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1. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 399
2. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 322
3. Aces High (1976)
PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, War
In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth
Votes: 2,999
4. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
5. Summer Season (1985)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Tim Wylton, Marion Bailey, Charles Dale, Nicholas Gecks
Votes: 36
6. Made (1972)
R | 101 min | Drama
The story of the relationship between a young single mother and an insecure rock star.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Carol White, Roy Harper, John Castle, Margery Mason
Votes: 171
7. Centre Play (1973–1977)
Drama
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.
Stars: John Barrett, Will Knightley, David Daker, Michael Gough
Votes: 16
8. In Mid Wickedness (2013)
Short, Drama
Experimental short film based on the original play 'THE FORTY' by Howard Barker.
Director: William Oldroyd | Stars: Irakli Apakidze, Luana Duchemin, Paata Inauri, Murman Jinoria
Votes: 11
9. Christ's Dog (2011)
20 min | Short, Drama
'Christ's Dog' is a strange, beautiful tragedy that explores human ownership, death and brutality. Three tired figures stagger into the middle of a ploughed field. Suddenly the land owner ... See full summary »
Director: William Oldroyd | Stars: Oliver Birch, Cliff Burnett, Tom Lawrence, Eleanor Montgomery
10. Not Him (2014)
19 min | Short, Drama
In a remote community a woman and her neighbour wait for the woman's husband to return from war. A man arrives, but the woman suspects that he may not be the person she is waiting for. This... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Carver | Stars: Sadie Clark, Reuben Beau Davies, Ami Sayers
11. Refuse to Dance: The Theatre of Howard Barker (1986 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Documentary about the works of playwright Howard Barker, with interviews of the playwright, actors, and theatre critics, and excerpts from his plays performed by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Stars: Bill Alexander, Howard Barker, Philip Barnes, Michael Billington
12. Don't Exaggerate (2015)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A WWI soldier, returns from the dead, to tell not only what he has suffered in life but also what he suffers now in death. Being revived against his will to communicate with the living, he ... See full summary »
Director: Margaret Cox | Star: Alan Cox
13. The Body and the Name (2022)
13 min | Short, Drama
Director: Christina Ruloff | Stars: Suzy Cooper, Richard Lynch
14.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
The Chauffeur and the Lady
(1972)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Catherine Kessler, Mary Wimbush
15.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Cows
(1972)
Comedy, Drama
A social worker tries to help a painfully shy young man and takes him for a visit to a country farm. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Alison Leggatt, Alan Webb, Tessa Wyatt, Michael Gambon
16.
Summer Season (1985)
Episode:
Pity in History
(1985)
Drama
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson | Stars: Norman Rodway, Anna Massey, Alan Rickman, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 10
17.
Centre Play (1973–1977)
Episode:
Mutinies
(1974)
Drama
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Reginald Marsh, Isabel Dean, George Innes, John Duttine
18.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Theatre
(1975)
Documentary
An interview with Howard Barker, author of 'Stripwell', and an extract from same; commentary by Kenneth Tynan; and an investigation of 'Birds of Paradise'.
Director: David Buckton | Stars: Howard Barker, Kenneth Tynan