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Play for Today (1970)

1970-10-15 · 1h 15m · EN
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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 between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

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Mike NewellDirectorMichael AptedDirectorMike LeighDirectorJohn MackenzieDirector

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Peter CellierPeter CellierGareth ThomasGareth ThomasAmanda BarrieAmanda BarrieAnneLinda RobsonLinda RobsonTeenage GirlIain CuthbertsonIain CuthbertsonBarnumHywel BennettHywel BennettTonyRoy BoydRoy BoydThe Other ManPeter SallisPeter SallisLaurence PayneLaurence PayneWeaverJohn ThawJohn ThawWarren MitchellWarren MitchellMossJennifer DanielJennifer Daniel

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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 between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

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Play for Today has a runtime of 75 minutes.

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