
Play for Today (1970)
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Alan Clarke — Director
Episodes 10
I Can't See My Little Willie
A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show
Read MoreThe Hallelujah Handshake
A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation
Read MoreEverybody Say Cheese
The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos
Read MoreMan Above Men
"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."
Read MorePenda's Fen
Summer 1955, and pastor's son Stephen must come to terms with his own identity amid societal pressure, religious guilt and his own imaginings.
Penda's Fen is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke. Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was transmitted as part of the corporation's Play for Today series.
Read MoreA Follower for Emily
The friendship of two residents of a retirement home ends up in marriage
Read MoreFunny Farm
One day in the life a nurse in a mental hospital
Read MoreBeloved Enemy
The head of a multinational corporation wants to do business with the Soviets
Read MoreA Turn for the Worse
Soldiers are subjected to a brutal and sadistic kind of psychological training exercise
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