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Play for Today: Series 8

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18 episodes · first aired Oct 17, 1977

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  1. 1 Stronger than the Sun Oct 18, 1977 · 1h 15m A worker discovers a radioactive leak at the nuclear power plant where she works and tries to make it public knowledge.
  2. 2 Come the Revolution Oct 25, 1977 · 1h 15m Mike and his commune have a performance of their musical theatre "Diver" at the local pub, and ITV's Beth Bailey is coming along to see it. But will Beth's visions for the play as an…
  3. 3 Abigail's Party Nov 1, 1977 · 1h 15m Comedy of manners focusing on the bourgeois affectation and sexual frustration of a young married couple. Abigail's mother Sue is invited to take refuge from her teenage daughter's party…
  4. 4 Oy Vay Maria Nov 8, 1977 · 1h 15m The story of the romance between a Jewish boy and an Irish Catholic girl
  5. 5 Nipper Nov 15, 1977 · 1h 15m Teenager Jimmy's life begins to unravel after the death of his father. With his mother promiscuous and his new stepfather and stepbrother difficult to get along with, he begins to fall…
  6. 6 One Day at a Time Nov 22, 1977 · 1h 15m "People coming to their first AA meeting, prosperous people, sometimes, accustomed to the best. They look round the places where we meet, and you can see them thinking: what am I doing…
  7. 7 The Mayor's Charity Nov 29, 1977 · 1h 15m Olive Major is determined that her year of office as Mayor will be a happy and successful one. But her appointment of Ex-Warrant Officer Higham as Attendant and Mace-bearer causes the…
  8. 8 Catchpenny Twist Dec 6, 1977 · 1h 15m Three schoolteachers in Belfast give up teaching to become singers/songwriters.
  9. 9 Charades Dec 13, 1977 · 1h 15m "We've just got to get it right. It'll be our little secret. When all the other servants have gone out, we'll play this little game to amuse ourselves. A sort of private charade."
  10. 10 The Thin End of the Wedge Dec 20, 1977 · 1h 15m "Five days of darkness then. Unless you get it together we will have five days of darkness. And on the sixth day you will say, let there be light, and no doubt it'll be such an effort that…
  11. 11 Scully's New Year's Eve Jan 3, 1978 · 1h 15m A Liverpool teenager has a hectic night out on New Year's Eve.
  12. 12 Licking Hitler Jan 10, 1978 · 1h 15m During World War II, a young woman joins the propaganda department and makes radio broadcasts to Germany from a British country house.
  13. 13 Red Shift Jan 17, 1978 · 1h 15m A stone axehead links three couples living at different times in the same place in Wales.
  14. 14 The Spongers Jan 24, 1978 · 1h 15m The story of a single mother of four living on welfare
  15. 15 Destiny Jan 31, 1978 · 1h 15m A story dealing with racial tensions and fascism during a by-election in a West Midlands town
  16. 16 Our Day Out Feb 7, 1978 · 1h 15m When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool.
  17. 17 The After-Dinner Joke Feb 14, 1978 · 1h 15m The story of a well-meaning charity worker
  18. 18 The Legion Hall Bombing Aug 22, 1978 · 1h 15m The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in 1976.