THE OUT OF TOWN BOYS (2 Jan 1979)

wr. Ron Hutchinson
pr. David Rose
dr. Robert Knights

VAMPIRES (9 Jan 1979)

wr. Dixie Williams
pr. Tara Prem
dr. John Goldschmidt

THE CHIEF MOURNER (16 Jan 1979)

wr. John Elliott
pr. David Rose
dr. Ben Rea

WATERLOO SUNSET (23 Jan 1979)

wr. Barrie Keefe
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Richard Eyre

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS (30 Jan 1979)

wr. Dennis Potter
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Brian Gibson
Blue Remembered Hills was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2005 (on its own) and in 2008 (as part of The Helen Mirren Collection)

WHO’S WHO? (5 Feb 1979)

wr. Mike Leigh
pr. Margaret Matheson
dr. Mike Leigh
Who’s Who? was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2009 (as part of Mike Leigh at the BBC)

THE LAST WINDOW CLEANER (13 Feb 1979)

wr. Ron Hutchinson
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Bill Craske

THE PLOUGHMAN’S SHARE (27 Feb 1979)

wr. Douglas Dunn
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. Fiona Cumming

DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY (6 Mar 1979)

wr. Alma Cullen
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. Paul Annett

LIGHT (13 Mar 1979)

wr. Tony Perrin
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Jane Howell

COMING OUT (10 Apr 1979)

wr. James Andrew Hall
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Carol Wiseman
Coming Out was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 3)

DON’T BE SILLY (24 Jul 1979)

wr. Rachel Billington
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. Kenneth Ives

PILLION (unbroadcast)

wr. Paul Copley
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Keith Evans

LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION (11 Oct 1979)

wr. Neville Smith
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Stephen Frears

CRIES FROM A WATCHTOWER (18 Oct 1979)

wr. Stephen Lowe
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Giles Foster

COMEDIANS (25 Oct 1979)

Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)
wr. Trevor Griffiths Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Richard Eyre

EVEN SOLOMON (1 Nov 1979)

wr. Andrew Taylor
pr. Anne Head
dr. Roger Bamford

JUST A BOYS’ GAME (8 Nov 1979)

wr. Peter McDougall
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. John Mackenzie
Just a Boys’ Game was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 3)

BILLY (15 Nov 1979)

wr. G. F. Newman
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Charles Stewart

A HOLE IN BABYLON (29 Nov 1979)

wr. Jim Hawkins, Horace Ové
pr. Graham Benson
dr. Horace Ové
A Hole in Babylon was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 3)

THE SLAB BOYS (6 Dec 1979)

wr. John Byrne
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. Bob Hird
The Slab Boys was released on DVD by John Williams Productions in 2008

KATIE (13 Dec 1979)

wr. Ian Cullen, John Norton
pr. John Norton
dr. Barry Davis

THE NETWORK (20 Dec 1979)

wr. Stephen Fagan
pr. Anne Head
dr. Derek Lister

Go to 1980.

Waterloo Sunset, Blue Remembered Hills, Who’s Who?, Coming Out, Even Solomon, Just a Boy’s Game, A Hole in Babylon and The Slab Boys 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 on Amazon Prime 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.

THE OUT OF TOWN BOYS<\/u> (2 Jan 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Ron Hutchinson
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Robert Knights<\/p>\n

VAMPIRES<\/u> (9 Jan 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Dixie Williams
\npr. Tara Prem
\ndr. John Goldschmidt<\/p>\n

THE CHIEF MOURNER<\/u> (16 Jan 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. John Elliott
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Ben Rea<\/p>\n

WATERLOO SUNSET<\/u> (23 Jan 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Barrie Keefe
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Richard Eyre<\/p>\n

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS<\/u> (30 Jan 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Dennis Potter
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Brian Gibson
\nBlue Remembered Hills<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC\/2Entertain in 2005 (on its own) and in 2008 (as part of The Helen Mirren Collection<\/em>)<\/p>\n

WHO’S WHO?<\/u> (5 Feb 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Mike Leigh
\npr. Margaret Matheson
\ndr. Mike Leigh
\nWho’s Who?<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC\/2Entertain in 2009 (as part of Mike Leigh at the BBC<\/em>)<\/p>\n

THE LAST WINDOW CLEANER<\/u> (13 Feb 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Ron Hutchinson
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Bill Craske<\/p>\n

THE PLOUGHMAN’S SHARE<\/u> (27 Feb 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Douglas Dunn
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. Fiona Cumming<\/p>\n

DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY<\/u> (6 Mar 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Alma Cullen
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. Paul Annett<\/p>\n

LIGHT<\/u> (13 Mar 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Tony Perrin
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Jane Howell<\/p>\n

COMING OUT<\/u> (10 Apr 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. James Andrew Hall
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Carol Wiseman
\nComing Out<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 3)<\/p>\n

DON’T BE SILLY<\/u> (24 Jul 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Rachel Billington
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. Kenneth Ives<\/p>\n

PILLION<\/u> (unbroadcast)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Paul Copley
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Keith Evans<\/p>\n

LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION<\/u> (11 Oct 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Neville Smith
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Stephen Frears<\/p>\n

CRIES FROM A WATCHTOWER<\/u> (18 Oct 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Stephen Lowe
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Giles Foster<\/p>\n

COMEDIANS<\/u> (25 Oct 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)<\/a>
\nwr. Trevor Griffiths Essay by John Williams (for Screenonline)<\/a>
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Richard Eyre<\/p>\n

EVEN SOLOMON<\/u> (1 Nov 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Andrew Taylor
\npr. Anne Head
\ndr. Roger Bamford<\/p>\n

JUST A BOYS’ GAME<\/u> (8 Nov 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Peter McDougall
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. John Mackenzie
\nJust a Boys’ Game<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 3)<\/p>\n

BILLY<\/u> (15 Nov 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. G. F. Newman
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Charles Stewart<\/p>\n

A HOLE IN BABYLON<\/u> (29 Nov 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Jim Hawkins, Horace Ov\u00e9
\npr. Graham Benson
\ndr. Horace Ov\u00e9
\nA Hole in Babylon<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 3)<\/p>\n

THE SLAB BOYS<\/u> (6 Dec 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. John Byrne
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. Bob Hird
\nThe Slab Boys<\/em> was released on DVD by John Williams Productions in 2008<\/p>\n

KATIE<\/u> (13 Dec 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Ian Cullen, John Norton
\npr. John Norton
\ndr. Barry Davis<\/p>\n

THE NETWORK<\/u> (20 Dec 1979)<\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Stephen Fagan
\npr. Anne Head
\ndr. Derek Lister<\/p>\n

Go to 1980<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Waterloo Sunset<\/em>, Blue Remembered Hills<\/em>, Who’s Who?<\/em>, Coming Out<\/em>, Even Solomon<\/em>, Just a Boy’s Game<\/em>, A Hole in Babylon<\/em> and The Slab Boys<\/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 on Amazon Prime 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:
\n25 April 2015: simplified presentation; added producer credits; added Pillion; deleted accidental repetition of Don’t Be Silly
\n8 June 2015: added DVD availability; minor correction.
\n10 July 2016: updated release information; minor format standardisation; added ‘go to’ link.
\n25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information, adding Just A Boy’s Game<\/em> release information; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
\n29 March 2017: updated BBC Store release information with Waterloo Sunset and A Hole in Babylon.
\n12 June 2018: replaced \u2018Episodes\u2019 with \u2018Episode guide\u2019; removed BBC Store release information from individual entries and noted its closure.
\n14 October 2020: added Amazon Prime UK note.
\n3 March 2023: updated blu ray release information.<\/em><\/p>\n

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