Play for Today 53 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 78 years old
Patrick Stewart He was 30 , now 83 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 77 years old
John Hurt He was 30 , 77 years old when he died
Frances de la Tour She was 26 , now 79 years old
Billy Connolly He was 27 , now 81 years old as Jody
Billy Connolly He was 27 , now 81 years old
Timothy Spall He was 13 , now 67 years old as Gordon
Jim Broadbent He was 21 , now 74 years old
Julie Walters She was 20 , now 74 years old
Ian Holm He was 39 , now 92 years old
Kenneth Branagh He was 9 , now 63 years old
Michael Gambon He was 29 , now 83 years old
Bob Hoskins He was 27 , 71 years old when he died as Blake
Bob Hoskins He was 27 , 71 years old when he died
Paul Copley He was 25 , now 79 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 77 years old as Glen
Peter Firth He was 16 , now 70 years old
Alan Bennett He was 36 , now 89 years old
Steven Berkoff He was 33 , now 86 years old
Vernon Dobtcheff He was 36 , now 89 years old
Ronald Lacey He was 35 , 55 years old when he died
Alun Armstrong He was 24 , now 77 years old
Freddie Jones He was 43 , 91 years old when he died
Brenda Fricker She was 25 , now 79 years old
Edward Hardwicke He was 38 , 78 years old when he died
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 84 years old
Amanda Barrie She was 35 , now 88 years old
George Lazenby He was 31 , now 84 years old
Bernard Hill He was 25 , now 79 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 75 years old Director
Robin Sales Editing Editor
Anthony Page Directing He was 35 , now 88 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 97 years old Director
Christopher Morahan Directing He was 41 , 87 years old when he died Director
Charles Sturridge Directing He was 19 , now 72 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 71 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 89 years old Writer
Ken Loach Directing He was 34 , now 87 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 93 years old Director
Alan Sharp Writing He was 36 , 79 years old when he died Writer
Roy Battersby Directing He was 34 , now 87 years old Director
Richard Loncraine Directing He was 23 , now 77 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 85 years old Director
Michael Darlow Directing He was 36 , now 89 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 83 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 82 years old Director
Kenith Trodd Production He was 34 , now 88 years old Producer
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Play for Today (53 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1970-10-15
  • Runtime: [75] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 308