Play for Today 54 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Helen Mirren She was 25 , now 79 years old | |
| Patrick Stewart He was 30 , now 84 years old | |
| Julian Glover He was 35 , now 89 years old | |
| Anthony Hopkins He was 32 , now 86 years old | |
| Donald Sumpter He was 27 , now 81 years old | |
| Charles Dance He was 24 , now 78 years old | |
| John Hurt He was 30 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Frances de la Tour She was 26 , now 80 years old | |
| Billy Connolly He was 27 , now 82 years old | |
| Billy Connolly He was 27 , now 82 years old | as Jody |
| Timothy Spall He was 13 , now 67 years old | as Gordon |
| Jim Broadbent He was 21 , now 75 years old | |
| Julie Walters She was 20 , now 74 years old | |
| Ian Holm He was 39 , now 93 years old | |
| Kenneth Branagh He was 9 , now 64 years old | |
| Michael Gambon He was 29 , now 84 years old | |
| Bob Hoskins He was 27 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Bob Hoskins He was 27 , 71 years old when he died | as Blake |
| Paul Copley He was 25 , now 80 years old | |
| Tony Haygarth He was 25 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Donald Pleasence He was 51 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Patrick Troughton He was 50 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Frank Finlay He was 44 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Tim Curry He was 24 , now 78 years old | as Glen |
| Peter Firth He was 16 , now 71 years old | |
| Alan Bennett He was 36 , now 90 years old | |
| Steven Berkoff He was 33 , now 87 years old | |
| Vernon Dobtcheff He was 36 , now 90 years old | |
| Ronald Lacey He was 35 , 55 years old when he died | |
| Alun Armstrong He was 24 , now 78 years old | |
| Freddie Jones He was 43 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Edward Hardwicke He was 38 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Brenda Fricker She was 25 , now 79 years old | |
| Ray Winstone He was 13 , now 67 years old | |
| Danny Webb He was 12 , 25 years old when he died | |
| Albert Moses He was 32 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Bob Peck He was 25 , 53 years old when he died | |
| John Gielgud He was 66 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Aubrey Morris He was 44 , 89 years old when he died | |
| André Morell He was 61 , 69 years old when he died | |
| Warren Clarke He was 23 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Julian Sands He was 12 , now 66 years old | |
| Bernard Hepton He was 44 , 92 years old when he died | |
| Iain Cuthbertson He was 40 , 79 years old when he died | |
| James Fox He was 31 , now 85 years old | |
| Amanda Barrie She was 35 , now 89 years old | |
| George Lazenby He was 31 , now 85 years old | |
| Bernard Hill He was 25 , now 80 years old | |
| Caroline Langrishe She was 12 , now 66 years old | |
| Leo McKern He was 50 , 82 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| John Hopkins Writing He was 12 , 15 years old when he died | Writer |
| Jon Amiel Directing He was 22 , now 76 years old | Director |
| Robin Sales Editing | Editor |
| Anthony Page Directing He was 35 , now 89 years old | Director |
| Clive Exton Writing He was 40 , 77 years old when he died | Writer |
| Jack Rosenthal Writing He was 39 , 72 years old when he died | Writer |
| Desmond Davis Directing He was 44 , now 98 years old | Director |
| Christopher Morahan Directing He was 41 , 87 years old when he died | Director |
| Charles Sturridge Directing He was 19 , now 73 years old | Director |
| Hugh Whitemore Writing He was 34 , 82 years old when he died | Writer |
| Herbert Wise Directing He was 46 , 90 years old when he died | Director |
| Michael Tuchner Directing He was 36 , 83 years old when he died | Director |
| Claude Whatham Directing He was 42 , 80 years old when he died | Director |
| Remi Adefarasin Camera He was 22 , now 76 years old | Director of Photography |
| Alan Cooke Directing | Director |
| Philip Saville Directing He was 39 , 86 years old when he died | Director |
| Alun Owen Writing He was 44 , 69 years old when he died | Writer |
| Mike Newell Directing He was 28 , now 82 years old | Director |
| Stephen Poliakoff Writing He was 17 , now 72 years old | Writer |
| Michael Apted Directing He was 29 , now 83 years old | Director |
| Dennis Potter Writing He was 35 , 59 years old when he died | Writer |
| Alan Bennett Writing He was 36 , now 90 years old | Writer |
| Ken Loach Directing He was 34 , now 88 years old | Director |
| Stuart Burge Directing He was 52 , 84 years old when he died | Director |
| Stephen Davis Writing He was 23 , now 77 years old | Writer |
| John Mortimer Writing He was 47 , 85 years old when he died | Writer |
| Mike Leigh Directing He was 27 , now 81 years old | Director |
| Mike Leigh Writing He was 27 , now 81 years old | Writer |
| Jack Gold Directing He was 40 , now 94 years old | Director |
| Alan Sharp Writing He was 36 , 79 years old when he died | Writer |
| Roy Battersby Directing He was 34 , now 88 years old | Director |
| Richard Loncraine Directing He was 23 , now 78 years old | Director |
| Lindsay Anderson Directing He was 47 , 71 years old when he died | Director |
| David Mercer Writing He was 42 , 52 years old when he died | Writer |
| John Mackenzie Directing He was 42 , 83 years old when he died | Director |
| Leon Griffiths Writing He was 42 , 64 years old when he died | Writer |
| Waris Hussein Directing He was 31 , now 86 years old | Director |
| Michael Darlow Directing He was 36 , now 90 years old | Director |
| Richard Wilson Directing He was 257 , 278 years old when he died | Director |
| Mark Cullingham Directing | Director |
| Alan Bleasdale Writing He was 24 , now 78 years old | Writer |
| Richard Harris Writing He was 40 , 72 years old when he died | Writer |
| Michael Lindsay-Hogg Directing He was 30 , now 84 years old | Director |
| Gavin Millar Directing He was 32 , now 86 years old | Director |
| Alan Bridges Directing He was 43 , 86 years old when he died | Director |
| Les Blair Directing He was 28 , now 83 years old | Director |
| Kenith Trodd Production He was 34 , now 88 years old | Producer |
Play for Today (54 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1970-10-15
- Runtime: [75] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 308