Play for Today (1970)
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.
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Specials
1987 | 7 Episodes
Specials of Play for Today premiered on August 25, 1987
Series 1
1970 | 24 Episodes
Series 1 of Play for Today premiered on October 14, 1970
Series 2
1971 | 19 Episodes
Series 2 of Play for Today premiered on October 13, 1971
Series 3
1972 | 28 Episodes
Series 3 of Play for Today premiered on October 8, 1972
Series 4
1973 | 22 Episodes
Series 4 of Play for Today premiered on October 17, 1973
Series 5
1974 | 22 Episodes
Series 5 of Play for Today premiered on October 30, 1974
Series 6
1975 | 25 Episodes
Series 6 of Play for Today premiered on October 13, 1975
Series 7
1976 | 19 Episodes
Series 7 of Play for Today premiered on September 13, 1976
Series 8
1977 | 18 Episodes
Series 8 of Play for Today premiered on October 17, 1977
Series 9
1978 | 21 Episodes
Series 9 of Play for Today premiered on October 16, 1978
Series 10
1979 | 28 Episodes
Series 10 of Play for Today premiered on October 10, 1979
Series 11
1980 | 27 Episodes
Series 11 of Play for Today premiered on October 20, 1980
Series 12
1981 | 22 Episodes
Series 12 of Play for Today premiered on October 19, 1981
Series 13
1982 | 18 Episodes
Series 13 of Play for Today premiered on October 18, 1982
Series 14
1983 | 21 Episodes
Series 14 of Play for Today premiered on October 24, 1983