Episode guide
Play for Today: Series 12
22 episodes · first aired Oct 19, 1981
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- 1 Country Oct 20, 1981 · 1h 15m The story of the disintegration of an aristocratic country estate after World War II
- 2 London Is Drowning Oct 27, 1981 · 1h 15m A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding
- 3 A Room for the Winter Nov 3, 1981 · 1h 15m James, an expatriate South African anti-apartheid fighter, deals with his nightmares and his complaining landlady in a run-down area of London, while dreaming of his lover Stephen, left…
- 4 No Visible Scar Nov 17, 1981 · 1h 15m A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.
- 5 Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain Nov 24, 1981 · 1h 15m In Belfast, Ruby has a cold and is caught in the rain while Iris is looking for work and gets caught in traffic
- 6 Protest Dec 1, 1981 · 1h 15m In an adaptation of Václav Havel's play, a dissident, newly released from prison for political reasons, attempts to get his well-connected friend to sign a protest. In this one man play…
- 7 United Kingdom Dec 8, 1981 · 1h 15m Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.
- 8 PQ17 Dec 15, 1981 · 1h 15m During World War II, a British officer is ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.
- 9 The Factory Dec 22, 1981 · 1h 15m A manager, a foreman, and two workers are all that remains of a factory yet labor relations stay the same
- 10 England's Green and Pleasant Land Jan 5, 1982 · 1h 15m A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?
- 11 A Cotswold Death Jan 12, 1982 · 1h 15m A police inspector investigates the murder of an Arab sheik who had become a village's Lord of the Manor.
- 12 Under the Skin Jan 19, 1982 · 1h 15m Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.
- 13 Commitments Jan 26, 1982 · 1h 15m Politics and relationships during the last years of the Heath government
- 14 Life After Death Feb 2, 1982 · 1h 15m Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.
- 15 The Silly Season Feb 9, 1982 · 1h 15m Malcolm goes through life hating the mundanity of his existence as a factory worker and an unloved husband. But when students take up summer jobs at the factory, it reawakens both his…
- 16 Too Late to Talk to Billy Feb 16, 1982 · 1h 15m A family in Belfast deals with life after the death of the mother from cancer
- 17 Willie's Last Stand Feb 23, 1982 · 1h 15m Willie and his friends notice the passage of time around them, and how society is changing as their marriages stagnate. Can Willie prove to himself that he still has it, by being able to…
- 18 Tishoo Mar 9, 1982 · 1h 15m Frank has dedicated 19 years to researching a cure for the common cold, and is almost ready to publish a paper. Yet budget cuts and his own inability to form real relationships with those…
- 19 Home Sweet Home Mar 16, 1982 · 1h 28m Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner. Home Sweet Home is a 1982 television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh, for BBC TV…
- 20 A Sudden Wrench Mar 23, 1982 · 1h 15m "My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.
- 21 Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going Mar 30, 1982 · 1h 15m Adolescents will always be obsessed by the same old subject, even when they are educated by nuns. Six ex-Classmates meet for the first time in 12 years and hilarious memories change into…
- 22 Whistling Wally Apr 6, 1982 · 1h 15m While Wally was happy there wasn't much wrong with the world, and pints seemed a small price to pay for what he gave us. But don't forget what we gave him. We gave him the knowledge he was…