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Play for Today (1970–1984) — drama on BBC One
The answer: Concluded August 28, 1984.
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About Play for Today
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.
Play for Today episode schedule
307 aired
Aired · 307
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 1984 | S14·E16 | The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle |
| August 21, 1984 | S14·E15 | Only Children |
| August 14, 1984 | S14·E14 | It Could Happen to Anybody |
| July 31, 1984 | S14·E13 | The Cry |
| July 24, 1984 | S14·E12 | The Groundling and the Kite |
| July 17, 1984 | S14·E11 | Dog Ends |
| April 10, 1984 | S14·E10 | Rainy Day Women |
| April 3, 1984 | S14·E9 | King |
| March 27, 1984 | S14·E8 | Under the Hammer |
| March 20, 1984 | S14·E7 | Hard Feelings |
| March 13, 1984 | S14·E6 | Desert of Lies |
| March 6, 1984 | S14·E5 | Moving on the Edge |
| February 28, 1984 | S14·E4 | Z for Zachariah |
| February 21, 1984 | S14·E3 | A Coming to Terms for Billy |
| February 14, 1984 | S14·E2 | Young Shoulders |
| October 25, 1983 | S14·E1 | Stan's Last Game |
| August 24, 1983 | S13·E18 | Floating Off |
| May 10, 1983 | S13·E17 | A Matter of Choice for Billy |
| April 26, 1983 | S13·E16 | The Falklands Factor |
| April 19, 1983 | S13·E15 | Shall I Be Mother? |
| April 12, 1983 | S13·E14 | Reluctant Chickens |
| April 5, 1983 | S13·E13 | The Last Term |
| March 22, 1983 | S13·E12 | Atlantis |
| March 15, 1983 | S13·E11 | Wayne and Albert |
| March 8, 1983 | S13·E10 | Gates of Gold |
| March 1, 1983 | S13·E9 | Last Love |
| December 14, 1982 | S13·E8 | Another Flip for Dominick |
| November 30, 1982 | S13·E7 | Aliens |
| November 23, 1982 | S13·E6 | John David |
| November 16, 1982 | S13·E5 | A Mother Like Him |
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| November 9, 1982 | S13·E4 | Intensive Care |
| November 2, 1982 | S13·E3 | The Remainder Man |
| October 26, 1982 | S13·E2 | Three Minute Heroes |
| October 19, 1982 | S13·E1 | Soft Targets |
| April 6, 1982 | S12·E22 | Whistling Wally |
| March 30, 1982 | S12·E21 | Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going |
| March 23, 1982 | S12·E20 | A Sudden Wrench |
| March 16, 1982 | S12·E19 | Home Sweet Home |
| March 9, 1982 | S12·E18 | Tishoo |
| February 23, 1982 | S12·E17 | Willie's Last Stand |
| February 16, 1982 | S12·E16 | Too Late to Talk to Billy |
| February 9, 1982 | S12·E15 | The Silly Season |
| February 2, 1982 | S12·E14 | Life After Death |
| January 26, 1982 | S12·E13 | Commitments |
| January 19, 1982 | S12·E12 | Under the Skin |
| January 12, 1982 | S12·E11 | A Cotswold Death |
| January 5, 1982 | S12·E10 | England's Green and Pleasant Land |
| December 22, 1981 | S12·E9 | The Factory |
| December 15, 1981 | S12·E8 | PQ17 |
| December 8, 1981 | S12·E7 | United Kingdom |
| December 1, 1981 | S12·E6 | Protest |
| November 24, 1981 | S12·E5 | Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain |
| November 17, 1981 | S12·E4 | No Visible Scar |
| November 3, 1981 | S12·E3 | A Room for the Winter |
| October 27, 1981 | S12·E2 | London Is Drowning |
| October 20, 1981 | S12·E1 | Country |
| May 12, 1981 | S11·E27 | Psy-Warriors |
| April 28, 1981 | S11·E26 | A Turn for the Worse |
| April 14, 1981 | S11·E25 | Baby Talk |
| April 7, 1981 | S11·E24 | The Good Time Girls |
| March 31, 1981 | S11·E23 | Bavarian Night |
| March 24, 1981 | S11·E22 | Before Water Lillies |
| March 17, 1981 | S11·E21 | The Sin Bin |
| March 10, 1981 | S11·E20 | The Garland |
| March 3, 1981 | S11·E19 | Sorry |
| February 24, 1981 | S11·E18 | The Union |
| February 17, 1981 | S11·E17 | The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner |
| February 10, 1981 | S11·E16 | Beloved Enemy |
| February 3, 1981 | S11·E15 | The Cause |
| January 27, 1981 | S11·E14 | Dear Brutus |
| January 20, 1981 | S11·E13 | A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado |
| January 13, 1981 | S11·E12 | The Muscle Market |
| January 6, 1981 | S11·E11 | Beyond the Pale |
| December 23, 1980 | S11·E10 | Jessie |
| December 16, 1980 | S11·E9 | Name for the Day |
| December 9, 1980 | S11·E8 | The Flipside of Dominick Hyde |
| December 2, 1980 | S11·E7 | Jude |
| November 25, 1980 | S11·E6 | Number on End |
| November 18, 1980 | S11·E5 | Minor Complications |
| November 11, 1980 | S11·E4 | The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice |
| November 4, 1980 | S11·E3 | The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something |
| October 28, 1980 | S11·E2 | C2H5OH |
| October 21, 1980 | S11·E1 | Pasmore |
| May 14, 1980 | S10·E28 | A Walk in the Forest |
| April 24, 1980 | S10·E27 | The Imitation Game |
| April 17, 1980 | S10·E26 | The Executioner |
| April 10, 1980 | S10·E25 | Not for the Likes of Us |
| April 3, 1980 | S10·E24 | The Vanishing Army |
| March 27, 1980 | S10·E23 | Ladies |
| March 20, 1980 | S10·E22 | Shadows on Our Skin |
| March 13, 1980 | S10·E21 | Buses |
| March 6, 1980 | S10·E20 | Kate, the Good Neighbour |
| February 28, 1980 | S10·E19 | A Gift from Nessus |
| February 21, 1980 | S10·E18 | That Crazy Woman |
| February 14, 1980 | S10·E17 | No Defence |
| February 7, 1980 | S10·E16 | Instant Enlightenment Including VAT |
| January 31, 1980 | S10·E15 | Murder Rap |
| January 24, 1980 | S10·E14 | Thicker Than Water |
| January 17, 1980 | S10·E13 | Dreams of Leaving |
| January 10, 1980 | S10·E12 | Keep Smiling |
| January 3, 1980 | S10·E11 | Chance of a Lifetime |
| December 20, 1979 | S10·E10 | The Network |
| December 13, 1979 | S10·E9 | Katie |
| December 6, 1979 | S10·E8 | The Slab-Boys |
| November 29, 1979 | S10·E7 | A Hole in Babylon |
| November 15, 1979 | S10·E6 | Billy |
| November 8, 1979 | S10·E5 | Just a Boy's Game |
| November 1, 1979 | S10·E4 | Even Solomon |
| October 25, 1979 | S10·E3 | Comedians |
| October 18, 1979 | S10·E2 | Cries from a Watchtower |
| October 11, 1979 | S10·E1 | Long Distance Information |
| July 24, 1979 | S9·E21 | Don't Be Silly |
| April 10, 1979 | S9·E20 | Coming Out |
| March 13, 1979 | S9·E19 | Light |
| March 6, 1979 | S9·E18 | Degree of Uncertainty |
| February 27, 1979 | S9·E17 | Ploughman's Share |
| February 13, 1979 | S9·E16 | The Last Window Cleaner |
| February 6, 1979 | S9·E15 | Who's Who |
| January 30, 1979 | S9·E14 | Blue Remembered Hills |
| January 23, 1979 | S9·E13 | Waterloo Sunset |
| January 16, 1979 | S9·E12 | The Chief Mourner |
| January 9, 1979 | S9·E11 | Vampires |
| January 2, 1979 | S9·E10 | The Out of Town Boys |
| December 12, 1978 | S9·E9 | One Bummer Newsday |
| December 5, 1978 | S9·E8 | Soldiers Talking Cleanly |
| November 28, 1978 | S9·E7 | Butterflies Don't Count |
| November 21, 1978 | S9·E6 | Sorry |
| November 14, 1978 | S9·E5 | Donal and Sally |
| November 7, 1978 | S9·E4 | Dinner at the Sporting Club |
| October 31, 1978 | S9·E3 | A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts |
| October 24, 1978 | S9·E2 | Victims of Apartheid |
| October 17, 1978 | S9·E1 | Nina |
| August 22, 1978 | S8·E17 | The Legion Hall Bombing |
| February 14, 1978 | S8·E16 | The After Dinner Joke |
| January 31, 1978 | S8·E15 | Destiny |
| January 24, 1978 | S8·E14 | The Spongers |
| January 17, 1978 | S8·E13 | Red Shift |
| January 10, 1978 | S8·E12 | Licking Hitler |
| January 3, 1978 | S8·E11 | Scully's New Year's Eve |
| December 20, 1977 | S8·E10 | The Thin End of the Wedge |
| December 13, 1977 | S8·E9 | Charades |
| December 6, 1977 | S8·E8 | Catchpenny Twist |
| November 29, 1977 | S8·E7 | The Mayor's Charity |
| November 22, 1977 | S8·E6 | One Day at a Time |
| November 15, 1977 | S8·E5 | Nipper |
| November 8, 1977 | S8·E4 | Oy Vay Maria |
| November 1, 1977 | S8·E3 | Abigail's Party |
| October 25, 1977 | S8·E2 | Come the Revolution |
| October 18, 1977 | S8·E1 | Stronger Than the Sun |
| April 26, 1977 | S7·E19 | The Country Party |
| April 19, 1977 | S7·E18 | A Choice of Evils |
| April 12, 1977 | S7·E17 | Campion's Interview |
| April 12, 1977 | S7·E16 | Gotcha |
| April 5, 1977 | S7·E15 | The Price of Coal (2) |
| March 29, 1977 | S7·E14 | The Price of Coal (1) |
| March 22, 1977 | S7·E13 | A Photograph |
| March 15, 1977 | S7·E12 | Spend, Spend, Spend |
| January 25, 1977 | S7·E11 | Do as I Say |
| January 18, 1977 | S7·E10 | Our Flesh and Blood |
| January 11, 1977 | S7·E9 | The Kiss of Death |
| January 4, 1977 | S7·E8 | Love on a Gunboat |
| November 2, 1976 | S7·E7 | Buffet |
| October 26, 1976 | S7·E6 | Your Man from Six Counties |
| October 19, 1976 | S7·E5 | Housewives' Choice |
| October 12, 1976 | S7·E4 | The Elephants' Graveyard |
| September 28, 1976 | S7·E3 | Rocky Marciano Is Dead |
| September 21, 1976 | S7·E2 | Bet Your Life |
| September 14, 1976 | S7·E1 | The Bar Mitzvah Boy |
| July 28, 1976 | S6·E25 | The House of Bernarda Alba |
| April 6, 1976 | S6·E24 | Double Dare |
| March 30, 1976 | S6·E23 | Early Struggles |
| March 23, 1976 | S6·E22 | The Peddler |
| March 16, 1976 | S6·E21 | Tiptoe Through the Tulips |
| March 9, 1976 | S6·E20 | Willie Rough |
| March 2, 1976 | S6·E19 | Love Letters on Blue Paper |
| February 24, 1976 | S6·E18 | Clay, Smeddum and Greenden |
| February 17, 1976 | S6·E17 | The Jumping Bean Bag |
| February 10, 1976 | S6·E16 | The Happy Hunting Ground |
| February 3, 1976 | S6·E15 | A Story to Frighten the Children |
| January 27, 1976 | S6·E14 | Packman's Barn |
| January 20, 1976 | S6·E13 | Doran's Box |
| January 13, 1976 | S6·E12 | Nuts in May |
| January 6, 1976 | S6·E11 | The Other Woman |
| December 16, 1975 | S6·E10 | Rumpole of the Bailey |
| December 9, 1975 | S6·E9 | A Passage to England |
| December 2, 1975 | S6·E8 | Through the Night |
| November 25, 1975 | S6·E7 | After the Solo |
| November 18, 1975 | S6·E6 | Children of the Sun |
| November 11, 1975 | S6·E5 | Keep an Eye on Albert |
| November 4, 1975 | S6·E4 | 84 Charing Cross Road |
| October 28, 1975 | S6·E3 | Moss |
| October 21, 1975 | S6·E2 | Two Sundays |
| October 14, 1975 | S6·E1 | Plaintiffs and Defendants |
| June 5, 1975 | S5·E22 | By Common Consent |
| May 29, 1975 | S5·E21 | The Floater |
| May 22, 1975 | S5·E20 | Brassneck |
| May 15, 1975 | S5·E19 | The Dandelion Clock |
| May 8, 1975 | S5·E18 | Wednesday Love |
| May 1, 1975 | S5·E17 | The Saturday Party |
| April 24, 1975 | S5·E16 | A Child of Hope |
| March 13, 1975 | S5·E15 | Just Another Saturday |
| March 6, 1975 | S5·E14 | Goodbye |
| February 27, 1975 | S5·E13 | Funny Farm |
| February 20, 1975 | S5·E12 | Sunset Across the Bay |
| January 30, 1975 | S5·E11 | The Death of a Young, Young Man |
| January 23, 1975 | S5·E10 | Breath |
| January 16, 1975 | S5·E9 | The After Dinner Game |
| January 9, 1975 | S5·E8 | Gangsters |
| December 12, 1974 | S5·E7 | Eleanor |
| December 5, 1974 | S5·E6 | Fugitive |
| November 28, 1974 | S5·E5 | Taking Leave |
| November 21, 1974 | S5·E4 | The Bevellers |
| November 14, 1974 | S5·E3 | Back of Beyond |
| November 7, 1974 | S5·E2 | Baby Love |
| October 31, 1974 | S5·E1 | Leeds--United! |
| July 4, 1974 | S4·E22 | A Follower for Emily |
| June 27, 1974 | S4·E21 | The Childhood Friend |
| June 20, 1974 | S4·E20 | Schmoedipus |
| June 6, 1974 | S4·E19 | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil |
| April 11, 1974 | S4·E18 | Three for the Fancy |
| March 28, 1974 | S4·E17 | Pigeon--Hawk or Dove? |
| March 21, 1974 | S4·E16 | Penda's Fen |
| March 14, 1974 | S4·E15 | Headmaster |
| March 7, 1974 | S4·E14 | Easy Go |
| February 21, 1974 | S4·E13 | Hot Fat |
| February 14, 1974 | S4·E12 | Joe's Ark |
| January 31, 1974 | S4·E11 | All Good Men |
| January 17, 1974 | S4·E10 | The Lonely Man's Lover |
| December 13, 1973 | S4·E9 | Jingle Bells |
| December 6, 1973 | S4·E8 | Baby Blues |
…and 77 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.