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Play for Today: Series 14

21 episodes · first aired Oct 24, 1983

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  1. 1 Stan's Last Game Oct 25, 1983 · 1h 15m James Grout and Bert Parnaby are rival chairmen of a northern football club in the run-up to an important cup match. As tempers fray, retiring president Charles Lamb provides a calming…
  2. 2 Young Shoulders Feb 14, 1984 · 1h 15m Cynical teenager Andrew Groves re-evaluates his attitude to life and his parents after his sister dies in a plane crash.
  3. 3 A Coming to Terms for Billy Feb 21, 1984 · 1h 15m When his father comes home to Belfast after more than 2 years in England, conflicts arise with Billy
  4. 4 Z for Zachariah Feb 28, 1984 · 1h 15m After a nuclear holocaust, only a man and a woman survive in a Welsh valley.
  5. 5 Moving on the Edge Mar 6, 1984 · 1h 15m A woman in a state of personal crisis finds it hard to communicate with her husband and family.
  6. 6 Desert of Lies Mar 13, 1984 · 1h 15m An expedition tracing the path of long-lost missionaries meets with tragedy in the Kalahari Desert.
  7. 7 Hard Feelings Mar 20, 1984 · 1h 15m A group of unemployed Oxford drop-outs living in a Brixton commune get their come-uppance by one of them.
  8. 8 Under the Hammer Mar 27, 1984 · 1h 15m Concerning the life of the artist Vincent Van Gogh
  9. 9 King Apr 3, 1984 · 1h 15m A man who has had a good life in England wants to retire to Jamaica, but the celebration with his daughters doesn't go as expected.
  10. 10 Rainy Day Women Apr 10, 1984 · 1h 15m In 1940, during World War II, an officer is sent to investigate rumors of German spies in a sleepy village where various people are the victims of war hysteria
  11. 11 Dog Ends Jul 17, 1984 · 1h 15m In a future society where euthansia is common, a man signs papers to have his father put down
  12. 12 The Groundling and the Kite Jul 24, 1984 · 1h 15m Peter is a songwriter, while his old friend Jimmy is an A and R (Artists and Repertoire) man. But when Jimmy tries to sell one of Peter's songs, Peter is furious. Can the friendship survive?
  13. 13 The Cry Jul 31, 1984 · 1h 15m In 1959 Ulster, a journalist witnesses the beating of a youth
  14. 14 It Could Happen to Anybody Aug 14, 1984 · 1h 15m A long-suffering Glasgow housewife puts up with years of her husband's violence and drunkenness - and then something happens which makes her snap and fight back.
  15. 15 Only Children Aug 21, 1984 · 1h 15m A young woman's comfortable life is turned upside down when she has a baby.
  16. 16 The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle Aug 28, 1984 · 1h 15m Miss Stella Estelle is a cabaret singer in working men's clubs, and she sings songs from the 1960s to support a large and difficult family. But how long can it go on? The backdrop is a…
  17. 17 The Long March Nov 20, 1984 · 1h 30m A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
  18. 18 Punters Nov 27, 1984 · 1h 15m What is the secret of Joey and Spansky's success at the races?
  19. 19 Talk To Me Dec 11, 1984 · 1h 15m Matthew and his wife are deeply suspicious of psychoanalysis. It's not their sort of thing at all.
  20. 20 Bird Fancier Jan 15, 1985 · 1h 15m
  21. 21 Brigadista Feb 5, 1985 · 1h 15m When best-selling author James Fuller Hayes comes to Glasgow to publicise his personal account of the Spanish Civil War, a surprise reunion with two of his old comrades from the Int…