Play for Today — Series 3

Oct 9, 1972 · 1h 15m

Two provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.

Oct 16, 1972 · 1h 15m

The story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop

Oct 23, 1972 · 1h 15m

A story about the origin of the Stormont state

Oct 30, 1972 · 1h 15m

The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint

Nov 6, 1972 · 1h 15m

A hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them

Nov 13, 1972 · 1h 15m

A man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.

Nov 20, 1972 · 1h 15m

An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.

Nov 27, 1972 · 1h 15m

A washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Dec 4, 1972 · 1h 15m

A pregnant teenager sets about wooing a sailor in a sectarian council estate in Greenock.

Dec 11, 1972 · 1h 15m

A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.

Jan 8, 1973 · 1h 15m

The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge

Jan 15, 1973 · 1h 15m

Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?

Jan 22, 1973 · 1h 9m

A long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.

Jan 29, 1973 · 1h 15m

A man fights council plans to demolish his home to make way for a new bypass.

Feb 5, 1973 · 1h 15m

The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline

Feb 12, 1973 · 1h 15m

As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.

Feb 19, 1973 · 1h 15m

Was this the finest hour? Sifting the truth and fiction about the Battle of Britain, Burrows and Harding give their own account of how the nation sees its heroes - and itself.

Feb 26, 1973 · 1h 15m

David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.

Mar 5, 1973 · 1h 15m

Malcolmson spends every Sunday taking his children to the zoo, reflecting on the breakdown of his marriage and the events that brought about his divorce. Is there a chance the family can be brought back together?

Mar 12, 1973 · 1h 15m

The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner

Mar 19, 1973 · 1h 15m

"I'm the judge's daughter - I think he's a monstrous old man. I think all men who say 'I'm only doing my job' are monstrous. I've despaired of changing him. But I'd stop short of killing him."

Mar 26, 1973 · 1h 15m

Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day

May 14, 1973 · 1h 15m

"Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart." When Gerry takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, what will they find?

Jun 4, 1973 · 1h 15m

Are Maggie and Tony using each other as a means of communicating with Dr Leafer? Or are they using Dr Leafer as a means of communicating with each other?

Jun 11, 1973 · 1h 15m

Edward G. is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

Jun 18, 1973 · 1h 15m

The problems of four people sharing an apartment

Jun 25, 1973 · 1h 15m

Everyone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.

Jul 2, 1973 · 1h 15m

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he send her away?