BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations. Over 300 episodes of varying lengths aired from 1970-1984, with some later developed into series, including Rumpole of the Bailey and Gangsters.
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Play for Today has 14 seasons.
Play for Today has 314 episodes.
The key characters in Play for Today are Graham (Nigel Hawthorne), Mrs. Oxfam (Liz Smith), Graham (Bernard Hill).
Play for Today was directed by Alan Clarke, Claude Whatham, Philip Saville, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Mike Leigh, Mike Newell, Michael Apted, James Ferman, John Gorrie, Michael Simpson, Jack Gold, Les Blair, Robert Knights, Herbert Wise, Gavin Millar, Paul Seed, Piers Haggard, Ken Loach, Alan Bridges, Gerald Blake, Stephen Frears, Michael Tuchner, John McGrath, Christopher Morahan, Barry Davis, Ted Kotcheff, Alan Cooke, John Mackenzie, Richard Loncraine, Richard Wilson, David Hare, David Maloney, Lindsay Anderson, Jon Amiel, Desmond Davis, Carol Wiseman, Roy Battersby, Peter Cregeen, Frank Cox, Waris Hussein, Michael Darlow, Gareth Davies, James Cellan Jones, Mark Cullingham, Moira Armstrong, Stuart Burge, Bill Bain, Kenneth Ives, Anthony Page, Charles Sturridge, Colin Bucksey, John Glenister.
Play for Today was produced by Graeme MacDonald, Kenith Trodd.
BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations. Over 300 episodes of varying lengths aired from 1970-1984, with some later developed into series, including Rumpole of the Bailey and Gangsters.
Play for Today is a Drama, Comedia, Terror show.
Play for Today has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Play for Today episodes are 75min long.
No, this show was canceled after 14 seasons.