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Play for Today Season 10

Season 10 Episodes

1. Long Distance Information

October 11th, 19791 hr 15 min

A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies

2. Cries from a Watchtower

October 18th, 19791 hr 15 min

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

3. Comedians

October 25th, 19791 hr 15 min

Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.

4. Even Solomon

November 1st, 19791 hr 15 min

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.

5. Just a Boy's Game

November 8th, 19791 hr 15 min

In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was

6. Billy

November 15th, 19791 hr 15 min

A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father

7. A Hole in Babylon

November 29th, 19791 hr 15 min

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.

8. The Slab-Boys

December 6th, 19791 hr 15 min

The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory

9. Katie: The Year of a Child

December 13th, 19791 hr 15 min

A teenage girl from a family of Irish Travellers is left to look after her brothers and sisters while her father is away.

10. The Network

December 20th, 19791 hr 15 min

What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?

11. Chance of a Lifetime

January 3rd, 19801 hr 15 min

A young man quits school and joins the army.

12. Keep Smiling

January 10th, 19801 hr 15 min

Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.

13. Dreams of Leaving

January 17th, 19801 hr 15 min

A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.

14. Thicker Than Water

January 24th, 19801 hr 15 min

Various characters have adventures on the way to a black pudding festival in Normandy.

15. Murder Rap

January 31st, 19801 hr 15 min

An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wally aims to prove it.

16. Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

February 7th, 19801 hr 15 min

Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.

17. No Defence

February 14th, 19801 hr 15 min

Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape with seemingly no defence.

18. That Crazy Woman

February 21st, 19801 hr 15 min

Twenty years ago, at the age of 56, this extraordinary woman became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English eccentrics (even though she was Russian) in the last days of English innocence.

19. A Gift from Nessus

February 28th, 19801 hr 15 min

The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s

20. Kate, the Good Neighbour

March 6th, 19801 hr 15 min

A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.

21. Buses

March 13th, 19801 hr 15 min

A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930

22. Shadows on Our Skin

March 20th, 19801 hr 15 min

The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry

23. Ladies

March 27th, 19801 hr 15 min

The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and why does she seem so out of sorts?

24. The Vanishing Army

April 3rd, 19801 hr 15 min

A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life

25. Not for the Likes of Us

April 10th, 19801 hr 15 min

"I dunno, years of putting up with it, waiting on you all, for what? Eh? To become a 14-stone invisible woman?"

26. The Executioner

April 17th, 19801 hr 15 min

Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly innocent past is ripped open and life will never be the same again.

27. The Imitation Game

April 24th, 19801 hr 15 min

During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service

28. A Walk in the Forest

May 14th, 19801 hr 15 min

A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident

All Seasons

Season 14

Season 14

Oct 25, 1983
Season 13

Season 13

Oct 19, 1982
Season 12

Season 12

Oct 20, 1981
Season 11

Season 11

Oct 21, 1980
Season 10

Season 10

Oct 11, 1979
Season 9

Season 9

Oct 17, 1978
Season 8

Season 8

Oct 18, 1977
Season 7

Season 7

Sep 14, 1976
Season 6

Season 6

Oct 14, 1975
Season 5

Season 5

Oct 31, 1974
Season 4

Season 4

Oct 18, 1973
Season 3

Season 3

Oct 9, 1972
Season 2

Season 2

Oct 14, 1971
Season 1

Season 1

Oct 15, 1970
Specials

Specials

Aug 25, 1987