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