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Series | 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.

Directed by

Barry Davis Alan Clarke John Mackenzie Philip Saville Claude Whatham Brian Parker Mike Leigh Michael Lindsay-Hogg Mike Newell Michael Apted James MacTaggart Robert Knights Richard Eyre James Ferman Moira Armstrong Michael Simpson John Gorrie Alan Cooke John Bruce Alan Bridges Roy Battersby Ken Loach Michael Tuchner Baz Taylor Bill Craske Stephen Frears Kenneth Ives Gerald Blake Roland Joffé John Goldschmidt

Written by

Dennis Potter Brian Clark Mike Leigh Jim Allen Colin Welland Barrie Keeffe John McGrath David Hare William Trevor Julia Jones Peter Terson Peter McDougall Trevor Griffiths Barry Hines Peter Ransley John Bowen Carol Bunyan Graham Reid Douglas Livingstone Arthur Hopcraft David Hopkins Simon Gray Tony Perrin Les Blair Jack Rosenthal Jeremy Seabrook Jeremy Paul Michael O'Neill John Elliot Rhys Adrian

Music

Carey Blyton

Cast

Nigel Hawthorne

Guest stars

Liz Smith Bernard Hill Alison Steadman Malcolm Terris June Brown Colin Douglas Tony Caunter Colin Jeavons Frances Tomelty Julian Curry Graham Ashley John Bird Patrick Troughton Trevor Peacock Phil Davis Albert Moses Dave Hill Rosalind Ayres Elizabeth Spriggs Gwyneth Strong James Greene Stanley Lebor Leonard Rossiter James Ellis James Hazeldine Kenneth Branagh Patsy Smart Peter Firth Paul Copley Doreen Mantle Michael Gambon Geoffrey Palmer Frank Finlay Barbara Young Michael Byrne Joss Ackland Ian Hogg Gerard Ryder George Pravda Fulton Mackay Pauline Quirke Stephen Moore Warren Clarke Michael Graham Cox Richard Pasco Colin Farrell Simon Rouse Margery Mason Jeremy Kemp Bob Hoskins Caroline Langrishe Thora Hird Edward Hardwicke George A. Cooper Saeed Jaffrey Roger Hammond Richard O'Callaghan Frank Mills Zena Walker Barbara Flynn Constance Chapman Freda Bamford John Duttine Donald Douglas John Challis Julian Holloway Alan Ford Tariq Yunus Bill Paterson Peter Cellier Gareth Thomas Amanda Barrie Linda Robson Iain Cuthbertson Hywel Bennett Roy Boyd Peter Sallis Sydney Tafler Maurice O'Connell Carmen Silvera Paul Freeman Billy Connolly Christopher Villiers Frances de la Tour John Woodvine Elizabeth Dawn Deborah Fairfax Michael Kitchen Patrick Magee Hal Galili Karl Howman Peter Barkworth Sheila Gish Jan Waters Nigel Havers Helen Mirren Frank Windsor Georgine Anderson Eve Pearce Stephanie Turner Anita Carey John Salthouse Alan Rowe Alun Armstrong Stephen Greif Kenneth Colley Bryan Pringle Caroline Blakiston Benjamin Whitrow Lesley Dunlop Leo McKern Janine Duvitski Nicholas Ball Denis Lawson Jim Broadbent Anthony Hopkins Jack Shepherd David Neal Susan Fleetwood Bruce Purchase John Normington Stephen Rea Donald Pleasence Ian Gelder Bert Palmer Stephanie Cole Timothy Spall Bernard Hepton Maurice Roëves Alan Webb David Bradley Christopher Benjamin Sylvia Kay Pippa Guard Phyllida Law David Burke Nigel Stock Cheryl Hall Jean Heywood Tony Melody John Barrett Anna Cropper Clive Swift Anne Kristen Barbara Leigh-Hunt Gerry Cowper Angharad Rees Rachel Kempson Allan Surtees Paul Shane Jamila Massey David Waller Noel Collins Larrington Walker Richard Wilson Rita Davies Terence Rigby Gwen Watford Roger Booth Richard Briers Connie Booth Donald Gee Avril Elgar Priscilla Morgan Mick Ford Geoffrey Chater Jimmy Jewel Anthony Bate Dearbhla Molloy Thomas Baptiste Sarah Badel Joseph Brady Peter Eyre Elizabeth Sellars Jim Norton George Innes Shreela Ghosh Perry Fenwick Paul Rogers Geoffrey Leesley Kenneth Cranham Michael Stainton David Kelly Rowena Cooper Alec Sabin Wolfe Morris Natalie Kent Hugh Fraser Kenneth MacDonald Laurence Payne John Thaw Warren Mitchell Jennifer Daniel Tony Haygarth Dinah Sheridan André Morell Janet Munro John Le Mesurier Brian Cant Martin Shaw Hildegard Neil Tom Chadbon Alastair Sim Maggie Jones Anne Reid James Bolam Sarah Sutton Roy Kinnear Brenda Bruce Jan Francis Don Henderson Bart Allison Moray Black Pam St. Clement Angela Pleasence Michael Bilton Richard Beckinsale Bob Peck David Daker Vernon Dobtcheff Geoffrey Hinsliff Joan Hickson Brenda Fricker Ron Moody Ray Winstone Alan Lake Michael Crawford Philip Locke Patricia Routledge Lynn Farleigh Paul McGann Nick Tate Steven Berkoff Eric Porter James Fox Patrick Godfrey Roger Sloman Sheila Hancock Derek Fowlds George Sewell Georgina Hale Michael Sheard Terence Bayler Hilda Braid Patrick Stewart Charles Gray Geoffrey Hughes John Gielgud Gerard Murphy John Bryans Terry Molloy Michael Barrington George Lazenby John Cater John Franklyn-Robbins Arnold Diamond Spencer Banks Tim Preece Leslie Dwyer Vivian Pickles David Jackson Myra Frances Freddie Jones William Simons Danny Webb Philip Latham Graham Crowden Christopher Ryan Brian Capron Martin Boddey Lynda La Plante Max Adrian Dandy Nichols Derek Martin John Woodnutt Lynne Perrie Floella Benjamin Hilary Mason George Sweeney Roger Avon Donald Sumpter Morag Hood Rhys McConnochie Elisabeth Sladen Rupert Everett Aubrey Morris John Scott Martin Noel Johnson Ralph Richardson Anton Rodgers Cyril Cusack John Hurt Daragh O'Malley Alan Bennett John Carson Jo Rowbottom Julian Glover Mona Washbourne Bernard Archard

Stan's Last Game

1983-10-25

Young Shoulders

1984-02-14

A Coming to Terms for Billy

1984-02-21

Z for Zachariah

1984-02-28

Moving on the Edge

1984-03-06

Desert of Lies

1984-03-13

Hard Feelings

1984-03-20

Under the Hammer

1984-03-27

King

1984-04-03

Rainy Day Women

1984-04-10

Dog Ends

1984-07-17

The Groundling and the Kite

1984-07-24

The Cry

1984-07-31

It Could Happen to Anybody

1984-08-14

Only Children

1984-08-21

The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle

1984-08-28

The Long March

1984-11-20

Punters

1984-11-27

Talk To Me

1984-12-11

Bird Fancier

1985-01-15

Brigadista

1985-02-05