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Play for Today

Play for Today

1970Ended14 Seasons314 Episodes6.3TMDB
BBC One

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.

Season 1 Episodes

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Episode 3: The Lie

Oct 29, 1970 · 1h 15m

""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.

Episode 4: Angels Are So Few

Nov 5, 1970 · 1h 15m

A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.

Episode 5: The Write-Off

Nov 12, 1970 · 1h 15m

A 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.

Episode 7: A Distant Thunder

Nov 26, 1970 · 1h 15m

A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.

Episode 12: Circle Line

Jan 14, 1971 · 1h 15m

A 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.

Episode 13: Hell's Angel

Jan 21, 1971 · 1h 15m

A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.

Episode 14: The Piano

Jan 28, 1971 · 1h 15m

An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them

Episode 15: Billy's Last Stand

Feb 4, 1971 · 1h 15m

Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.

Episode 16: The Rainbirds

Feb 11, 1971 · 1h 15m

A 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.

Episode 17: Reddick

Feb 18, 1971 · 1h 15m

Charges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.

Episode 18: The Foxtrot

Apr 29, 1971 · 1h 15m

An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband

Episode 20: Orkney

May 13, 1971 · 1h 15m

A trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present

Season 1 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Play for Today Season 1 premiere?

Play for Today Season 1 premiered on October 15, 1970.

How many episodes are in Play for Today Season 1?

Play for Today Season 1 has 24 episodes.

What is the first episode of Play for Today Season 1?

The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "The Long Distance Piano Player". It aired on October 15, 1970.

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