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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 8 · Episode 3

Abigail's Party

Nov 1, 1977·1h 15m

Comedy of manners focusing on the bourgeois affectation and sexual frustration of a young married couple. Abigail's mother Sue is invited to take refuge from her teenage daughter's party with a neighbouring couple, Beverly and Laurence. They have also invited Angela and Tony, new arrivals in the street. Beverly plies her guests with alcohol as Sue becomes increasingly withdrawn and embarrassed by the pretentious goings-on. Slowly, marital tensions emerge and the evening is breaking up in disarray.

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When did Play for Today Season 8 Episode 3 air?

Play for Today Season 8 Episode 3 aired on November 1, 1977.

How long is Play for Today Season 8 Episode 3?

This episode runs for approximately 75 minutes.

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