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Play for Today: Series 13

18 episodes · first aired Oct 18, 1982

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  1. 1 Soft Targets Oct 19, 1982 · 1h 15m A story about a homesick Russian journalist in London at the end of the cold war
  2. 2 Three Minute Heroes Oct 26, 1982 · 1h 15m Out on the streets, young people looking for fun. They come together at nights to listen to their music. For as long as the song lasts, they're heroes. Three minute heroes.
  3. 3 The Remainder Man Nov 2, 1982 · 1h 15m Jack's obsession with the possibility of nuclear war sees him usher his family down into his home made fall out shelter after a nuclear strike hits the country. Will their time in…
  4. 4 Intensive Care Nov 9, 1982 · 1h 15m A man holds a lonely vigil at the bedside of his dying father.
  5. 5 A Mother Like Him Nov 16, 1982 · 1h 15m A family of five orphaned children are going to be split up into different homes. What will happen if the eldest is officially made their foster parent?
  6. 6 John David Nov 23, 1982 · 1h 15m After giving birth to a Down's Syndrome baby, Judith decides she doesn't want to keep him. Obliged to register the birth she arbitrarily chooses John David as the name. A few months later…
  7. 7 Aliens Nov 30, 1982 · 1h 15m In June 1940 Italy entered the war. With Britain threatened by a German invasion thousands of Italians were seized and thrown into security camps, with other friendly aliens - and Nazis.
  8. 8 Another Flip for Dominick Dec 14, 1982 · 1h 15m Two years after his journey to the past, Dominick Hide has been promoted to instructor and is no longer a time traveller. Then one of his pupils, Pyrus Bonnington, goes missing during a…
  9. 9 Last Love Mar 1, 1983 · 1h 15m Annabel, an upper-middle-class widow, falls in love with Jack, a self-made man of humble origins. Her grown-up children do not approve.
  10. 10 Gates of Gold Mar 8, 1983 · 1h 15m In 1959 County Antrim, two traveling evangelists help a mentally retarded teenager
  11. 11 Wayne and Albert Mar 15, 1983 · 1h 15m Wayne goes to live with his grandfather Albert. Initial generation gap hostilities between them are eventually overcome as a mutual respect develops through a their shared love of…
  12. 12 Atlantis Mar 22, 1983 · 1h 15m Goff and Lytton have a dream - a canal boat of their own on which to cruise the inland waterways: The reality is the boatyard of Josh Adkins and a rusting hulk called Atlantis.
  13. 13 The Last Term Apr 5, 1983 · 1h 15m Devon 1940. The boys of the local public school are alerted after a German parachute drop and as members of the Local Defence Volunteers they prepare to put their youthful enthusiasm for…
  14. 14 Reluctant Chickens Apr 12, 1983 · 1h 15m Malcolm is a GP wrestling with ideas of retirement, while his wife Jo is a frustrated, would-be novelist. Together they dream of a more contented life, but are hampered by the arrested…
  15. 15 Shall I Be Mother? Apr 19, 1983 · 1h 15m Susan and Jenny are aged 13 and 14 and in care. Jenny's mother has died, Susan hasn't seen hers for years Both influence the close, stormy relationship that develops between the two girls.
  16. 16 The Falklands Factor Apr 26, 1983 · 1h 15m The 18th century writer Samuel Johnson writes a political pamphlet protesting the British going to war with Spain after the 1790 invasion of the Falkland Islands.
  17. 17 A Matter of Choice for Billy May 10, 1983 · 1h 15m When his father leaves Belfast to seek work in England, a young man looks after his sister
  18. 18 Floating Off Aug 24, 1983 · 1h 15m A businessman tries to keep his son from finding out about an unconventional deal he and his secretary are making with a merchant bank.