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Play for Today

Season 12

1981 • 22 Episodes

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S12 E01 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1981 • Oct 20 • 1h 15m

The story of the disintegration of an aristocratic country estate after World War II

London Is Drowning

S12 E02 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1981 • Oct 27 • 1h 15m

A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding

A Room for the Winter

S12 E03 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1981 • Nov 3 • 1h 15m

James, an expatriate South African anti-apartheid fighter, deals with his nightmares and his complaining landlady in a run-down area of London, while dreaming of his lover Stephen, left behind.

No Visible Scar

S12 E04 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1981 • Nov 17 • 1h 15m

A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

S12 E05 • Tuesday, Nov 24, 1981 • Nov 24 • 1h 15m

In Belfast, Ruby has a cold and is caught in the rain while Iris is looking for work and gets caught in traffic

Protest

S12 E06 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1981 • Dec 1 • 1h 15m

In an adaptation of Václav Havel's play, a dissident, newly released from prison for political reasons, attempts to get his well-connected friend to sign a protest. In this one man play, both the roles are played by Nigel Hawthorne.

United Kingdom

S12 E07 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1981 • Dec 8 • 1h 15m

Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.

PQ17

S12 E08 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1981 • Dec 15 • 1h 15m

During World War II, a British officer is ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.

The Factory

S12 E09 • Tuesday, Dec 22, 1981 • Dec 22 • 1h 15m

A manager, a foreman, and two workers are all that remains of a factory yet labor relations stay the same

England's Green and Pleasant Land

S12 E10 • Tuesday, Jan 5, 1982 • Jan 5 • 1h 15m

A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?

A Cotswold Death

S12 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 1982 • Jan 12 • 1h 15m

A police inspector investigates the murder of an Arab sheik who had become a village's Lord of the Manor.

Under the Skin

S12 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 19, 1982 • Jan 19 • 1h 15m

Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.

Commitments

S12 E13 • Tuesday, Jan 26, 1982 • Jan 26 • 1h 15m

Politics and relationships during the last years of the Heath government

Life After Death

S12 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 2, 1982 • Feb 2 • 1h 15m

Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.

The Silly Season

S12 E15 • Tuesday, Feb 9, 1982 • Feb 9 • 1h 15m

Malcolm goes through life hating the mundanity of his existence as a factory worker and an unloved husband. But when students take up summer jobs at the factory, it reawakens both his passion for political feeling and romantic urges.

Too Late to Talk to Billy

S12 E16 • Tuesday, Feb 16, 1982 • Feb 16 • 1h 15m

A family in Belfast deals with life after the death of the mother from cancer

Willie's Last Stand

S12 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 23, 1982 • Feb 23 • 1h 15m

Willie and his friends notice the passage of time around them, and how society is changing as their marriages stagnate. Can Willie prove to himself that he still has it, by being able to cheat on his wife just once?

Tishoo

S12 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 9, 1982 • Mar 9 • 1h 15m

Frank has dedicated 19 years to researching a cure for the common cold, and is almost ready to publish a paper. Yet budget cuts and his own inability to form real relationships with those around him threaten to derail the project.

Home Sweet Home

S12 E19 • Tuesday, Mar 16, 1982 • Mar 16 • 1h 15m

Home Sweet Home is a 1982 television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh, for BBC TV, 'about postmen, parenthood, social workers and sex.' It was Leigh's second collaboration with Play for Today producer Louis Marks, and cinematographer Remi Adefarasin, and with composer Carl Davis - the music score featured a quartet of basses -. It stars Timothy Spall, here working with Leigh for the first time, Eric Richard, Tim Barker, Kay Stonham, Su Elliot, Frances Barber, Sheila Kelley, and Lorraine Brunning. It was first broadcast on 16 March 1982. The film was shot on location in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. 90 minutes.

A Sudden Wrench

S12 E20 • Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982 • Mar 23 • 1h 15m

"My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

S12 E21 • Tuesday, Mar 30, 1982 • Mar 30 • 1h 15m

Adolescents will always be obsessed by the same old subject, even when they are educated by nuns. Six ex-Classmates meet for the first time in 12 years and hilarious memories change into highly emotional situations.

Whistling Wally

S12 E22 • Tuesday, Apr 6, 1982 • Apr 6 • 1h 15m

While Wally was happy there wasn't much wrong with the world, and pints seemed a small price to pay for what he gave us. But don't forget what we gave him. We gave him the knowledge he was important, at least to us.

Play for Today

Season 12

1981 • 22 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Country

S12 E01 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1981 • Oct 20 • 1h 15m

The story of the disintegration of an aristocratic country estate after World War II

London Is Drowning

S12 E02 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1981 • Oct 27 • 1h 15m

A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding

A Room for the Winter

S12 E03 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1981 • Nov 3 • 1h 15m

James, an expatriate South African anti-apartheid fighter, deals with his nightmares and his complaining landlady in a run-down area of London, while dreaming of his lover Stephen, left behind.

No Visible Scar

S12 E04 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1981 • Nov 17 • 1h 15m

A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

S12 E05 • Tuesday, Nov 24, 1981 • Nov 24 • 1h 15m

In Belfast, Ruby has a cold and is caught in the rain while Iris is looking for work and gets caught in traffic

Protest

S12 E06 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1981 • Dec 1 • 1h 15m

United Kingdom

S12 E07 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1981 • Dec 8 • 1h 15m

Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.

PQ17

S12 E08 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1981 • Dec 15 • 1h 15m

During World War II, a British officer is ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.

The Factory

S12 E09 • Tuesday, Dec 22, 1981 • Dec 22 • 1h 15m

A manager, a foreman, and two workers are all that remains of a factory yet labor relations stay the same

England's Green and Pleasant Land

S12 E10 • Tuesday, Jan 5, 1982 • Jan 5 • 1h 15m

A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?

A Cotswold Death

S12 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 1982 • Jan 12 • 1h 15m

A police inspector investigates the murder of an Arab sheik who had become a village's Lord of the Manor.

Under the Skin

S12 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 19, 1982 • Jan 19 • 1h 15m

Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.

Commitments

S12 E13 • Tuesday, Jan 26, 1982 • Jan 26 • 1h 15m

Politics and relationships during the last years of the Heath government

Life After Death

S12 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 2, 1982 • Feb 2 • 1h 15m

Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.

The Silly Season

S12 E15 • Tuesday, Feb 9, 1982 • Feb 9 • 1h 15m

Too Late to Talk to Billy

S12 E16 • Tuesday, Feb 16, 1982 • Feb 16 • 1h 15m

A family in Belfast deals with life after the death of the mother from cancer

Willie's Last Stand

S12 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 23, 1982 • Feb 23 • 1h 15m

Tishoo

S12 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 9, 1982 • Mar 9 • 1h 15m

Home Sweet Home

S12 E19 • Tuesday, Mar 16, 1982 • Mar 16 • 1h 15m

A Sudden Wrench

S12 E20 • Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982 • Mar 23 • 1h 15m

"My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

S12 E21 • Tuesday, Mar 30, 1982 • Mar 30 • 1h 15m

Whistling Wally

S12 E22 • Tuesday, Apr 6, 1982 • Apr 6 • 1h 15m

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1981

S12Season 12

22 Episodes

75 min / episode

27h 30m total

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Oct 20, 1981 - Apr 6, 1982

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Genres

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1981 • 22 Episodes

Season 12

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Members

Reviews

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Country

S12 E01 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1981 • Oct 20 • 1h 15m

The story of the disintegration of an aristocratic country estate after World War II

London Is Drowning

S12 E02 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1981 • Oct 27 • 1h 15m

A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding

A Room for the Winter

S12 E03 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1981 • Nov 3 • 1h 15m

James, an expatriate South African anti-apartheid fighter, deals with his nightmares and his complaining landlady in a run-down area of London, while dreaming of his lover Stephen, left behind.

No Visible Scar

S12 E04 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1981 • Nov 17 • 1h 15m

A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

S12 E05 • Tuesday, Nov 24, 1981 • Nov 24 • 1h 15m

In Belfast, Ruby has a cold and is caught in the rain while Iris is looking for work and gets caught in traffic

Protest

S12 E06 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1981 • Dec 1 • 1h 15m

United Kingdom

S12 E07 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1981 • Dec 8 • 1h 15m

Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.

PQ17

S12 E08 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1981 • Dec 15 • 1h 15m

During World War II, a British officer is ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.

The Factory

S12 E09 • Tuesday, Dec 22, 1981 • Dec 22 • 1h 15m

A manager, a foreman, and two workers are all that remains of a factory yet labor relations stay the same

England's Green and Pleasant Land

S12 E10 • Tuesday, Jan 5, 1982 • Jan 5 • 1h 15m

A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?

A Cotswold Death

S12 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 1982 • Jan 12 • 1h 15m

A police inspector investigates the murder of an Arab sheik who had become a village's Lord of the Manor.

Under the Skin

S12 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 19, 1982 • Jan 19 • 1h 15m

Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.

Commitments

S12 E13 • Tuesday, Jan 26, 1982 • Jan 26 • 1h 15m

Politics and relationships during the last years of the Heath government

Life After Death

S12 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 2, 1982 • Feb 2 • 1h 15m

Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.

The Silly Season

S12 E15 • Tuesday, Feb 9, 1982 • Feb 9 • 1h 15m

Too Late to Talk to Billy

S12 E16 • Tuesday, Feb 16, 1982 • Feb 16 • 1h 15m

A family in Belfast deals with life after the death of the mother from cancer

Willie's Last Stand

S12 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 23, 1982 • Feb 23 • 1h 15m

Tishoo

S12 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 9, 1982 • Mar 9 • 1h 15m

Home Sweet Home

S12 E19 • Tuesday, Mar 16, 1982 • Mar 16 • 1h 15m

A Sudden Wrench

S12 E20 • Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982 • Mar 23 • 1h 15m

"My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

S12 E21 • Tuesday, Mar 30, 1982 • Mar 30 • 1h 15m

Whistling Wally

S12 E22 • Tuesday, Apr 6, 1982 • Apr 6 • 1h 15m

Play for Today

Season 12

1981 • 22 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Country

S12 E01 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1981 • Oct 20 • 1h 15m

The story of the disintegration of an aristocratic country estate after World War II

London Is Drowning

S12 E02 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1981 • Oct 27 • 1h 15m

A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding

A Room for the Winter

S12 E03 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1981 • Nov 3 • 1h 15m

James, an expatriate South African anti-apartheid fighter, deals with his nightmares and his complaining landlady in a run-down area of London, while dreaming of his lover Stephen, left behind.

No Visible Scar

S12 E04 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1981 • Nov 17 • 1h 15m

A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

S12 E05 • Tuesday, Nov 24, 1981 • Nov 24 • 1h 15m

In Belfast, Ruby has a cold and is caught in the rain while Iris is looking for work and gets caught in traffic

Protest

S12 E06 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1981 • Dec 1 • 1h 15m

United Kingdom

S12 E07 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1981 • Dec 8 • 1h 15m

Two men on a local council fight the system when forced with massive spending cuts.

PQ17

S12 E08 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1981 • Dec 15 • 1h 15m

During World War II, a British officer is ordered to abandon a Russian convoy.

The Factory

S12 E09 • Tuesday, Dec 22, 1981 • Dec 22 • 1h 15m

A manager, a foreman, and two workers are all that remains of a factory yet labor relations stay the same

England's Green and Pleasant Land

S12 E10 • Tuesday, Jan 5, 1982 • Jan 5 • 1h 15m

A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?

A Cotswold Death

S12 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 1982 • Jan 12 • 1h 15m

A police inspector investigates the murder of an Arab sheik who had become a village's Lord of the Manor.

Under the Skin

S12 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 19, 1982 • Jan 19 • 1h 15m

Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.

Commitments

S12 E13 • Tuesday, Jan 26, 1982 • Jan 26 • 1h 15m

Politics and relationships during the last years of the Heath government

Life After Death

S12 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 2, 1982 • Feb 2 • 1h 15m

Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.

The Silly Season

S12 E15 • Tuesday, Feb 9, 1982 • Feb 9 • 1h 15m

Too Late to Talk to Billy

S12 E16 • Tuesday, Feb 16, 1982 • Feb 16 • 1h 15m

A family in Belfast deals with life after the death of the mother from cancer

Willie's Last Stand

S12 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 23, 1982 • Feb 23 • 1h 15m

Tishoo

S12 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 9, 1982 • Mar 9 • 1h 15m

Home Sweet Home

S12 E19 • Tuesday, Mar 16, 1982 • Mar 16 • 1h 15m

A Sudden Wrench

S12 E20 • Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982 • Mar 23 • 1h 15m

"My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Going

S12 E21 • Tuesday, Mar 30, 1982 • Mar 30 • 1h 15m

Whistling Wally

S12 E22 • Tuesday, Apr 6, 1982 • Apr 6 • 1h 15m