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Play for Today Season 10 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Thursday, October 11, 1979

Ended: Wednesday, May 14, 1980

When does Play for Today Season 10 come out?

Play for Today Season 10 premiered Thursday, October 11, 1979 on BBC One and ended Wednesday, May 14, 1980. The season has 28 episodes.

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Play for Today Season 10 release schedule

Play for Today Season 10 episode release dates
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1. Long Distance Information

A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies

Thursday · 47 years ago

2. Cries from a Watchtower

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

Thursday · 47 years ago

3. Comedians

Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.

Thursday · 47 years ago

4. Even Solomon

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.

Thursday · 47 years ago

5. Just a Boy's Game

In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was

Thursday · 47 years ago

6. Billy

A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father

Thursday · 47 years ago

7. A Hole in Babylon

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.

Thursday · 46 years ago

8. The Slab-Boys

The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory

Thursday · 46 years ago

9. Katie: The Year of a Child

A teenage girl from a family of Irish Travellers is left to look after her brothers and sisters while her father is away.

Thursday · 46 years ago

10. The Network

What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?

Thursday · 46 years ago

11. Chance of a Lifetime

A young man quits school and joins the army.

Thursday · 46 years ago

12. Keep Smiling

Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.

Thursday · 46 years ago

13. Dreams of Leaving

A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.

Thursday · 46 years ago

14. Thicker Than Water

Various characters have adventures on the way to a black pudding festival in Normandy.

Thursday · 46 years ago

15. Murder Rap

An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wally aims to prove it.

Thursday · 46 years ago

16. Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.

Thursday · 46 years ago

17. No Defence

Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape with seemingly no defence.

Thursday · 46 years ago

18. That Crazy Woman

Twenty years ago, at the age of 56, this extraordinary woman became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English eccentrics (even though she was Russian) in the last days of English innocence.

Thursday · 46 years ago

19. A Gift from Nessus

The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s

Thursday · 46 years ago

20. Kate, the Good Neighbour

A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.

Thursday · 46 years ago

21. Buses

A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930

Thursday · 46 years ago

22. Shadows on Our Skin

The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry

Thursday · 46 years ago

23. Ladies

The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and why does she seem so out of sorts?

Thursday · 46 years ago

24. The Vanishing Army

A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life

Thursday · 46 years ago

25. Not for the Likes of Us

"I dunno, years of putting up with it, waiting on you all, for what? Eh? To become a 14-stone invisible woman?"

Thursday · 46 years ago

26. The Executioner

Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly innocent past is ripped open and life will never be the same again.

Thursday · 46 years ago

27. The Imitation Game

During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service

Thursday · 46 years ago

28. A Walk in the Forest Finale

A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident

Wednesday · 46 years ago

Play for Today Season 10 guest stars

  • Pam St. Clement

    Pam St. Clement

    Connie

  • Bruce Purchase

    Bruce Purchase

    Jake

  • Nicholas Ball

    Nicholas Ball

    John Arnott

  • Patricia Routledge

    Patricia Routledge

  • Lynn Farleigh

    Lynn Farleigh

  • Paul Freeman

    Paul Freeman

    Willie

  • Michael Sheard

    Michael Sheard

    Conrad Tucker

  • John Franklyn-Robbins

    John Franklyn-Robbins

    Shales

  • William Simons

    William Simons

    Doctor

  • Danny Webb

    Danny Webb

  • Simon Rouse

    Simon Rouse

    Blakeney

  • Morag Hood

    Morag Hood

    Mary Hulse

  • Rhys McConnochie

    Rhys McConnochie

  • Anita Carey

    Anita Carey

    Jill

  • Betty Alberge

    Mum

  • Julia Watson

    Julia Watson

    Nurse

Play for Today Season 10 FAQ

When does Play for Today Season 10 come out?

Play for Today Season 10 premiered Thursday, October 11, 1979 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Play for Today Season 10?

Play for Today Season 10 has 28 episodes.

Are new episodes of Play for Today Season 10 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Play for Today Season 10 finale?

The Play for Today Season 10 finale (Episode 28) aired Wednesday, May 14, 1980.

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