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