CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (3 Jan 1980)

wr. Robert Holman
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Giles Foster

KEEP SMILING (10 Jan 1980)

wr. Paul Joyce
pr. David Rose
dr. Paul Joyce

DREAMS OF LEAVING (17 Jan 1980)

wr. David Hare
pr. David Rose
dr. David Hare

THICKER THAN WATER (24 Jan 1980)

wr. Brian Glover
pr. Tara Prem
dr. Alan Grint

MURDER RAP (31 Jan 1980)

wr. Michael Hastings
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Peter Duffell

INSTANT ENLIGHTENMENT INCLUDING VAT (7 Feb 1980)

(Postponed from 22 Nov 1979)
wr. Andrew Carr
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. John Bruce

NO DEFENCE (14 Feb 1980)

wr. Chris Kewbank
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. Clive Halls

THAT CRAZY WOMAN (21 Feb 1980)

wr. David Hopkins
pr. John Norton
dr. Bill Craske

A GIFT FROM NESSUS (28 Feb 1980)

wr. Bill Craig (book William McIlvanney)
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. James Ormerod

KATE, THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR (6 Mar 1980)

wr. Peter Ransley
pr. Richard Broke
dr. John Bruce

BUSES (13 Mar 1980)

wr. Geoffrey Case
pr. Terry Coles
dr. Tim King

SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN (20 Mar 1980)

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]
wr. Derek Mahon (book Jennifer Johnston)
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Jim O’ Brien

LADIES (27 Mar 1980)

wr. Carol Bunyan
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Diarmuid Lawrence

NOT FOR THE LIKES OF US (10 Apr 1980)

wr. Gilly Fraser
pr. W. Stephen Gilbert
dr. Tim King

THE EXECUTIONER (17 Apr 1980)

wr. Lionel Goldstein
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. Kenneth Ives

THE IMITATION GAME (24 Apr 1980)

wr. Ian McEwan
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. Richard Eyre
The Imitation Game was released on DVD by Simply Media in 2018

A WALK IN THE FOREST (14 May 1980)

wr. Jeremy Paul
pr. Carol Robertson
dr. Jack Gold

PASMORE (21 Oct 1980)

wr. Richard Eyre (book David Storey)
pr. Ann Scott
dr. Richard Eyre

C2H50H (28 Oct 1980)

wr. David Turner
pr. Innes Lloyd
dr. James Cellan Jones

THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK 1. EVERYBODY’S FIDDLING SOMETHING (4 Nov 1980)

wr. John McGrath
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. John McGrath

THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK 2. SEEDS OF ICE (11 Nov 1980)

wr. John McGrath
pr. Richard Eyre
dr. John McGrath

MINOR COMPLICATIONS (18 Nov 1980)

wr. Peter Ransley
pr. Richard Broke
dr. Moira Armstrong

JUDE (2 Dec 1980)

wr. Lesley Bruce
pr. June Roberts
dr. Bill Craske

THE FLIPSIDE OF DOMINICK HIDE (9 Dec 1980)

wr. Jeremy Paul, Alan Gibson
pr. Chris Cherry
dr. Alan Gibson
The Flipside of Dominick Hide was released on DVD by the BBC in 2005 (with Another Flip for Dominick)

NAME FOR THE DAY (16 Dec 1980)

wr. Colin Haydn Evans
pr. Anne Head
dr. Bill Bain

JESSIE (23 Dec 1980)

wr. Bryan Forbes
pr. Neil Zeiger
dr. Bryan Forbes

Go to 1981.

Shadows on Our Skin and A Walk in the Forest 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:
6 Jun 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; added DVD availability.
10 July 2016: minor format standardisation.
25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information, adding A Walk in the Forest release information; minor typographical correction.
18 March 2017: added Shadows on Our Skin release information.
12 June 2018: replaced ‘Episodes’ with ‘Episode guide’; removed BBC Store release information from individual entries and noted its closure.
14 October 2020: updated DVD/blu ray release information; added Amazon note.
16 October 2020: added Mediatheque cross-reference.

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CHANCE OF A LIFETIME<\/u> (3 Jan 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Robert Holman
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Giles Foster<\/p>\n
KEEP SMILING<\/u> (10 Jan 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Paul Joyce
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Paul Joyce<\/p>\n
DREAMS OF LEAVING<\/u> (17 Jan 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. David Hare
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. David Hare<\/p>\n
THICKER THAN WATER<\/u> (24 Jan 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Brian Glover
\npr. Tara Prem
\ndr. Alan Grint<\/p>\n
MURDER RAP<\/u> (31 Jan 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Michael Hastings
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Peter Duffell<\/p>\n
INSTANT ENLIGHTENMENT INCLUDING VAT<\/u> (7 Feb 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
(Postponed from 22 Nov 1979)
\nwr. Andrew Carr
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. John Bruce<\/p>\n
NO DEFENCE<\/u> (14 Feb 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Chris Kewbank
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. Clive Halls<\/p>\n
THAT CRAZY WOMAN<\/u> (21 Feb 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. David Hopkins
\npr. John Norton
\ndr. Bill Craske<\/p>\n
A GIFT FROM NESSUS<\/u> (28 Feb 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Bill Craig (book William McIlvanney)
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. James Ormerod<\/p>\n
KATE, THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR<\/u> (6 Mar 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Peter Ransley
\npr. Richard Broke
\ndr. John Bruce<\/p>\n
BUSES<\/u> (13 Mar 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Geoffrey Case
\npr. Terry Coles
\ndr. Tim King<\/p>\n
SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN<\/u> (20 Mar 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]<\/b>
\nwr. Derek Mahon (book Jennifer Johnston)
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Jim O’ Brien<\/p>\n
LADIES<\/u> (27 Mar 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Carol Bunyan
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Diarmuid Lawrence<\/p>\n
NOT FOR THE LIKES OF US<\/u> (10 Apr 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Gilly Fraser
\npr. W. Stephen Gilbert
\ndr. Tim King<\/p>\n
THE EXECUTIONER<\/u> (17 Apr 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Lionel Goldstein
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. Kenneth Ives<\/p>\n
THE IMITATION GAME<\/u> (24 Apr 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Ian McEwan
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. Richard Eyre
\nThe Imitation Game<\/em> was released on DVD by Simply Media in 2018<\/p>\n
A WALK IN THE FOREST<\/u> (14 May 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Jeremy Paul
\npr. Carol Robertson
\ndr. Jack Gold<\/p>\n
PASMORE<\/u> (21 Oct 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Richard Eyre (book David Storey)
\npr. Ann Scott
\ndr. Richard Eyre<\/p>\n
C2H50H<\/u> (28 Oct 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. David Turner
\npr. Innes Lloyd
\ndr. James Cellan Jones<\/p>\n
THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK<\/u> 1. EVERYBODY’S FIDDLING SOMETHING<\/u> (4 Nov 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. John McGrath
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. John McGrath<\/p>\n
THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK<\/u> 2. SEEDS OF ICE<\/u> (11 Nov 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. John McGrath
\npr. Richard Eyre
\ndr. John McGrath<\/p>\n
MINOR COMPLICATIONS<\/u> (18 Nov 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Peter Ransley
\npr. Richard Broke
\ndr. Moira Armstrong<\/p>\n
JUDE<\/u> (2 Dec 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Lesley Bruce
\npr. June Roberts
\ndr. Bill Craske<\/p>\n
THE FLIPSIDE OF DOMINICK HIDE<\/u> (9 Dec 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Jeremy Paul, Alan Gibson
\npr. Chris Cherry
\ndr. Alan Gibson
\nThe Flipside of Dominick Hide<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC in 2005 (with Another Flip for Dominick<\/em>)<\/p>\n
NAME FOR THE DAY<\/u> (16 Dec 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Colin Haydn Evans
\npr. Anne Head
\ndr. Bill Bain<\/p>\n
JESSIE<\/u> (23 Dec 1980) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Bryan Forbes
\npr. Neil Zeiger
\ndr. Bryan Forbes<\/p>\n
Go to 1981<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Shadows on Our Skin<\/em> and A Walk in the Forest<\/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:
\n6 Jun 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; added DVD availability.
\n10 July 2016: minor format standardisation.
\n25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information, adding A Walk in the Forest<\/em> release information; minor typographical correction.
\n18 March 2017: added Shadows on Our Skin release information.
\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: updated DVD\/blu ray release information; added Amazon note.
\n16 October 2020: added Mediatheque cross-reference.<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n