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Play for Today (1970)

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  • How many seasons does Play for Today have?
    14 seasons
  • How many episodes does Play for Today have?
    304 episodes
  • When did Play for Today premiere?
    March 7, 1977
  • When did Play for Today end?
    March 11, 1978
  • How long are episodes of Play for Today?
    1 hour and 15 minutes
  • What is the IMDb rating of Play for Today?
    7.8 out of 10
  • Who stars in Play for Today?
    Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, and David Daker
  • Who wrote Play for Today?
    Ingmar Bergman, Noel Coward, Vaclav Havel, Daniel Defoe, Mike Leigh, JM Barrie, Ian McEwan, Alan Bennett, John Osborne, John Byrne, and others
  • Who directed Play for Today?
    Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Roy Battersby, Stephen Frears, Richard Wilson, Mike Newell, Michael Apted, Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Roland Joffe, and others
  • Who was the producer of Play for Today?
    Graeme MacDonald, Kenith Trodd, Irene Shubik, David Rose, Innes Lloyd, Richard Eyre, Pharic Maclaren, Margaret Matheson, Keith Williams, Ann Scott, and others
  • Who was the composer for Play for Today?
    Alan Price, Delia Derbyshire, Donal Lunny, Mike Moran, Carl Davis, John Chowning, Stanley Myers, John Addison, Howard Blake, Jacques Loussier, and others
  • Who was the executive producer of Play for Today?
    Keith Williams, Neil Zeiger, Andrée Molyneux, Robert Allen, and Robert Allan
  • Who was the cinematographer for Play for Today?
    Remi Adefarasin, Phil Meheux, Brian Tufano, Tony Pierce-Roberts, Kenneth Higgins, Ken Westbury, Barry McCann, Charles Stewart, Colin Munn, David Jackson, and others
  • What is the plot of Play for Today?
    BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations from 1970-1984. Over 300 episodes aired, each 50 mins to 1 hr 40 mins long. Some were later developed into series, like Rumpole of the Bailey.
  • Who are the characters in Play for Today?
    Donald Duck, Aeroflot lady, Alastair, Alexei, Alice Dearth, Ann Burden, Anne Darracott, Aslam Rafiq, Ava, Barney, and others
  • What genre is Play for Today?
    Comedy Drama, Comedy, Drama, Horror, and Mystery
  • How many awards has Play for Today won?
    16 awards
  • How many awards has Play for Today been nominated for?
    32 nominations

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