GANGSTERS (9 Jan 1975)
Essay on one scene by David Rolinson
wr. Philip Martin
pr. David Rose
dr. Philip Saville Essay by Oliver Wake; Essay by David Rolinson (for ODNB)
Gangsters was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2006 (as part of Gangsters: The Complete Series)
THE AFTER DINNER GAME (16 Jan 1975)
wr. Malcolm Bradbury, Christopher Bigsby
pr. David Rose
dr. Robert Knights
BREATH (23 Jan 1975)
wr. Elaine Feinstein
pr. David Rose
dr. Matthew Robinson
THE DEATH OF A YOUNG YOUNG MAN (30 Jan 1975)
wr. Willy Russell
pr. David Rose
dr. Viktors Ritelis
Only part of this exists
SUNSET ACROSS THE BAY (20 Feb 1975)
Essay by David Rolinson
wr. Alan Bennett
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. Stephen Frears
Sunset Across the Bay was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2009 (as part of Alan Bennett at the BBC)
FUNNY FARM (27 Feb 1975)
Essay by David Rolinson
wr. Roy Minton
pr. Mark Shivas
dr. Alan Clarke Essay by David Rolinson; Alan Clarke section.
Funny Farm was released on DVD and blu ray by the BFI in 2016 (as part of Alan Clarke at the BBC)
GOODBYE (6 Mar 1975)
wr. Hugh Whitemore (book William Samson)
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Gavin Millar
JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY (13 Mar 1975)
wr. Peter McDougall
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. John Mackenzie
Just Another Saturday was released on DVD by John Williams Productions in 2007 (as part of The Peter McDougall Collection)
Just Another Saturday was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2021 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 2)
CHILD OF HOPE (24 Apr 1975)
wr. John Elliott (book Joel Carlson)
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Graham Evans
THE SATURDAY PARTY (1 May 1975)
wr. Brian Clark
pr. Mark Shivas
dr. Barry Davis
WEDNESDAY LOVE (8 May 1975)
wr. Arthur Hopcraft
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Michael Apted
THE DANDELION CLOCK (15 May 1975)
wr. Wilson John Haire
pr. Ann Scott
dr. John Bruce
No recording exists
BRASSNECK (22 May 1975)
wr. Howard Brenton, David Hare
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Mike Newell
THE FLOATER (29 May 1975)
wr. Peter Prince
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Barry Davis
PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS (14 Oct 1975)
wr. Simon Gray
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
TWO SUNDAYS (21 Oct 1975)
wr. Simon Gray
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
MOSS (28 Oct 1975)
wr. Bernard Kops
pr. Irene Shubik
dr. Philip Saville Essay by Oliver Wake; Essay by David Rolinson (for ODNB)
84, CHARING CROSS ROAD (4 Nov 1975)
Essay by John Wheatcroft
wr. Hugh Whitemore (book Helen Hanff)
pr. Mark Shivas
dr. Mark Cullingham
KEEP AN EYE ON ALBERT (11 Nov 1975)
wr. Brian Glover
pr. Ann Scott
dr. Michael Tuchner
CHILDREN OF THE SUN (18 Nov 1975)
wr. Michael O’ Neill, Jeremy Seabrook
pr. Ann Scott
dr. Viktors Ritelis
No recording exists
AFTER THE SOLO (25 Nov 1975)
wr. John Challen
pr. Ann Scott
dr. Moira Armstrong
THROUGH THE NIGHT (2 Dec 1975)
Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)
wr. Trevor Griffiths Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)
pr. Ann Scott
dr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
A PASSAGE TO ENGLAND (9 Dec 1975)
wr. Leon Griffiths
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. John Mackenzie
A Passage to England was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2020 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 1)
RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY (16 Dec 1975)
Essay by John Wheatcroft
wr. John Mortimer
pr. Irene Shubik
dr. John Gorrie
Rumpole of the Bailey was released on DVD by Acorn Media in 2007 (as Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt)
Go to: 1976.
Gangsters, Sunset Across the Bay, Just Another Saturday and A Passage to England were available on BBC Store but it closed on 1 November 2017. Note that some titles that were previously available via BBC Store, and some others, are now available to buy to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
For researchers interested in these plays and their archival status, we strongly recommend the BBC drama research guide available here from Kaleidoscope.
Updates:
28 April 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; added archival status; added details of DVD availability; made minor corrections.
8 June 2015: minor format corrections; added ‘go to’ links.
10 July 2016: updated release information; minor format standardisation.
25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information, adding Just Another Saturday release information; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
29 March 2017: added BBC Store availability of Gangsters
12 April 2017: added BBC Store availability of A Passage to England.
12 June 2018: replaced ‘Episodes’ with ‘Episode guide’; standardised presentation of adapted book in Goodbye entry; removed BBC Store release information from individual entries and noted its closure.
10 January 2020: added ODNB link for Philip Saville piece.
14 October 2020: updated DVD/blu ray release information; added Amazon note.
16 October 2020: added link to Alan Clarke section; repaired Philip Saville ODNB link.
3 March 2023: updated blu ray release information.