Below is a complete Play for Today episode list that spans the show's entire TV run. Photos from the individual Play for Today episodes are listed along with the Play for Today episode names when available, as are the dates of the original airing of the episode. Play for Today episodes from every season can be seen below, along with fun facts about who directed the episodes, the stars of the and sometimes even information like shooting locations and original air dates. This poll features “Home Sweet Home,” “Hard Labour” and more. Are you remembering a funny scene but can't think of the name that the Play for Today episode is from? Scroll below and you'll find what you're looking for.
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- 1A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school
Alma Mater
Jan 07 1971 - 2Traitor is a BBC television drama written by Dennis Potter and directed by Alan Bridges, which... more on Wikipedia
Traitor
Oct 14 1971 - 3The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner
Hard Labour
Mar 12 1973 - 4A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich...
Dreams of Leaving
Jan 17 1980 - 5The Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door...
Brimstone and Treacle
Sep 25 1987 - 6A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies
Long Distance Information
Oct 11 1979 - 7
Cries from a Watchtower
Oct 18 1979 - 8Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final...
Comedians
Oct 25 1979 - 9
Even Solomon
Nov 01 1979 - 10Just a Boys' Game is a 1979 Play for Today written by Peter McDougall and directed by John... more on Wikipedia
- 11A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father
Billy
Nov 15 1979 - 12Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the...
A Hole in Babylon
Nov 29 1979 - 13The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory
The Slab-Boys
Dec 06 1979 - 14
Katie
Dec 13 1979 - 15
The Network
Dec 20 1979 - 16A young man quits school and joins the army.
Chance of a Lifetime
Jan 03 1980 - 17
Keep Smiling
Jan 10 1980 - 18
Thicker Than Water
Jan 24 1980 - 19
Murder Rap
Jan 31 1980 - 20Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Feb 07 1980 - 21
No Defence
Feb 14 1980 - 22
That Crazy Woman
Feb 21 1980 - 23The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s
A Gift from Nessus
Feb 28 1980 - 24A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself...
Kate, the Good Neighbour
Mar 06 1980 - 25A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930
Buses
Mar 13 1980