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. Thornley (Liz Smith), Bernard Blincoe (Bernard Hill).
Play for Today was directed by Alan Clarke, Philip Saville, Claude Whatham, Mike Leigh, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, John Gorrie, Michael Simpson, Michael Apted, James Ferman, Mike Newell, Alan Bridges, Ken Loach, Robert Knights, Les Blair, Herbert Wise, Jack Gold, Michael Tuchner, Gavin Millar, Piers Haggard, Gerald Blake, Stephen Frears, Paul Seed, David Hare, David Maloney, Richard Loncraine, Richard Wilson, Alan Cooke, Christopher Morahan, John Mackenzie, Ted Kotcheff, John McGrath, Barry Davis, Anthony Page, Bill Bain, Roy Battersby, Lindsay Anderson, Michael Darlow, Kenneth Ives, Waris Hussein, Peter Cregeen, Desmond Davis, Moira Armstrong, Frank Cox, John Glenister, Colin Bucksey, Mark Cullingham, Charles Sturridge, Carol Wiseman, Jon Amiel, Stuart Burge, Gareth Davies, James Cellan Jones.
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.