04/01/1977)
BUFFET (02/11/1976)
YOUR MAN FROM SIX COUNTIES (26/10/1976)
HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE (19/10/1976)
The ELEPHANTS' GRAVEYARD (12/10/1976)
ROCKY MARCIANO IS DEAD (28/09/1976)
BET YOUR LIFE (21/09/1976)
BAR MITZVAH BOY (14/09/1976)
DOUBLE DARE (06/04/1976)
EARLY STRUGGLES (30/03/1976)
The PEDDLER (23/03/1976)
TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS (16/03/1976)
WILLIE ROUGH (09/03/1976)
LOVE LETTERS ON BLUE PAPER (02/03/1976)
CLAY, SMEDDUM AND GREENDEN (24/02/1976)
JUMPING BEAN BAG (17/02/1976)
The HAPPY HUNTING GROUND (10/02/1976)
A STORY TO FRIGHTEN THE CHILDREN (03/02/1976)
PACKMAN'S BARN (27/01/1976)
DORAN'S BOX (20/01/1976)
NUTS IN MAY (13/01/1976)
The OTHER WOMAN (06/01/1976)
RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY (16/12/1975)
A PASSAGE TO ENGLAND (09/12/1975)
THROUGH THE NIGHT (02/12/1975)
AFTER THE SOLO (25/11/1975)
CHILDREN OF THE SUN (18/11/1975)
KEEP AN EYE ON ALBERT (11/11/1975)
84, CHARING CROSS ROAD (04/11/1975)
MOSS (28/10/1975)
TWO SUNDAYS (21/10/1975)
PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS (14/10/1975)
The FLOATER (29/05/1975)
BRASSNECK (22/05/1975)
The DANDELION CLOCK (15/05/1975)
WEDNESDAY LOVE (08/05/1975)
The SATURDAY PARTY (01/05/1975)
CHILD OF HOPE (24/04/1975)
JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY (13/03/1975)
GOODBYE (06/03/1975)
FUNNY FARM (27/02/1975)
SUNSET ACROSS THE BAY (20/02/1975)
The DEATH OF A YOUNG YOUNG MAN (30/01/1975)
BREATH (23/01/1975)
The AFTER DINNER GAME (16/01/1975)
GANGSTERS (09/01/1975)
ELEANOR (12/12/1974)
FUGITIVE (05/12/1974)
TAKING LEAVE (28/11/1974)
The BEVELLERS (21/11/1974)
BACK OF BEYOND (14/11/1974)
BABY LOVE (07/11/1974)
LEEDS - UNITED! (31/10/1974)
A FOLLOWER FOR EMILY (04/07/1974)
The CHILDHOOD FRIEND (27/06/1974)
SCHMOEDIPUS (20/06/1974)
The CHEVIOT, THE STAG AND THE BLACK, BLACK OIL (06/06/1974)
THREE FOR THE FANCY (11/04/1974)
PIDGEON - HAWK OR DOVE? (28/03/1974)
PENDA'S FEN (21/03/1974)
HEADMASTER (14/03/1974)
EASY GO (07/03/1974)
HOT FAT (21/02/1974)
JOE'S ARK (14/02/1974)
ALL GOOD MEN (31/01/1974)
The LONELY MAN'S LOVER (17/01/1974)
JINGLE BELLS (13/12/1973)
BABY BLUES (06/12/1973)
SHUTDOWN (29/11/1973)
PRIVATE PRACTICE (22/11/1973)
MUMMY AND DADDY (15/11/1973)
The EMERGENCY CHANNEL (08/11/1973)
JACK POINT (01/11/1973)
HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE (25/10/1973)
MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT (18/10/1973)
MAKING THE PLAY (02/07/1973)
The STRETCH (25/06/1973)
BLOOMING YOUTH (18/06/1973)
EDWARD G - LIKE THE FILMSTAR (11/06/1973)
THREE'S ONE (04/06/1973)
STEPS BACK (14/05/1973)
SPEECH DAY (26/03/1973)
MAN ABOVE MEN (19/03/1973)
HARD LABOUR (12/03/1973)
ACCESS TO THE CHILDREN (05/03/1973)
The OPERATION (26/02/1973)
FOR SYLVIA OR, THE AIR SHOW (19/02/1973)
ONLY MAKE BELIEVE (12/02/1973)
SONG AT TWILIGHT (05/02/1973)
HIGHWAY ROBBERY (29/01/1973)
KISSES AT FIFTY (22/01/1973)
LAND OF GREEN GINGER (15/01/1973)
SHAKESPEARE - OR BUST (08/01/1973)
The BOUNCING BOY (11/12/1972)
JUST YOUR LUCK (04/12/1972)
The BANKRUPT (27/11/1972)
The GENERAL'S DAY (20/11/1972)
BETTER THAN THE MOVIES (13/11/1972)
TRIPLE EXPOSURE (06/11/1972)
MAN FRIDAY (30/10/1972)
CARSON COUNTRY (23/10/1972)
A LIFE IS FOR EVER (16/10/1972)
The REPORTERS (09/10/1972)
The FISHING PARTY (01/06/1972)
COWS (24/02/1972)
The VILLA MAROC (17/02/1972)
ACKERMAN, DOUGALL AND HARKER (10/02/1972)
IN THE BEAUTIFUL CARIBBEAN (03/02/1972)
The HOUSE ON HIGHBURY HILL (27/01/1972)
STOCKER'S COPPER (20/01/1972)
STILL WATERS (13/01/1972)
HOME (06/01/1972)
The PIGEON FANCIER (09/12/1971)
PAL (02/12/1971)
SKIN DEEP (25/11/1971)
MICHAEL REGAN (18/11/1971)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH (11/11/1971)
O FAT WHITE WOMAN (04/11/1971)
EVELYN (28/10/1971)
EDNA THE INEBRIATE WOMAN (21/10/1971)
TRAITOR (14/10/1971)
EVERYBODY SAY CHEESE (03/06/1971)
The MAN IN THE SIDECAR (27/05/1971)
The RANK AND FILE (20/05/1971)
ORKNEY (13/05/1971)
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (06/05/1971)
The FOXTROT (29/04/1971)
REDDICK (18/02/1971)
The RAINBIRDS (11/02/1971)
BILLY'S LAST STAND (04/02/1971)
The PIANO (28/01/1971)
HELL'S ANGEL (21/01/1971)
CIRCLE LINE (14/01/1971)
ALMA MATER (07/01/1971)
The HALLELUJAH HANDSHAKE (17/12/1970)
ROBIN REDBREAST (10/12/1970)
HEARTS AND FLOWERS (03/12/1970)
A DISTANT THUNDER (26/11/1970)
I CAN'T SEE MY LITTLE WILLIE (19/11/1970)
The WRITE-OFF (12/11/1970)
ANGELS ARE SO FEW (05/11/1970)
The LIE (29/10/1970)
The RIGHT PROSPECTUS (22/10/1970)
The LONG DISTANCE PIANO PLAYER (15/10/1970)