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Play for Today•Season 12•Episode 7

United Kingdom

8.6/10 · 33 votesDec 8, 198175 min

Ranked #1 of 22 in Season 12•+1.8 vs season avg

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Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.

Directed byRoland Joffé
Written byJim Allen
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E1 6.9

Country

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E2 6.3

London Is Drowning

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E3 6.2

A Room for the Winter

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E4 6.7

No Visible Scar

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E5 7.8

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

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E6 6.0

Protest

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E7 8.6Now viewing

United Kingdom

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E8 6.7

PQ17

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E9 6.2

The Factory

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E10 7.2

England's Green and Pleasant Land

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E11 6.1

A Cotswold Death

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E12 5.5

Under the Skin

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E13 6.0

Commitments

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E14 6.6

Life After Death

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E15 7.0

The Silly Season

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Too Late to Talk to Billy

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E17 7.6

Willie's Last Stand

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E18 6.6

Tishoo

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Home Sweet Home

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A Sudden Wrench

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E21 7.0

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

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E22 6.9

Whistling Wally

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Jim Allen

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Roland Joffé

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Episode Summary

"United Kingdom" is episode 7 of Play for Today season 12. It scored 8.6/10 from 33 votes, ranking #1 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.8). Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Jim Allen, it aired on December 8, 1981.

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