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Play for Today

1970 14 Seasons 6.6Series

Drama

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, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

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Barry Davis

Director

Alan Clarke

Director

John Mackenzie

Director

Philip Saville

Director

Brian Parker

Director

Claude Whatham

Director

Robert Knights

Director

Michael Apted

Director

Top Cast

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Jack / Fulton / Stanek / Vanek / Morris Shelman / Police Captain / Graham / Major Lewis Rolfe · 8 eps

Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Keith's Granny / Mrs. Thornley / Mrs. Pritchett / Mrs. Mathews / Elfie / Mrs. Oxfam · 7 eps

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Mick / Bernard Blincoe / Simon Simpson / Sullivan / Graham / Edward / Eric · 7 eps

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Veronica / Susan / Nonie / Jan Blincoe / Kay Pasmore · 5 eps

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Jennings / Psychiatrist, in Psychiatric Hospital / Client / Jim / Mr. Dowdeswell · 5 eps

June Brown

June Brown

Hilda / Melanie / June / Clara, in Psychiatric Hospital / Brenda · 5 eps

Colin Douglas

Colin Douglas

Mr Leslie / Uncle Ernest / Father / Jackson Arnott / Philips · 5 eps

Tony Caunter

Tony Caunter

Thomas Dwyer / Pinnock / Coxswain / Alderman · 5 eps

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Donald Duck / Dennis Turner / Lytton / Neeley / Production Monitor · 5 eps

Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty

Monagh / Woman in the Ward / Ruby / Nun / Polly · 5 eps

Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Symington / Bill Rochester / Hooper / Campion / Jeremy Butler · 5 eps

Graham Ashley

Graham Ashley

Barman / Mr. Hutton / Arthur / Jim Platt · 4 eps

John Bird

John Bird

Lord North / Captain Wigmore / Raymond / Desmond Hughes · 4 eps

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Victor Marsden / Malcolm / Judge Barnes-Ritchie · 4 eps

Trevor Peacock

Trevor Peacock

Sheldon / Father Borrelli / Pearson / Sgt-Major Pusey · 4 eps

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Post Office Clerk / 2nd Youth (as Philip Davis) / Mr. Destry / Kid · 4 eps

Albert Moses

Albert Moses

Altab Shahid / Airport worker / Gaoler / Huq · 4 eps

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Jehovah's Witness / Terry / Gerry Broadbent / Maurice · 4 eps

Rosalind Ayres

Rosalind Ayres

Turner / Rita / Maureen / Annabel · 4 eps

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Alice Duckworth / Olive James / Sonia Marsden / Maggie · 4 eps