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The Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 1

Every episode of Play for Today Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 1

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,...

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  1. 8.1/10(48 votes)

    #1 - Angels Are So Few

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    S1:E4

    A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.

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  2. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #2 - The Piano

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    S1:E14

    An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them

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  3. 7.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - When the Bough Breaks

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    S1:E19

    When an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents

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    Director:James Ferman
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  4. 7.3/10(91 votes)

    #4 - The Hallelujah Handshake

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    S1:E10

    A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation

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    Director:Alan Clarke
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  5. 7.2/10(91 votes)

    #5 - The Lie

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    S1:E3

    ""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.

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  6. 7.1/10(592 votes)

    #6 - Robin Redbreast

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    S1:E9

    A woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.

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  8. 6.9/10(82 votes)

    #7 - The Rank and File

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    S1:E21

    The story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970

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    Director:Ken Loach
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  9. 6.8/10(41 votes)

    #8 - Hearts and Flowers

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    S1:E8

    A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral

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  10. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Orkney

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    S1:E20

    A trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present

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  11. 6.5/10(33 votes)

    #10 - The Long Distance Piano Player

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    S1:E1

    A man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing

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    Writer:Alan Sharp
  12. 6.2/10(21 votes)

    #11 - The Right Prospectus

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    S1:E2

    A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.

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    Director:Alan Cooke
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  13. 5.6/10(16 votes)

    #12 - The Foxtrot

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    S1:E18

    An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband

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  14. 5.4/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Rainbirds

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    S1:E16

    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.

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    #14 - The Write-Off

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    S1:E5

    A man is made redundant but can't bring himself to let anyone know, plunging into a web of deceit as he keeps up the charade he is still in work.

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    #15 - I Can't See My Little Willie

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    S1:E6

    A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show

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    Director:Alan Clarke
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    #16 - A Distant Thunder

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    S1:E7

    A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.

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    Director:James Ferman
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    #17 - Alma Mater

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    S1:E11

    A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school

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    Director:James Ferman
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    #18 - Circle Line

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    S1:E12

    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.

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    #19 - Hell's Angel

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    S1:E13

    A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.

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    #20 - Billy's Last Stand

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    S1:E15

    Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.

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    #21 - Reddick

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    S1:E17

    Charges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.

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    #22 - The Man in the Sidecar

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    S1:E22

    A succesful novelist Edith lives with her husband and his friend, but she decides to ask the friend to leave.

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    #23 - Everybody Say Cheese

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    S1:E23

    The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos

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    Director:Alan Clarke
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    #24 - The Cellar and the Almond Tree

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    S1:E24

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Angels Are So Few" is the best rated episode of "Play for Today" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Gareth Davies and written by Dennis Potter, it aired on 11/5/1970. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Piano".