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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Alma Mater
Jan 07 1971A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school... more - 2
Traitor
Oct 14 1971Traitor is a BBC television drama written by Dennis Potter and directed by Alan Bridges, which... more - 3
Hard Labour
Mar 12 1973The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner... more - 4
Dreams of Leaving
Jan 17 1980A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich... - 5
Brimstone and Treacle
Sep 25 1987The Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door... - 6
Long Distance Information
Oct 11 1979A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies... - 7
Cries from a Watchtower
Oct 18 1979 - 8
Comedians
Oct 25 1979Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final... - 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
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Billy
Nov 15 1979A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father... - 12
A Hole in Babylon
Nov 29 1979Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the... - 13
The Slab-Boys
Dec 06 1979The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory... - 14
Katie
Dec 13 1979 - 15
The Network
Dec 20 1979 - 16
Chance of a Lifetime
Jan 03 1980A young man quits school and joins the army.... - 17
Keep Smiling
Jan 10 1980 - 18
Thicker Than Water
Jan 24 1980 - 19
Murder Rap
Jan 31 1980 - 20
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Feb 07 1980Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.... - 21
No Defence
Feb 14 1980 - 22
That Crazy Woman
Feb 21 1980 - 23
A Gift from Nessus
Feb 28 1980The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s... - 24
Kate, the Good Neighbour
Mar 06 1980A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself... - 25
Buses
Mar 13 1980A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930...