Episode guide
Play for Today: Specials
7 episodes · first aired Aug 25, 1987
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- 1 Brimstone and Treacle Aug 25, 1987 · 1h 15m The Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door claiming to be her college friend. He charms them into accepting him as a lodger and carer…
- 2 Scum Jul 27, 1991 · 1h 15m Roy Minton's play deals with the subject of youth imprisonment and its lack of actual rehabilitation practised during the 1970s in young offenders' institutions. The film also deals with…
- 3 The Evacuees Mar 5, 1975 · 1h 15m The Evacuees is a 1975 episode of the BBC's Play for Today series written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Alan Parker. It was broadcast by the BBC on 5 March 1975. Starring Rosenthal's…
- 4 The Black Stuff Jan 2, 1980 · 1h 42m Writer Alan Bleasedale's hard hitting black comedy, set against the harsh backdrop of struggle and hopelessly bleak unemployment in the Liverpool of Thatcher's Britain, chronicled the…
- 5 Drama Out Of A Crisis - A Celebration Of Play For Today Oct 12, 2020 · 1h 30m Marking the 50th anniversary of the first Play for Today in October 1970, this film is a celebration of the series, told by a number of its producers, directors and writers. It explores…
- 6 Kenneth Branagh Remembers... Billy Plays Oct 5, 2022 · 12m Kenneth Branagh looks back on his experiences working on the first major production of his career: Graham Reid’s Billy Plays trilogy. The three Play for Today dramas won great praise for…
- 7 Pillion 1h 15m The play is set in the shed belonging to an enthusiastic motorcycle mechanic, Fenton. He and his group of like-minded friends meet regularly – all are engaged in rebuilding an ageing…