Play for Today (1970)

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Play for Today

Quick Facts

Premiered
Oct 1970
Runtime
75 mins
Language
English
Status
Ended
Official Site
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Networks

BBC One

Storyline

Play for Today, an anthology series of plays carrying on in the tradition of its predecessor The Wednesday Play, presented controversial works by such writers as Dennis Potter, David Mercer, Alan Bennett, and Jim Allen, with such directors as Ken Loach, Alan Clarke, Philip Saville, and Mike Newell. Several plays in the series led to various spin-offs, including Play for Tomorrow and Rumpole of the Bailey.

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