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Play For Today

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 a

Starring Nigel Hawthorne· Liz Smith· Bernard Hill
Overview

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.

Play for Today is a 1970 drama series that aired on BBC One. Running for 14 seasons with 314 total episodes, the show concluded its run.

Nigel Hawthorne leads an ensemble cast featuring Liz Smith, Bernard Hill, and Malcolm Terris. The show aired on BBC One.

Production Details

BBC One / 14 Seasons / 314 Episodes / 1970

Writer(s): Colin Welland, Dennis Potter, Mike Leigh

Producer(s): Graeme MacDonald, Kenith Trodd

Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin

Music: Carey Blyton

Main Cast

Nigel Hawthorne as Graham

Liz Smith as Mrs. Mathews

Bernard Hill as Simon Simpson

Malcolm Terris as Client

Alison Steadman as Jan Blincoe

June Brown as June

Colin Jeavons as Donald Duck

Tony Caunter as Alderman

Colin Douglas as Father

Julian Curry as Symington

Gwyneth Strong as

Graham Ashley as Jim Platt

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