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Play for Today: Abigail’s Party (BBC Four Wed 1 June 2022)

Abigail’s Party: Play for Today Comedy, written and directed by Mike Leigh. Comedy of manners focusing on the bourgeois affectation and sexual frustration of a young...

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Play for Today: The House of Bernarda Alba (S6EP25 BBC One 28 Jul 1976, Mary Morris)

The House of Bernarda Alba: The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money. Cast: Mary Morris (Bernarda), Jane...

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Play for Today: Keep an Eye on Albert (S6EP5 BBC One 11 Nov 1975, David Daker)

Keep an Eye on Albert: Pubs, pigeons, weight-lifting – that’s Terry’s life, and his wife Glenda feels neglected. But now Terry’s best mate, Albert, is on leave...

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Play for Today: Double Dare (S6EP24 BBC One 6 Apr 1976, Alan Dobie)

Double Dare: A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes. Cast: Alan Dobie...

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Play for Today: Children of the Sun (S6EP6 BBC One 18 Nov 1975, Georgina Hale)

Children of the Sun: ‘You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it … But you keep cool and bluff...

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Play for Today: After the Solo (S6EP7 BBC One 25 Nov 1975, Leonard Rossiter)

After the Solo: A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty. Cast: Leonard Rossiter (Dawson), Gerald James (Peters), John Ringham (Foreman), Jeannette Hill...

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Play for Today: Through the Night (S6EP8 BBC One 2 Dec 1975, Alison Steadman)

Through the Night: A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer. Cast: Alison Steadman (Christine Potts), Jack Shepherd (Doctor Pearce), Tony Steedman (Mr Stourton), Thelma...

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Play for Today: A Passage to England (S6EP9 BBC One 9 Dec 1975, Colin Welland)

A Passage to England: A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat Cast: Colin Welland (Onslow), Tariq Yunus (Anand), Niall Padden (Graham), Jake...

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Play for Today: Rumpole of the Bailey (S6EP10 BBC One 16 Dec 1975, Leo McKern)

Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder. Cast: Leo McKern (Horace Rumpole), Joyce Heron (Mrs Rumpole), David Yelland (Nick Rumpole),...

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Play for Today: The Other Woman (S6EP11 BBC One 6 Jan 1976, Jane Lapotaire)

The Other Woman: An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her. Cast: Jane Lapotaire (Kim), Michael Gambon (Robin), Lynne Frederick (Niki), Barbara Atkinson (Aunt Darnley), Leon...

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Play for Today: Doran’s Box (S6EP13 BBC One 20 Jan 1976, Peter Eyre)

Doran’s Box: A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by...

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Play for Today: Packman’s Barn (S6EP14 BBC One 27 Jan 1976, John Barrett)

Packman’s Barn: Cast: John Barrett (Ben Packman), Frederick Bennett (Joseph Isaac), Herbert Ramskill (Roland Barton), Roger Booth (Tom Barton), Susan Field (Denise Barton), Katherine David (Moira Barton),...

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Play for Today: A Story to Frighten the Children (S6EP15 BBC One 3 Feb 1976, Jon Laurimore)

A Story to Frighten the Children: A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have...

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Play for Today: The Jumping Bean Bag (S6EP17 BBC One 17 Feb 1976, David Dixon)

The Jumping Bean Bag: An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the...

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Play for Today: Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (S6EP18 BBC One 24 Feb 1976, Gerda Stevenson)

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden: A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: “”Clay”” concerns a farmer’s obsession with...

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Play for Today: Abigail’s Party (BBC Four Wed 1 June 2022)

Play for Today: The House of Bernarda Alba (S6EP25 BBC One 28 Jul 1976, Mary Morris)

Play for Today: Keep an Eye on Albert (S6EP5 BBC One 11 Nov 1975, David Daker)

Play for Today: Double Dare (S6EP24 BBC One 6 Apr 1976, Alan Dobie)

Play for Today: Children of the Sun (S6EP6 BBC One 18 Nov 1975, Georgina Hale)

Play for Today: After the Solo (S6EP7 BBC One 25 Nov 1975, Leonard Rossiter)

Play for Today: Through the Night (S6EP8 BBC One 2 Dec 1975, Alison Steadman)

Play for Today: A Passage to England (S6EP9 BBC One 9 Dec 1975, Colin Welland)

Play for Today: Rumpole of the Bailey (S6EP10 BBC One 16 Dec 1975, Leo McKern)

Play for Today: The Other Woman (S6EP11 BBC One 6 Jan 1976, Jane Lapotaire)

Play for Today: Doran’s Box (S6EP13 BBC One 20 Jan 1976, Peter Eyre)

Play for Today: Packman’s Barn (S6EP14 BBC One 27 Jan 1976, John Barrett)

Play for Today: A Story to Frighten the Children (S6EP15 BBC One 3 Feb 1976, Jon Laurimore)

Play for Today: The Jumping Bean Bag (S6EP17 BBC One 17 Feb 1976, David Dixon)

Play for Today: Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (S6EP18 BBC One 24 Feb 1976, Gerda Stevenson)

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