Play for Today - Season 6
Season 6
Network
Episodes25
DatesOct 14, 1975 - Jul 28, 1976
Episodes
Season 6Episode 175 min
Plaintiffs and Defendants
A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.
Oct 14, 1975
Season 6Episode 275 min
Two Sundays
An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.
Oct 21, 1975
Season 6Episode 375 min
Moss
Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."
Oct 28, 1975
Season 6Episode 475 min
84 Charing Cross Road
An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years
Nov 4, 1975
Season 6Episode 575 min
Keep an Eye on Albert
Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?
Nov 11, 1975
Season 6Episode 675 min
Children of the Sun
"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"
Nov 18, 1975
Season 6Episode 775 min
After the Solo
A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.
Nov 25, 1975
Season 6Episode 875 min
Through the Night
A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.
Dec 2, 1975
Season 6Episode 975 min
A Passage to England
A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat
Dec 9, 1975
Season 6Episode 1075 min
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.
Dec 16, 1975
Season 6Episode 1175 min
The Other Woman
An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.
Jan 6, 1976
Season 6Episode 1275 min
Nuts in May
Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.
Jan 13, 1976
Season 6Episode 1375 min
Doran's Box
A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.
Jan 20, 1976
Season 6Episode 1475 min
Packman's Barn
John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.
Jan 27, 1976
Season 6Episode 1575 min
A Story to Frighten the Children
A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.
Feb 3, 1976
Season 6Episode 1675 min
The Happy Hunting Ground
The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.
Feb 10, 1976
Season 6Episode 1775 min
The Jumping Bean Bag
An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.
Feb 17, 1976
Season 6Episode 1875 min
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhappy woman from the city living with her indifferent husband in the country.
Feb 24, 1976
Season 6Episode 1975 min
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?
Mar 2, 1976
Season 6Episode 2075 min
Willie Rough
A story depicting life in a shipyard
Mar 9, 1976
Season 6Episode 2175 min
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.
Mar 16, 1976
Season 6Episode 2275 min
The Peddler
One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?
Mar 23, 1976
Season 6Episode 2375 min
Early Struggles
A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood
Mar 30, 1976
Season 6Episode 2475 min
Double Dare
A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.
Apr 6, 1976
Season 6Episode 2575 min
The House of Bernarda Alba
The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.
Jul 28, 1976
Recently Updated Shows
Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
FROM
FROM unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. In season two, hidden truths about the nature and terrifying origins of the town begin to emerge, even as life for its residents is plunged into chaos by the arrival of mysterious newcomers.
GenreDrama, Horror, Science-Fiction
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness
President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America's 250th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion.
...But then Larry David called.
GenreComedy
Brilliant Minds
Inspired by the extraordinary life and work of world-famous author and physician Oliver Sacks, Brilliant Minds follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier - the human mind - while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
For All Mankind
Imagine a world where the global space race never ended. This thrilling "what if" take on history from Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) spotlights the high-stakes lives of NASA astronauts and their families.
GenreDrama, Science-Fiction