Starring
Alison SteadmanNigel HawthorneDavid DakerTony CaunterBernard HillLiz Smith
Ratings per Episode
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Play for Today Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | ||
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| S1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||
| S4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||
| S5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||
| S6 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| S7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||
| S8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.7 | |||
| S11 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |||||||
| S12 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | |||||||
| S13 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| S14 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
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About
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.
All Seasons
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Series 11970
7.11K2325h 15m
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Series 21971
7.77051815h 55m
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Series 31972
7.38882817h 46m
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Series 41973
7.22K2218h 46m
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Series 51974
7.67902225h 38m
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Series 61975
7.83K2427h 33m
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Series 71976
7.31K1823h 7m
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Series 81977
7.83K1821h 8m
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Series 91978
7.11K2125h 16m
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Series 101979
7.58952932h 21m
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Series 111980
7.79562731h 17m
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Series 121981
7.19302226h 29m
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Series 131982
7.34241720h 8m
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Series 141983
6.94451517h 1m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Alison Steadman Beverly, Candice Marie, Christine Potts
Nigel Hawthorne Fulton, Graham, Jack
David Daker Andrew Saville, Batchelor, Father
Tony Caunter Alderman, Coxswain, Dolly - Spain 1936
Bernard Hill Bernard Blincoe, Edward, Eric
Liz Smith Elfie, Keith's Granny, Mrs. Mathews
Tony Doyle Blake, Eddie, Eddie Peters
Eamonn Boyce Dubliner, Man in betting shop, Proprietor of Lodging House
James Hazeldine Alf, Chris, Dennis Horncastle
Paul Copley Andy, Paul McShane, Petty Officer Jordan