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Play for Today•Season 10•Episode 7

A Hole in Babylon

7.0/10 · 97 votesNov 29, 197975 min

Ranked #18 of 26 in Season 10•−0.3 vs season avg

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.

Directed byHorace Ové

Written byHorace Ové, Jim Hawkins

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Episode Summary

"A Hole in Babylon" is episode 7 of Play for Today season 10. It scored 7.0/10 from 97 votes, ranking #18 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Horace Ové and written by Horace Ové, Jim Hawkins, it aired on November 29, 1979.

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