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.

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GANGSTERS<\/u> (9 Jan 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay on one scene by David Rolinson<\/a>
\nwr. Philip Martin
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Philip Saville Essay by Oliver Wake<\/a>; Essay by David Rolinson (for ODNB)<\/a>
\nGangsters<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC\/2Entertain in 2006 (as part of Gangsters: The Complete Series<\/em>)<\/p>\n

THE AFTER DINNER GAME<\/u> (16 Jan 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Malcolm Bradbury, Christopher Bigsby
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Robert Knights<\/p>\n

BREATH<\/u> (23 Jan 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Elaine Feinstein
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Matthew Robinson<\/p>\n

THE DEATH OF A YOUNG YOUNG MAN<\/u> (30 Jan 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Willy Russell
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Viktors Ritelis
\nOnly part of this exists<\/p>\n

SUNSET ACROSS THE BAY<\/u> (20 Feb 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by David Rolinson<\/a>
\nwr. Alan Bennett
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. Stephen Frears
\nSunset Across the Bay<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC\/2Entertain in 2009 (as part of Alan Bennett at the BBC<\/em>)<\/p>\n

FUNNY FARM<\/u> (27 Feb 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by David Rolinson<\/a>
\nwr. Roy Minton
\npr. Mark Shivas
\ndr. Alan Clarke Essay by David Rolinson<\/a>; Alan Clarke section<\/a>.
\nFunny Farm<\/em> was released on DVD and blu ray by the BFI in 2016 (as part of Alan Clarke at the BBC<\/em>)<\/p>\n

GOODBYE<\/u> (6 Mar 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Hugh Whitemore (book William Samson)
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Gavin Millar<\/p>\n

JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY<\/u> (13 Mar 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Peter McDougall
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. John Mackenzie
\nJust Another Saturday<\/em> was released on DVD by John Williams Productions in 2007 (as part of The Peter McDougall Collection<\/em>)
\nJust Another Saturday<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2021 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 2)<\/p>\n

CHILD OF HOPE<\/u> (24 Apr 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. John Elliott (book Joel Carlson)
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Graham Evans<\/p>\n

THE SATURDAY PARTY<\/u> (1 May 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Brian Clark
\npr. Mark Shivas
\ndr. Barry Davis<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY LOVE<\/u> (8 May 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Arthur Hopcraft
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Michael Apted<\/p>\n

THE DANDELION CLOCK<\/u> (15 May 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Wilson John Haire
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. John Bruce
\nNo recording exists<\/p>\n

BRASSNECK<\/u> (22 May 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Howard Brenton, David Hare
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Mike Newell<\/p>\n

THE FLOATER<\/u> (29 May 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Peter Prince
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Barry Davis<\/p>\n

PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS<\/u> (14 Oct 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Simon Gray
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg<\/p>\n

TWO SUNDAYS<\/u> (21 Oct 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Simon Gray
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg<\/p>\n

MOSS<\/u> (28 Oct 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Bernard Kops
\npr. Irene Shubik
\ndr. Philip Saville Essay by Oliver Wake<\/a>; Essay by David Rolinson (for ODNB)<\/a><\/p>\n

84, CHARING CROSS ROAD<\/u> (4 Nov 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by John Wheatcroft<\/a>
\nwr. Hugh Whitemore (book Helen Hanff)
\npr. Mark Shivas
\ndr. Mark Cullingham<\/p>\n

KEEP AN EYE ON ALBERT<\/u> (11 Nov 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Brian Glover
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. Michael Tuchner<\/p>\n

CHILDREN OF THE SUN<\/u> (18 Nov 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Michael O’ Neill, Jeremy Seabrook
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. Viktors Ritelis
\nNo recording exists<\/p>\n

AFTER THE SOLO<\/u> (25 Nov 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. John Challen
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. Moira Armstrong<\/p>\n

THROUGH THE NIGHT<\/u> (2 Dec 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)<\/a>
\nwr. Trevor Griffiths Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline) <\/a>
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. Michael Lindsay-Hogg<\/p>\n

A PASSAGE TO ENGLAND<\/u> (9 Dec 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Leon Griffiths
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. John Mackenzie
\nA Passage to England<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2020 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 1)<\/p>\n

RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY<\/u> (16 Dec 1975) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by John Wheatcroft<\/a>
\nwr. John Mortimer
\npr. Irene Shubik
\ndr. John Gorrie
\nRumpole of the Bailey<\/em> was released on DVD by Acorn Media in 2007 (as Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Go to: 1976<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gangsters<\/em>, Sunset Across the Bay<\/em>, Just Another Saturday<\/em> and A Passage to England<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

For researchers interested in these plays and their archival status, we strongly recommend the BBC drama research guide available here from Kaleidoscope<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Updates:
\n28 April 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; added archival status; added details of DVD availability; made minor corrections.
\n8 June 2015: minor format corrections; added ‘go to’ links.
\n10 July 2016: updated release information; minor format standardisation.
\n25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information, adding Just Another Saturday<\/em> release information; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
\n29 March 2017: added BBC Store availability of Gangsters
\n12 April 2017: added BBC Store availability of A Passage to England.
\n12 June 2018: replaced \u2018Episodes\u2019 with \u2018Episode guide\u2019; standardised presentation of adapted book in Goodbye entry; removed BBC Store release information from individual entries and noted its closure.
\n10 January 2020: added ODNB link for Philip Saville piece.
\n14 October 2020: updated DVD\/blu ray release information; added Amazon note.
\n16 October 2020: added link to Alan Clarke section; repaired Philip Saville ODNB link.
\n3 March 2023: updated blu ray release information.<\/em><\/p>\n

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