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Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were (with a few exceptions noted below) between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration. A handful of these plays, including Rumpole of the Bailey, subsequently became television series in their own right.

HistoryEdit

The strand was a successor to The Wednesday Play, the 1960s anthology series, the title being changed when the day of transmission moved to Thursday to make way for a sport programme. Some works, screened in anthology series on BBC2, like Willy Russell's Our Day Out (1977), were repeated on BBC1 in the series. The producers of The Wednesday Play, Graeme MacDonald and Irene Shubik, transferred to the new series. Shubik continued with the series until 1973<ref>Irene Shubik "Letters: Eclectic roster on Play for Today", The Guardian, 5 April 2008</ref> while MacDonald remained with the series until 1977 when he was promoted. Later producers included Kenith Trodd (1973–1982), David Rose (1972–1980), Innes Lloyd (1975–1982), Margaret Matheson (1977–1979), Sir Richard Eyre (1978–1980), and Pharic MacLaren (1974–1982).

Plays covered all genres. In its time, Play for Today featured contemporary social realist dramas, historical pieces, fantasies, biopics and occasionally science-fiction<ref>Richard Hewett Flipside of Dominick Hide, The (1980), screenonline.org.uk. Accessed 8 December 2022.</ref> (The Flipside of Dominick Hide, 1980). Most pieces were written directly for television, but there were also occasional adaptations from other narrative forms, such as novels and stage plays.

Writers who contributed plays to the series included Ian McEwan, John Osborne, Dennis Potter, Stephen Poliakoff, Sir David Hare, Willy Russell, Alan Bleasdale, Arthur Hopcraft, Alan Plater, Graham Reid, David Storey, Andrew Davies, Rhys Adrian and John Hopkins.

Several prominent directors also featured, including Stephen Frears, Alan Clarke, Michael Apted, Mike Newell, Roland Joffé, Ken Loach, Lindsay Anderson, and Mike Leigh. Some of the best remembered plays broadcast in the strand include Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971), The Foxtrot (1971), Home (1972), The Fishing Party (1972), Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976), The Other Woman (1976), Abigail's Party (1977), Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Just a Boys' Game (1979). Certain other plays, including Penda's Fen (1974) and Nuts in May (1976), were commissioned by David Rose of the BBC's English Regions Drama department based in Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham.

Some installments in the series were spun off into full-blown series, including Rumpole of the Bailey, which was produced as a one-off in the Play for Today strand in 1975 and three years later became a series for Thames Television, again with Leo McKern. Alan Bleasdale's The Black Stuff, was a single play broadcast on BBC2 in January 1980, which was developed into Boys from the Blackstuff. It was never part of the Play For Today strand, although it was repeated on BBC1 later that year as a single play.<ref name="BBCG TBS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other offshoots were Gangsters, Headmaster, and a single series of science fiction-based plays styled as Play for Tomorrow. Towards the end of the run, three plays set in Northern Ireland were written by Graham Reid. Known as the Billy Plays, they starred Kenneth Branagh as Billy Martin in his first acting role following his graduation from RADA.

There were also some groups of plays transmitted that – for various reasons – did not go out under the Play for Today banner, but which were funded from the same department, used much the same production team and are generally regarded in episode guides and analysis as being part of the Play for Today canon.

Several plays were BAFTA award winners. John Le Mesurier and Patricia Hayes were named Best Actor and Actress, respectively, for their roles in the 1971 series Traitor and Edna, The Inebriate Woman, the latter also being named Best Drama Production. Dame Celia Johnson was named Best Actress for Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont, broadcast in 1973. Stocker's Copper (1972), Kisses At Fifty (1973), Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976), Spend, Spend, Spend! (1977), Licking Hitler (1978), and Blue Remembered Hills (1979) were all named Best Single Play by BAFTA.

Videotapes of thirty-seven of the episodes produced between 1970 and 1975 were wiped after transmission, and no copies of many of them are known to exist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="DooaC">Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Two plays were controversially pulled from transmission shortly before broadcast due to concerns over their content: these were Dennis Potter's Brimstone & Treacle in 1976 and Roy Minton's Scum the following year. In the case of Brimstone & Treacle it was due to concerns over the play's depiction of a disabled woman's rape at the hands of a man who may possibly have been the devil, and with Scum the worry was its supposed sensationalism of life in a borstal. Scum and Brimstone & Treacle were eventually transmitted, although in the meantime both had circumvented their withdrawal by being re-made as cinema films. Another play Pillion recorded in 1979 was never broadcast.

One play, The Other Woman, generated some mild controversy for its "graphic depiction" of lesbianism, and for the onscreen kiss between Jane Lapotaire and Lynne Frederick.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Demise and legacyEdit

After fourteen series and numerous repeats of individual productions, the programme officially ended in August 1984, although two series of single dramas without Play for Today billing were broadcast on BBC1 in a similar time slot from July to December 1983 and from November 1984 to February 1985. Thereafter the strand of single dramas became Screen Two on BBC2 from January 1985, and later also Screen One on BBC1 from September 1989. The general trend in 1980s television production was away from one-off plays and towards a greater concentration on series and serials. When one-offs were produced, such as Film on Four on Channel 4, they tended to be made with a cinematic approach rather than betraying television drama's roots in the theatre that Play for Today and earlier series on both the BBC and ITV had often demonstrated.

Nonetheless, the series is generally remembered as a benchmark of high-quality British television drama, and has become a byword for what many continue to argue was a golden age of British television. In 2000, the British Film Institute produced a poll of industry professionals to determine the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, and five of the programmes included in the final tally were from Play for Today.

A new programme publicised as a return of Play for Today, but under the working title of The Evening Play, was announced at the beginning of March 2006,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but nothing has been heard from it since. Kevin Spacey, film star and director of the Old Vic, in March 2008 told BBC News that he would like to see the return of the show,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but the journalists Michael Gove and Mark Lawson expressed disagreement, Gove (by then a Conservative MP) describing them as "exercises in viewer patronisation".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jan Moir in The Daily Telegraph wrote in support of Spacey, saying "the British loved Play for Today once, and would do so again. A good piece of drama looks at the human condition, and tells us something we should know about ourselves."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A book detailing the origins of the series, Play for Today: The First Year by Simon Farquhar, was published in 2021.

ProductionsEdit

The following list was sourced according to the BBC Genome archive of Radio Times magazines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Titles that carried the tag Play For Today on the BBC listings for their first or subsequent transmission are included, along with some repeats such as the repeat of the Days of Hope quartet, where the initial broadcast was not branded Play for Today, but the repeat was. Repeats of the individual productions are excluded. All episodes were broadcast on BBC1, except for the delayed broadcast of Scum in 1991 which was broadcast on BBC2.

Some early episodes are missing or no longer exist in colour.

Original air date Title Authors Producer Director Lead actor(s) Home media Notes
Series 1
Template:Dts The Long Distance Piano Player Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 13 April 1972. 16 mm b&w print
Template:Dts The Right Prospectus Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname, Elvi Hale Repeated 16 December 1971
Template:Dts The Lie Ingmar Bergman & Paul Britten Austin Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3">Play for Today Volume 1 4-disc Blu-ray set, BFI BFIB1393, 2020</ref> Written by Ingmar Bergman, translated by Paul Britten Austin. A production for The Largest Theatre in the World project of the EBU. Winner of the SFTA award for best drama production of 1970. Repeated on BBC2 31 March 1971, and on BBC1 16 March 1972.
Template:Dts Angels Are So Few Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Write-Off Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Canadian production. Missing.
Template:Dts I Can't See My Little Willie Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 18 May 1972. Missing except for domestic audio recording.
Template:Dts A Distant Thunder Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Hearts and Flowers Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 9 March 1972. 16 mm b&w print
Template:Dts Robin Redbreast Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by the BFI<ref>Robin Redbreast DVD, BFI BFIVD997, 2013</ref> citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> 16mm b&w print

Template:Dts The Hallelujah Handshake Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2">Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC (1969–1989) 13-disc Blu-ray set, BFI BFIB1250, 2016. Also 11-disc edition, BFI BFIB1466, 2022</ref> Repeated 23 December 1971.
Template:Dts Alma Mater Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 4 May 1972. Missing.
Template:Dts Circle Line Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname The Winner of the BBCtv Student Play Competition. Missing.
Template:Dts Hell's Angel Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname David Agnew is a BBC in-house pen name typically used when multiple writers contributed to a script. Anthony Read was the author commissioned to write the play. Repeated 25 May 1972. Missing.
Template:Dts The Piano Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 10 August 1972.
Template:Dts Billy's Last Stand Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 20 April 1972. Missing.
Template:Dts The Rainbirds Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname A production for The Largest Theatre in the World project of the EBU.
Template:Dts Reddick Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Canadian production. Missing.
Template:Dts No Trams to Lime Street Alun Owen (Book), Marty Wilde & Ronnie Scott (Music & Lyrics) Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Musical. First shown under The Wednesday Play, 18 March 1970.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays">Play for Today: Seven Selected Plays repeat season, 11 March - 22 April 1971.</ref>
Template:Dts Mad Jack Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 4 February 1970.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/> Winner of the first prize and the silver Dore Catholic Prize at the 1971 Monte Carlo International Television Festival.
Template:Dts Scenes from Family Life Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under Plays of Today on BBC2, 25 September 1969.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/>
Template:Dts Wind Versus Polygamy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under Theatre 625 15 July 1968 and then The Wednesday Play, 27 May 1970.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/>
Template:Dts Playmates Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown within Double Bill of The Wednesday Play on 26 November 1969.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/>
Template:Dts Sovereign's Company Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" /> First shown under The Wednesday Play, 22 April 1970.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/>
Template:Dts Season of the Witch Desmond McCarthy & Johnny Byrne Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 7 January 1970.<ref name="Seven Selected Plays"/>
Template:Dts The Foxtrot Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 30 March 1972. 16 mm b&w print
Template:Dts When The Bough Breaks Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 11 May 1972.
Template:Dts Orkney George Mackay Brown & John McGrath Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Three stories by George Mackay Brown, adapted by John McGrath: A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return and Celia. Repeated 27 April 1972.
Template:Dts The Rank And File Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain BBCDVD3395, 2011</ref>
Template:Dts The Man in the Sidecar Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 24 August 1972. Missing.
Template:Dts Everybody Say Cheese Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts The Cellar and the Almond Tree Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 4 March 1970. Repeated on BBC2 on 13 December 1980 and on BBC1 on 14 July 1988.
Template:Dts The Italian Table Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 18 February 1970.
Template:Dts There Is Also Tomorrow Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 19 November 1969.
Template:Dts Chariot of Fire Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown under The Wednesday Play, 20 May 1970.
Series 2
Template:Dts Traitor Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname BAFTA Best Actor (John Le Mesurier). Repeated on BBC2 on 27 February 1973 and on BBC1 on 21 July 1987.
Template:Dts Edna, the Inebriate Woman Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8">Play for Today Volume 3 3-disc Blu-ray set, BFI BFIB1443, 2022</ref> BAFTA Best Actress (Patricia Hayes) & Drama Production. Repeated 2 Mar 1972, on BBC2 on 20 August 1977 and on BBC2 on 3 November 1986.
Template:Dts Evelyn Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 27 July 1972 and on BBC2 20 February 1973.
Template:Dts O Fat White Woman Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 16 July 1973.
Template:Dts Thank You Very Much Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Duration 40 minutes. 16 mm b&w print.
Template:Dts Michael Regan Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 17 August 1972.
Template:Dts Skin Deep Michael O'Neill & Jeremy Seabrook Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Pal Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Pigeon Fancier Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname 16mm b&w print
Template:Dts Home Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Metrodome<ref>Home – the television adaption of David Storey's acclaimed play DVD, Metrodome, 2004</ref> A NET/CBC production. Adapted by the playwright from his original stage play. Repeated on BBC2 6 February 1973.
Template:Dts Still Waters Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 3 August 1972.
Template:Dts Stocker's Copper Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4">Play for Today Volume 2 3-disc Blu-ray set, BFI BFIB1394, 2021</ref> BAFTA Best Single Play. Writers' Guild Awards 1972: Best British Original Teleplay. Repeated 18 December 1972 and 31 August 1982. Shown in the USA on 23 July 1977 as a Piccadilly Circus episode.
Template:Dts The House On Highbury Hill Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts In the Beautiful Caribbean Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Ackerman, Dougall and Harker Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 6 August 1973.
Template:Dts The Villa Maroc Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 30 July 1973.
Template:Dts Cows Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts The Fishing Party Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Simply Media<ref>The Fishing Party - A Play for Today DVD, Simply Media 188002, 2018</ref> From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 9 July 1973 and on BBC2 4 August 1993.
Series 3
Template:Dts The Reporters Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 3 January 1974 and 18 April 1974.
Template:Dts A Life Is For Ever Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 11 July 1974. Missing.
Template:Dts Carson Country Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Man Friday Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Triple Exposure Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Better Than the Movies Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts The General's Day Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Bankrupt Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Just Your Luck Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname BBC DVD<ref>Just Your Luck DVD, BBC, 2008</ref> Repeated 18 July 1974.
Template:Dts The Bouncing Boy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 25 April 1974.
Template:Dts Shakespeare or Bust Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" /> From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 4 April 1974.
Template:Dts Land of Green Ginger Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 24 January 1974 and on BBC4 26 March 2005.
Template:Dts Kisses at Fifty Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname BAFTA Best Single Play. Repeated 20 December 1973 and on BBC2 11 August 1993.
Template:Dts Highway Robbery Michael O'Neill & Jeremy Seabrook Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Song at Twilight Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Only Make Believe Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 2 May 1974.
Template:Dts For Sylvia, or the Air Show John Burrows & John Harding Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts The Operation Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Access to the Children Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 9 May 1974.
Template:Dts Hard Labour Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain, 2009</ref> Repeated 30 May 1974, on BBC2 18 August 1993, and on BBC4 14 July 2008 and 7 December 2021.
Template:Dts Man Above Men Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Speech Day Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 10 January 1974.
Template:Dts Steps Back Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Three's One Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Edward G - Like the Filmstar Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Blooming Youth Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 16 May 1974.
Template:Dts The Stretch Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Making the Play Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Series 4
Template:Dts Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the novel. BAFTA Best Actress (Celia Johnson). Repeated 20 March 1975.
Template:Dts Her Majesty's Pleasure Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Jack Point Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 3 April 1975.
Template:Dts The Emergency Channel Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Mummy and Daddy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Incomplete.
Template:Dts Private Practice Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Shutdown Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 19 June 1975.
Template:Dts Baby Blues Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Jingle Bells Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts The Lonely Man's Lover Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 6 February 1975.
Template:Dts All Good Men Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Joe's Ark Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 19 December 1974, 7 July 1987, and on BBC4 30 January 2005.
Template:Dts Hot Fat Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Easy Go Brian Clark & Ronnie King, Cliff Norris, Peter French, Paul Stuart, Tony Ali, Paul Bishop, Deirdre Walsh, Janice Reeves Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Postponed from 7 February 1974.
Template:Dts Headmaster Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 12 June 1975. Spun off as a series in 1977.
Template:Dts Penda's Fen Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI;<ref>Penda's Fen BFI BFIV2070 (DVD) / BFIB1222 (Blu-ray), 2016</ref> also included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" /> From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 13 February 1975.
Template:Dts Pidgeon - Hawk or Dove? Template:Sortname David Rose Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Three for the Fancy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 28 August 1974.
Template:Dts Template:Va Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Blu-ray & DVD releases by Panamint Cinema<ref>The Cheviot the Stag and the Black Black Oil, Panamint Cinema BLU1013 (Blu-ray) / PCM6013 (DVD) / BLU2013 (Dual Format), 2017</ref> Adapted from the stage play. Repeated 17 April 1975.
Template:Dts Schmoedipus Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 10 April 1975.
Template:Dts The Childhood Friend Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Follower for Emily Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" />
Series 5
Template:Dts Leeds — United! Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Duration 115 minutes. Repeated 12 August 1976. Repeated on BBC4 3 November 2020.
Template:Dts Baby Love Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the play.
Template:Dts Back of Beyond Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" /> Repeated 5 August 1976.
Template:Dts The Bevellers Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts Taking Leave Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Fugitive Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Eleanor Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Gangsters Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain CCTV30272, 2006</ref> From BBC Birmingham. Duration 110 minutes. Repeated 2 September 1976. Spun off as a series.
Template:Dts The After Dinner Game Malcolm Bradbury & Christopher Bigsby Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Breath Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Death of a Young Young Man Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Sunset Across the Bay Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname, Harry Markham Entertain BBCDVD3041, 2009</ref> Repeated 19 August 1976 and on BBC2 26 July 1992.
Template:Dts Funny Farm Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" />
Template:Dts Goodbye Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From the novel by William Sansom.
Template:Dts Just Another Saturday Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8" /> & The Peter McDougall Collection DVD set<ref>The Peter McDougall Collection 5-disc DVD set, BBC, 2007</ref> Winner of the 1975 Italia Prize for Television Drama Programmes. Repeated on BBC2 7 November 1975, on BBC1 26 August 1976 and on BBC2 24 August 1977.
Template:Dts Child of Hope Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Based on Joel Carlson's book No Neutral Ground.
Template:Dts The Saturday Party Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 25 April 1977, the day before its sequel, The Country Party.
Template:Dts Wednesday Love Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Dandelion Clock Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing.
Template:Dts Brassneck Howard Brenton & David Hare Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the play.
Template:Dts The Floater Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
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Series 6
Template:Dts Plaintiffs and Defendants Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Shown in the USA on 16 July 1977 as a Piccadilly Circus episode.
Template:Dts Two Sundays Repeated 1 Sep 1977.
Template:Dts Moss Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts 84, Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff & Hugh Whitemore Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the book. Repeated 21 July 1977.
Template:Dts Keep an Eye on Albert Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Children of the Sun Michael O'Neill & Jeremy Seabrook Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Missing. Final missing episode.
Template:Dts After the Solo Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Through the Night Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 4 August 1977.
Template:Dts A Passage to England Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" /> Repeated 25 August 1977.
Template:Dts Rumpole of the Bailey Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Acorn<ref>The Classic Drama: Rumpole of the Bailey - Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt DVD, Acorn Media, 2007</ref> Repeated 16 May 1993, and on BBC4 18 and 19 January 2009. Spun off as a long-running series on ITV (Thames Television).<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
Template:Dts The Other Woman Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Nuts in May Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Mike Leigh at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":6" /> From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 11 August 1977, on BBC2 5 September 1982 and 27 December 1993, and on BBC4 19 April 2009, 20 July 2010, 6 May 2012 and 1 December 2014.
Template:Dts Doran's Box Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham. Exists only as a domestic video recording.
Template:Dts Packman's Barn Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts A Story to Frighten the Children Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Happy Hunting Ground Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Jumping Bean Bag Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Clay, Smeddum and Greenden Lewis Grassic Gibbon & Bill Craig Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Trilogy by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, dramatised by Bill Craig; from BBC Scotland. Repeated 18 August 1977.
Template:Dts Love Letters on Blue Paper Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Willie Rough Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the stage play.
Template:Dts Tiptoe Through the Tulips Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Peddler Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Early Struggles Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Double Dare Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 28 July 1977, and on BBC4 6 February 2005.
Series 7
Template:Dts Bar Mitzvah Boy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8" /> & the Jack Rosenthal at the BBC DVD set.<ref name=":1">Jack Rosenthal at the BBC 5-disc DVD set, Acorn Media AV9975, 2011</ref> BAFTA Best Single Play and Best Writer awards, 1976. Repeated 6 May 1977, 28 February 1978 and 23 June 1997, and on BBC4 18 July 2004 and 17 March 2005.
Template:Dts Bet Your Life Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Rocky Marciano Is Dead Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Elephants' Graveyard Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname, Jon Morrison Included on the Play for Today Vol .2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4" /> &

The Peter McDougall Collection DVD set

Repeated 25 Jul 1978.
Template:Dts Housewives' Choice Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Your Man from Six Counties Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" />
Template:Dts Buffet Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Love on a Gunboat Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts The Kiss of Death Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Mike Leigh at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":6" />
Template:Dts Our Flesh and Blood Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" /> From BBC Birmingham. Repeated 29 August 1978.
Template:Dts Do As I Say Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Spend, Spend, Spend! Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Jack Rosenthal at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":1" /> Based on the book by Vivian Nicholson and Stephen Smith. BAFTA Best Single Play. Repeated 1 June 1978.
Template:Dts A Photograph Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 1 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":3" />
Template:Dts Gotcha Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4" /> Double bill. Repeated 15 August 1978.
Campion's Interview Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4" />
Template:Dts A Choice of Evils Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Country Party Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Sequel to The Saturday Party.
Series 8
Template:Dts Stronger Than the Sun Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 21 February 1978, and on BBC4 21 January 2003, 14 May 2003 and 5 March 2006.
Template:Dts Come the Revolution Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Abigail's Party Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by BBC;<ref>Abigail's Party DVD, BBC BBCDVD1181, 2003</ref> also included on the Mike Leigh at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":6" /> Adapted from the stage play. Repeated 7 August 1979, on BBC2 6 September 1982, 5 July 1992 and 1 November 1997, and on BBC4 26 June 2002, 11 August 2002, 28 October 2007, 17 December 2007, 7 November 2010, 21 March 2013, 24 November 2014, 14 October 2020 and 1 June 2022.
Template:Dts Oy Vay Maria Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Nipper Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts One Day at a Time Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Mayor's Charity Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8" />
Template:Dts Catchpenny Twist Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 21 August 1979.
Template:Dts Charades Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts The Thin End of the Wedge Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Scully's New Year's Eve Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Licking Hitler Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham. BAFTA Best Single Play. Repeated 31 July 1979.
Template:Dts Red Shift Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname BFI DVD<ref>Red Shift DVD, BFI BFIV2007, 2014Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> From BBC Birmingham. Adapted from the novel.
Template:Dts The Spongers Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4" /> Duration 105 minutes. Prix Italia 1978, Golden Award and Best Script at Prague 1978. Repeated 6 September 1979, and on BBC2 25 August 1993 and 17 July 1999.
Template:Dts Destiny Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the play. Duration 105 minutes. Repeated 14 August 1979.
Template:Dts Our Day Out Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Simply Media<ref>'Our Day Out - A Play of the Week' DVD, Simply Media 188000, 2018 https://simplymedia.tv/product/188000/</ref> First shown as a Play of the Week on BBC2, 28 December 1977. Repeated on BBC2 26 December 1979, and in 3 instalments under Scene, 14, 21 & 28 January 1994, and on BBC4 22 August 2008.
Template:Dts The After Dinner Joke Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Days of Hope: 1916 - Joining Up Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Ken Loach at the BBC DVD boxset<ref name=":5" /> First shown 11 September 1975.
Template:Dts Days of Hope: 1921 – Every Pit in Britain Is Idle First shown 18 September 1975.
Template:Dts Days Of Hope: 1924 - A Miracle First shown 25 September 1975.
Template:Dts Days Of Hope: 1926 - General Strike First shown 2 October 1975.
Template:Dts The Price of Coal: Meet the People Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Ken Loach at the BBC DVD boxset<ref name=":5" /> First shown 29 March 1977.
Template:Dts The Price of Coal: Back to Reality First shown 5 April 1977.
Template:Dts The Legion Hall Bombing Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Series 9
Template:Dts Nina Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" />
Template:Dts Victims of Apartheid Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":4" />
Template:Dts A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts John Esmonde & Bob Larbey James Cellan Jones Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Dinner at the Sporting Club Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Simply Media<ref>Dinner at the Sporting Club DVD, Simply Media 106813, 2003</ref>
Template:Dts Donal and Sally Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname, Sylvestra Le Touzel Best Direction, 1979 Prague International Television Festival. Repeated 8 July 1980.
Template:Dts Sorry… Václav Havel & Vera Blackwell Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted and translated by Vera Blackwell from the Vaněk plays Private View (a.k.a. Unveiling) and Audience. Repeated 6 January 1990.
Template:Dts Butterflies Don't Count Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts One Bummer News Day Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Out of Town Boys Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Vampires Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Chief Mourner Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Waterloo Sunset Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 5 August 1980.
Template:Dts Blue Remembered Hills Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Helen Mirren at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":7" /> BAFTA Best Single Play and Best Director 1979. Repeated on BBC2 30 May 1980 and 6 November 1986, and on BBC4 5 June 2008.
Template:Dts Who's Who Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Mike Leigh at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":6" /> Repeated on BBC2 7 September 1982.
Template:Dts The Last Window Cleaner Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Ploughman's Share Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts Degree of Uncertainty Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Light Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Coming Out Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8" /> Repeated on BBC2 13 June 1980.
Template:Dts Don't Be Silly Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 12 August 1980. Repeated on BBC4 10 November 2020.
Series 10
Template:Dts Long Distance Information Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 4 October 1980.
Template:Dts Cries from a Watchtower Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Comedians Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the stage play. Repeated 19 August 1980, and on BBC2 9 May 1993.
Template:Dts Even Solomon Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Just a Boys' Game Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname, Ken Hutchison Included on the Play for Today Vol. 2 BFI Blu-ray set;<ref name=":4" /> The Peter McDougall Collection DVD set Repeated 26 August 1980. Repeated on BBC4 27 October 2020.
Template:Dts Billy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 10 November 1981.
Template:Dts A Hole in Babylon Jim Hawkins & Horace Ové Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Play for Today Vol. 3 BFI Blu-ray set<ref name=":8" /> Based on events of the 1975 Spaghetti House siege. Repeated on BBC2 27 June 1992. Repeated on BBC4 20 October 2020.
Template:Dts The Slab Boys Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by John Williams Productions<ref>The Slab Boys DVD, John Williams Productions Ltd JW472. 2008</ref> Adapted from the play.
Template:Dts Katie: The Year of a Child Ian Cullen & John Norton Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Network Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Black Stuff Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Boys from the Black Stuff DVD set<ref>Boys from the Black Stuff 3-disc DVD set, BBC BBCDVD1178, 2003</ref> citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> Repeated on BBC1 30 July 1981, and on BBC4 19 September 2010 and 17 November 2020.

Template:Dts Chance of a Lifetime Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 3 September 1981.
Template:Dts Keep Smiling Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Dreams of Leaving Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Thicker Than Water Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Murder Rap Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 13 August 1981.
Template:Dts Instant Enlightenment Including VAT Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Postponed from 22 November 1979.
Template:Dts No Defence Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts That Crazy Woman Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Gift from Nessus William McIlvanney & Bill Craig Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Novel by William McIlvanney, dramatised by Bill Craig; from BBC Scotland.
Template:Dts Kate, the Good Neighbour Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 27 August 1981.
Template:Dts Buses Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Shadows on Our Skin Jennifer Johnston & Derek Mahon Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Screenplay by Derek Mahon from the novel by Jennifer Johnston. Repeated 20 August 1981.
Template:Dts Ladies Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Vanishing Army Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown as a Play of the Week on BBC2 29 November 1978, and repeated on BBC1 28 August 1979.
Template:Dts Not for the Likes of Us Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Bristol
Template:Dts The Executioner Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Imitation Game Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname DVD release by Simply Media<ref>The Imitation Game - A Play for Today DVD, Simply Media 188001, 2018</ref> Repeated on BBC2 8 September 1981 and 12 May 1993.
Template:Dts A Walk in the Forest Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 6 July 1980.
Template:Dts On Giant's Shoulders Marjorie Wallace, Michael Robson, William Humble & Anthony Simmons Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Based on the book by Marjorie Wallace and Michael Robson, dramatised by William Humble and Anthony Simmons. First shown as a Play of the Week on BBC2, 28 March 1979. Repeated on BBC2 4 November 1986.
Template:Dts Fearless Frank Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First shown as a Play of the Week on BBC2, 4 October 1978.
Series 11
Template:Dts Pasmore Richard Eyre & David Storey Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Screenplay by Richard Eyre from the novel by David Storey. Repeated 10 August 1982.
Template:Dts C2H5OH Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Title is the chemical formula for ethanol (alcohol).
Template:Dts The Adventures of Frank: 1 – Everybody's Fiddling Something John McGrath, Mark Brown, Mike O'Neill & Si Cowe Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname A musical play in two parts by John McGrath, with music by Mark Brown and additional songs by Mike O'Neill and Si Cowe.
Template:Dts The Adventures of Frank: 2 – Seeds of Ice
Template:Dts Minor Complications Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 3 August 1982.
Template:Dts Jude Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Flipside of Dominick Hide Jeremy Paul & Alan Gibson Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain, 2005</ref> Repeated 7 December 1982, and on BBC4 26 February 2006, 20 May 2006 and 26 July 2008.
Template:Dts Name for the Day Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Jessie Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 11 December 1982.
Template:Dts Beyond the Pale Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Muscle Market Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Cause Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Beloved Enemy David Leland & Charles Levinson Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" /> Derived from the book Vodka Cola by Charles Levinson.
Template:Dts The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Union Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Sorry Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated 17 August 1982.
Template:Dts Shai Mala Khani
The Garland 		H. O. Nazareth & Horace Ové Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts The Sin Bin Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Before Water Lilies Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Bavarian Night Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Good Time Girls Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland. Repeated 27 July 1982.
Template:Dts Baby Talk Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Turn for the Worse Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Psy-Warriors Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" /> Adapted from the play.
Series 12
Template:Dts Country Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 26 May 1993. Repeated on BBC4 12 October 2020.
Template:Dts London Is Drowning Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Room for the Winter Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts No Visible Scar Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 15 February 1989.
Template:Dts Protest Václav Havel & Vera Blackwell Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Translated and adapted by Vera Blackwell from the play.
Template:Dts United Kingdom Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts P.Q. 17 Roger Milner & Captain Jack Broome Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From the book Convoy Is to Scatter by Captain Jack Broome.
Template:Dts The Factory Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts England's Greens and Peasant Land Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Cotswold Death Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Under the Skin Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Commitments Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the play. Exists only as a domestic video recording.
Template:Dts Life After Death Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Silly Season Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts Too Late to Talk to Billy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname First of the Billy trilogy. Repeated 3 May 1983.Repeated on BBC4 5 October 2022.
Template:Dts Willie's Last Stand Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Tishoo Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Home, Sweet Home Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included on the Mike Leigh at the BBC DVD set<ref name=":6" />
Template:Dts A Sudden Wrench Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 18 March 1983.
Template:Dts Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Rolling Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland. Pye Award for Best Writer New to Television, 1982
Template:Dts Whistling Wally Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Series 13
Template:Dts Soft Targets Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain, 2008</ref> Repeated on BBC4 25 Jan 2003.
Template:Dts 3 Minute Heroes Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts The Remainder Man Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Intensive Care Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 9 August 1992.
Template:Dts A Mother Like Him Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts John David Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Aliens Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts Another Flip for Dominick Jeremy Paul & Alan Gibson Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname BBC DVD release<ref name=":0" /> Repeated on BBC4 27 May 2006 and 2 August 2008.
Template:Dts Last Love Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Gates of Gold Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Wayne and Albert Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Atlantis Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts The Last Term Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Reluctant Chickens Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts Shall I Be Mother? Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Falklands Factor Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts A Matter of Choice for Billy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Second of the Billy trilogy.Repeated on BBC4 5 October 2022.
Series 14
Template:Dts Young Shoulders John Wain & Robert Smith Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Screenplay by Robert Smith and John Wain of the novel.
Template:Dts A Coming to Terms for Billy Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Third of the Billy trilogy. From BBC Northern Ireland. Repeated on BBC4 12 October 2022.
Template:Dts Z for Zachariah Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the novel. Duration 120 minutes.
Template:Dts Moving on the Edge Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Desert of Lies Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Hard Feelings Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from the play.
Template:Dts Under the Hammer Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts King Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts Rainy Day Women Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Repeated on BBC2 8 September 1990.
Template:Dts Dog Ends Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Groundling and the Kite Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Birmingham
Template:Dts The Cry Derek Mahon & Chris Menaul from a story by John Montague Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Adapted from a story by John Montague.
Template:Dts It Could Happen to Anybody Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname From BBC Scotland
Template:Dts Only Children Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Dts The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Postponed broadcasts
Template:Dts Brimstone & Treacle Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Entertain, 2004</ref> Postponed from 6 April 1976. Repeated on BBC2 5 September 1998 and on BBC4 2 January 2005.
Template:Dts Scum Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Included in the Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC Blu-ray set<ref name=":2" /> Postponed from 8 November 1977.
Unbroadcast Pillion Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Recorded in 1979 but never transmitted.

Home mediaEdit

The BFI have released three box sets of the series on Blu-ray, each consisting of various plays from throughout the show's run. Volume 1 contains seven plays broadcast between 1970 and 77; The Lie (1970), Shakespeare or Bust (1973), Back of Beyond (1974), Passage to England (1975), Your Man from Six Counties (1976), Our Flesh and Blood (1977), and A Photograph (1977). Five of the productions were remastered using the original 16mm film negatives which still exist in the BBC Archives.

Volume 2 contains six plays broadcast between 1972 and 79; Stocker's Copper (1972), The Elephants' Graveyard (1976), Gotcha / Campion's Interview (1977), The Spongers (1978), Victims of Apartheid (1978), and Just a Boys' Game (1979).

Volume 3, released on 21 March 2022, contains six plays broadcast between 1971 and 79; Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971), Just Another Saturday (1975), Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976), The Mayor's Charity (1977), Coming Out (1979), and A Hole in Babylon (1979).

Robin Redbreast, Penda's Fen, Abigail's Party, Our Day Out, The Imitation Game and several others have received standalone releases on DVD and Blu-ray, whilst others have been released on compilation DVDs with the creators' other works.

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