UK, 15 October 1970-28 August 1984
15 series, 304 episodes, various lengths
videotape, 16mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
A British anthology of original plays some of which have fantastic elements. Play for Tomorrow (1982) was a single-season spin-off featuring all science fiction plays.
Episodes
Because of the large number of episodes, only those of genre interest are listed here. For a full list of episodes see TV Cream‘s Play for Today section. One further genre episode, Solid Geometry, began production in 1979 but was never completed.
Series One
Angels are So Few (5 November 1970)
I Can't See My Little Willie (19 November 1970)
Robin Redbreast (10 December 1970)
The Largest Theatre in the World: The Rainbirds (1971)
The Foxtrot (29 April 1971)
Everybody Say Cheese (3 June 1971)
Series Four
Penda's Fen (21 March 1974)
Series Five
Gangsters (9 January 1975)
Series Six
Doran's Box (20 January 1976)
Series Seven
A Photograph (22 March 1977)
Series Eight
Stronger than the Sun (18 October 1977)
Red Shift (17 January 1978)
Series Nine
Vampires (9 January 1979)
Series Eleven
The Adventures of Frank Part 1: Everybody's Fiddling Something (4 November 1980)
The Adventures of Frank Part 2: Seeds of Ice (11 November 1980)
The Flipside of Dominick Hide (9 December 1980)
Dear Brutus (27 January 1981)
Psy-Warriors (12 May 1981)
Series Twelve
London is Drowning (27 October 1981)
The Remainder Man (2 November 1982)
Series Thirteen
Another Flip for Dominick (14 December 1982)
Series Fourteen
Z for Zachariah (28 February 1984)
Rainy Day Women (10 April 1984)
Dog Ends (17 July 1984)
Links
See also
The Afternoon Play (2003-2007)
Armchair Theatre (1956-1974)
Brimstone and Treacle (1987)
Comedy Playhouse (1961-1975)
ITV Playhouse (1967-1983)
Play for Tomorrow (1982)
Screen One (1989-1993)
Theatre 625 (1964-1968)
The Wednesday Play (1964-1970)
