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The Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 6

Every episode of Play for Today Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 6!

The Best Episodes of Play for Today Season 6

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. 8.2/10(164 votes)

    #1 - Rumpole of the Bailey

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    S6:E10

    Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  2. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Moss

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    S6:E3

    Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."

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  3. 7.8/10(2.2k votes)

    #3 - Nuts in May

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    S6:E12

    Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.

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    Director:Mike Leigh
    Writer:Mike Leigh
  4. 7.8/10(49 votes)

    #4 - Double Dare

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    S6:E24

    A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.

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  5. 7.7/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Through the Night

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    S6:E8

    A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.

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  6. 7.6/10(73 votes)

    #6 - 84 Charing Cross Road

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    S6:E4

    An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years

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  8. 7.6/10(40 votes)

    #7 - A Passage to England

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    S6:E9

    A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat

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  9. 7.6/10(28 votes)

    #8 - The Other Woman

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    S6:E11

    An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.

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  10. 7.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Tiptoe through the Tulips

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    S6:E21

    A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.

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  11. 7.4/10(16 votes)

    #10 - The Jumping Bean Bag

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    S6:E17

    An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.

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  12. 7.3/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

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    S6:E18

    A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhappy woman from the city living with her indifferent husband in the country.

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  13. 7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Love Letters on Blue Paper

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    S6:E19

    Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?

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    Director:Waris Hussein
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  14. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Willie Rough

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    S6:E20

    A story depicting life in a shipyard

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  15. 7.1/10(32 votes)

    #14 - Two Sundays

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    S6:E2

    An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.

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  16. 6.9/10(14 votes)

    #15 - The Peddler

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    S6:E22

    One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?

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  17. 6.9/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Early Struggles

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    S6:E23

    A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood

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  18. 6.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - After the Solo

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    S6:E7

    A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.

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  19. 6.6/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Plaintiffs and Defendants

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    S6:E1

    A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.

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  20. 6.6/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Happy Hunting Ground

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    S6:E16

    The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.

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  21. 6.4/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Packman's Barn

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    S6:E14

    John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.

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  22. 6.4/10(11 votes)

    #21 - A Story to Frighten the Children

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    S6:E15

    A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
  23. 6.0/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Doran's Box

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    S6:E13

    A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.

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    #23 - Keep an Eye on Albert

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    S6:E5

    Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?

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    #24 - Children of the Sun

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    S6:E6

    "You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"

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    #25 - The House of Bernarda Alba

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    S6:E25

    The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Rumpole of the Bailey" is the best rated episode of "Play for Today" season 6. It scored 8.2/10 based on 164 votes. Directed by John Gorrie and written by John Mortimer, it aired on 12/16/1975. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Moss".