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Premiered

Thursday, October 15, 1970

Ended: Thursday, June 10, 1971

When does Play for Today Season 1 come out?

Play for Today Season 1 premiered Thursday, October 15, 1970 on BBC One and ended Thursday, June 10, 1971. The season has 24 episodes.

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Play for Today Season 1 release schedule

Play for Today Season 1 episode release dates
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1. The Long Distance Piano Player

A man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing

Thursday · 56 years ago

2. The Right Prospectus

A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.

Thursday · 56 years ago

3. The Lie

""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.

Thursday · 56 years ago

4. Angels Are So Few

A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.

Thursday · 56 years ago

5. The Write-Off

A man is made redundant but can't bring himself to let anyone know, plunging into a web of deceit as he keeps up the charade he is still in work.

Thursday · 56 years ago

6. I Can't See My Little Willie

A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show

Thursday · 56 years ago

7. A Distant Thunder

A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.

Thursday · 55 years ago

8. Hearts and Flowers

A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral

Thursday · 55 years ago

9. Robin Redbreast

A woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.

Thursday · 55 years ago

10. The Hallelujah Handshake

A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation

Thursday · 55 years ago

11. Alma Mater

A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school

Thursday · 55 years ago

12. Circle Line

A cynical student has a radically different view of life from his landlady, leading to conflict. Matters come to a head when he sleeps with her fourteen-year-old brother.

Thursday · 55 years ago

13. Hell's Angel

A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.

Thursday · 55 years ago

14. The Piano

An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them

Thursday · 55 years ago

15. Billy's Last Stand

Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.

Thursday · 55 years ago

16. The Rainbirds

A man who attempted suicide by jumping out a window is saved only to live in a coma, in which he has fantasies about his relatives and nightmare creatures.

Thursday · 55 years ago

17. Reddick

Charges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.

Thursday · 55 years ago

18. The Foxtrot

An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband

Thursday · 55 years ago

19. When the Bough Breaks

When an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents

Thursday · 55 years ago

20. Orkney

A trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present

Thursday · 55 years ago

21. The Rank and File

The story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970

Thursday · 55 years ago

22. The Man in the Sidecar

A succesful novelist Edith lives with her husband and his friend, but she decides to ask the friend to leave.

Thursday · 55 years ago

23. Everybody Say Cheese Finale

The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos

Thursday · 55 years ago

24. The Cellar and the Almond Tree Finale

Thursday · 55 years ago

Play for Today Season 1 guest stars

  • Jennifer Daniel

    Jennifer Daniel

  • Dinah Sheridan

    Dinah Sheridan

  • André Morell

    André Morell

    Sir Geoffrey Wolf

  • Janet Munro

    Janet Munro

  • Patsy Smart

    The Cleaner

  • Terence Bayler

    Terence Bayler

  • Hilda Braid

    Hilda Braid

  • Michael Kitchen

    Michael Kitchen

    Dick Foster

  • Frank Finlay

    Frank Finlay

  • Max Adrian

    Max Adrian

  • John Woodvine

    John Woodvine

    Penitent

  • John Scott Martin

  • John Carson

    John Carson

  • Jo Rowbottom

    Jo Rowbottom

  • Nigel Hawthorne

    Nigel Hawthorne

    Graham

  • John Nettleton

    John Nettleton

Play for Today Season 1 FAQ

When does Play for Today Season 1 come out?

Play for Today Season 1 premiered Thursday, October 15, 1970 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Play for Today Season 1?

Play for Today Season 1 has 24 episodes.

Are new episodes of Play for Today Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Play for Today Season 1 finale?

The Play for Today Season 1 finale (Episode 23) aired Thursday, June 3, 1971.

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