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Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and
Season 1
7.8/1052 votesAngels Are So Few
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1970
A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.
Director: Gareth Davies
Writer: Dennis Potter
7.7/1019 votesWhen the Bough Breaks
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/1971
When an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents
Director: James Ferman
Writer: Unknown
- 7.4/1097 votes
The Hallelujah Handshake
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1970
A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation
Director: Alan Clarke
Writer: Unknown
- 7.3/1093 votes
The Lie
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/1970
""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.
Director: Alan Bridges
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
- 6.8/1043 votes
Hearts and Flowers
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/1970
A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral
Director: Christopher Morahan
Writer: Unknown
- 6.5/1034 votes
The Long Distance Piano Player
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/1970
A man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing
Director: Philip Saville
Writer: Alan Sharp
- 6.3/1023 votes
The Right Prospectus
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/1970
A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.
Director: Alan Cooke
Writer: Unknown
- 5.6/1015 votes
The Foxtrot
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/1971
An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband
Director: Philip Saville
Writer: Unknown
- 5.4/1018 votes
The Rainbirds
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1971
A man who attempted suicide by jumping out a window is saved only to live in a coma, in which he has fantasies about his relatives and nightmare creatures.
Director: Philip Saville
Writer: Clive Exton
- N/A/100 votes
I Can't See My Little Willie
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1970
A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show
Director: Alan Clarke
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
A Distant Thunder
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/1970
A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.
Director: James Ferman
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Alma Mater
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1971
A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school
Director: James Ferman
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Circle Line
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1971
A cynical student has a radically different view of life from his landlady, leading to conflict. Matters come to a head when he sleeps with her fourteen-year-old brother.
Director: Claude Whatham
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Everybody Say Cheese
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/3/1971
The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos
Director: Alan Clarke
Writer: Unknown