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Play for Today. Headmaster.

First broadcast 14th March 1974. Fisher is good at his job but in new circumstances that isn’t enough: he has to face the risks of competition for something bigger. Frank...

Play for Today. Joe’s Ark.

First broadcast 14th February 1974. The religious beliefs of pet shop owner Joe are shaken by the terminal illness of his daughter Lucy. Freddie Jones … JoeAngharad Rees … LucyDennis...

Play for Today. Leeds United!

First broadcast 31st October 1974. The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues,...

Play for Today. Baby Blues.

First broadcast 6th December 1973. After ten years of trying, Lavinia, and a large team of medics, finally manage to produce a live baby. Zena Walker … LaviniaNorman Rodway …...

Play for Today. Blooming Youth.

First broadcast 18th June 1973. Four students go through their third year studying literature at a polytechnic, and trying to live peacefully together. Philip Jackson … JeffColin Higgins … JimPeter...

Play for Today. The Bevellers.

First broadcast 21st November 1974. The first day at work of a young apprentice in a bevelling shop at a Glasgow glass factory. Roddy McMillan … Bob DarnleyAndrew Byatt …...

Play for Today. Jack Point.

First broadcast 1st November 1973. An amateur operatic society is preparing a Gilbert and Sullivan production, and someone new is needed for the role of Jack Point – but who...

Play for Today. Breath.

First broadcast 23rd January 1975. Nell tries hard to cope with her husband, family and friends – but her asthma creates problems. Angela Pleasence … Nell HamerGareth Thomas … Rodney...

Play for Today. Funny Farm.

First broadcast 27th February 1975. The working day of nurse Alan Welbeck at a psychiatric ward. Tim Preece … Alan WelbeckAllan Surtees … Arthur RothwellBernard Severn … Ted SpinnerMichael Bilton...

Play for Today. Speech Day.

First broadcast 26th March 1973. Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day. David Smith … Ronnie WarboysJohn Forbes-Robertson … HeadmasterD. Geoff Tomlinson … Deputy Headmaster (as Geoff Tomlinson)Bill...

Play for Today. Hard Labour.

First broadcast 12th March 1973. A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence. Liz Smith … Mrs. ThornleyClifford Kershaw … Jim ThornleyPolly Hemingway … AnnBernard Hill … EdwardAlison Steadman...

Play for Today. Wednesday Love.

First broadcast 8th May 1975. Two women, looking for amusement on their afternoons off, visit a drinking club. Lois Daine … JeanSimon Rouse … ChrisJane Lowe … NormaNikolas Simmonds …...

Play for Today. Brassneck.

First broadcast 22nd May 1975. England, 1945-75: Builder Alfred Bagley makes a fortune, with a little help from his friends. Jeremy Kemp … Roderick BagleyAndrew Ray … Clive AvonPaul Dawkins...