Play for Today

Season 1

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.
Where to Watch Season 1
24 Episodes
  • The Long Distance Piano Player
    E1
    The Long Distance Piano PlayerEpisode 1
  • The Right Prospectus
    E2
    The Right ProspectusEpisode 2
  • The Lie
    E3
    The LieEpisode 3
  • Angels Are So Few
    E4
    Angels Are So FewEpisode 4
  • The Write-Off
    E5
    The Write-OffEpisode 5
  • I Can't See My Little Willie
    E6
    I Can't See My Little WillieEpisode 6
  • A Distant Thunder
    E7
    A Distant ThunderEpisode 7
  • Hearts and Flowers
    E8
    Hearts and FlowersEpisode 8
  • Robin Redbreast
    E9
    Robin RedbreastEpisode 9
  • The Hallelujah Handshake
    E10
    The Hallelujah HandshakeEpisode 10
  • Alma Mater
    E11
    Alma MaterEpisode 11
  • Circle Line
    E12
    Circle LineEpisode 12
  • Hell's Angel
    E13
    Hell's AngelEpisode 13
  • The Piano
    E14
    The PianoEpisode 14
  • Billy's Last Stand
    E15
    Billy's Last StandEpisode 15
  • The Rainbirds
    E16
    The RainbirdsEpisode 16
  • Reddick
    E17
    ReddickEpisode 17
  • The Foxtrot
    E18
    The FoxtrotEpisode 18
  • When the Bough Breaks
    E19
    When the Bough BreaksEpisode 19
  • Orkney
    E20
    OrkneyEpisode 20
  • The Rank and File
    E21
    The Rank and FileEpisode 21
  • The Man in the Sidecar
    E22
    The Man in the SidecarEpisode 22
  • Everybody Say Cheese
    E23
    Everybody Say CheeseEpisode 23
  • The Cellar and the Almond Tree
    E24
    The Cellar and the Almond TreeEpisode 24

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