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), Elfie (Liz Smith), Bernard Blincoe (Bernard Hill).
Play for Today was directed by Alan Clarke, Claude Whatham, Philip Saville, Mike Leigh, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, John Gorrie, Mike Newell, James Ferman, Michael Simpson, Michael Apted, Jack Gold, Gavin Millar, Alan Bridges, Stephen Frears, Gerald Blake, Les Blair, Paul Seed, Ken Loach, Michael Tuchner, Herbert Wise, Piers Haggard, Robert Knights, David Maloney, Richard Wilson, Christopher Morahan, David Hare, Richard Loncraine, John Mackenzie, Alan Cooke, Barry Davis, John McGrath, Ted Kotcheff, Roy Battersby, Bill Bain, Desmond Davis, Stuart Burge, Lindsay Anderson, Frank Cox, Carol Wiseman, Jon Amiel, Michael Darlow, Kenneth Ives, Waris Hussein, Anthony Page, Colin Bucksey, John Glenister, Peter Cregeen, Charles Sturridge, James Cellan Jones, Moira Armstrong, Gareth Davies, Mark Cullingham.
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 Dramat, Komedia, Horror show.
Play for Today has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Play for Today episodes are 75 min long.
No, this show was canceled after 14 seasons.