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Play for Today: Series 11

27 episodes · first aired Oct 20, 1980

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  1. 1 Pasmore Oct 21, 1980 · 1h 15m Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.
  2. 2 C2H5OH Oct 28, 1980 · 1h 15m "In heaven there is no drama - drama depends on failure and conflict. My trade is a scrutiny of hell. For any proud dramatist his style is his prejudice."
  3. 3 The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something Nov 4, 1980 · 1h 15m Writer-director John McGrath deliberately shies away from naturalism in an experiment that mixes blue screen, songs, and characters realising they're acting within a play. This first of…
  4. 4 The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice Nov 11, 1980 · 1h 15m
  5. 5 Minor Complications Nov 18, 1980 · 1h 15m Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. This play tells the story of her fight for compensation.
  6. 6 Number on End Nov 25, 1980 · 1h 15m What could Steve Jackson's documentary film expose that must be concealed from the African leaders meeting in Brussels? Steve Jackson is on the run and the wrong decision could prove fatal.
  7. 7 Jude Dec 2, 1980 · 1h 15m Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively engineers a meeting, which has distressing consequences.
  8. 8 The Flipside of Dominick Hide Dec 9, 1980 · 1h 15m Dominick Hide, a time traveller from London in the year 2130, is studying the city's transport system of 1980. Breaking the rules, he lands his craft to seek out his great-grandfather…
  9. 9 Name for the Day Dec 16, 1980 · 1h 15m Clive admits himself to a psychiatric hospital after undergoing a breakdown. His wife wants him back home, but in order for Clive to be released, he has to want to be cured.
  10. 10 Jessie Dec 23, 1980 · 1h 15m In Victorian times, a nanny cares for a mute boy, who becomes overly attached to her.
  11. 11 Beyond the Pale Jan 6, 1981 · 1h 15m A vacation at a seaside hotel in Ireland changes the lives of four friends.
  12. 12 The Muscle Market Jan 13, 1981 · 1h 15m The problems of an owner of a building contractor company in Liverpool
  13. 13 A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado Jan 20, 1981 · 1h 15m "They're nice affable gobblers and we're in the nice affable gobbling business." Tom and Gwen soon find that their gastronomical retreat from the rat race is anything but an escape when…
  14. 14 Dear Brutus Jan 27, 1981 · 1h 15m "They say that in the wood you get what nearly everybody here is longing for - a second chance." J. M. Barrie's fantasy play, depicting alternative realities for its characters and their…
  15. 15 The Cause Feb 3, 1981 · 1h 15m A confused industrial dispute at a London hospital triggers off in trade unionist George Harley's mind memories of his days fighting in the Spanish Civil War, when the issues seemed so…
  16. 16 Beloved Enemy Feb 10, 1981 · 1h 15m The head of a multinational corporation wants to do business with the Soviets
  17. 17 The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner Feb 17, 1981 · 1h 15m A group of men hold a reunion dinner in Tokyo
  18. 18 The Union Feb 24, 1981 · 1h 15m You know the nuts and bolts of our policy? To penetrate the unions. To use all sorts of stratagems, manoeuvres, illegal measures, evasions, subterfuges, to carry on Communist activities…
  19. 19 Sorry Mar 3, 1981 · 1h 15m Two very different women share an office, a common enemy, and a sense of humour.
  20. 20 Shai Mãlã Khani: The Garland Mar 10, 1981 · 1h 15m When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realizes that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are…
  21. 21 The Sin Bin Mar 17, 1981 · 1h 15m Six lifers living in an experimental self-rehabilitation unit attached to an ordinary prison participate in a group therapy session. All of them have spent many years in prison and have…
  22. 22 Before Water Lillies Mar 24, 1981 · 1h 15m An evening with the Parent-Teacher Association gets out of hand.
  23. 23 Bavarian Night Mar 31, 1981 · 1h 15m When the dynamic young head-master of St Peter's Primary School decides to liven up a parents' fund-raising social by hiring a Bavarian band, he little suspects the hidden passions that…
  24. 24 The Good Time Girls Apr 7, 1981 · 1h 15m Nancy and Ella are two bored housewives starved of affection when their husbands are away on the oil rigs. The rules are simple: have some fun, just make sure nobody finds out, and you…
  25. 25 Baby Talk Apr 14, 1981 · 1h 15m It's such a simple, natural thing to have a baby, thinks Mary. But she and husband Paul are preoccupied with their careers. Can their young neighbour Tessa help - or are the emotions…
  26. 26 A Turn for the Worse Apr 28, 1981 · 1h 15m Soldiers are subjected to a brutal and sadistic kind of psychological training exercise
  27. 27 Psy-Warriors May 12, 1981 · 1h 15m Soldiers are captured and interrogated by terrorists: but is it real or only a sadistic form of psychological training exercise?