YOUNG SHOULDERS (14 Feb 1984)

wr. Robert Smith, John Wain (book John Wain)
pr. Bernard Krichefski
dr. Silvio Narizzano

A COMING TO TERMS FOR BILLY (21 Feb 1984)

wr. J Graham Reid
pr. Chris Parr
dr. Paul Seed

Z FOR ZACHARIAH (28 Feb 1984)

wr. Anthony Garner
pr. Neil Zeiger
dr. Anthony Garner

MOVING ON THE EDGE (6 Mar 1984)

wr. Rose Tremain
pr. Rosemary Hill
dr. Anthony Garner

DESERT OF LIES (13 Mar 1984)

wr. Howard Brenton
pr. Michael Wearing
dr. Piers Haggard

HARD FEELINGS (20 Mar 1984)

wr. Doug Lucie
pr. Michael Wearing
dr. Michael Bradwell

UNDER THE HAMMER (27 Mar 1984)

wr. Stephen Fagan
pr. Michael Wearing
dr. Richard Wilson

KING (3 Apr 1984)

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]
wr. Barrie Keefe
pr. Michael Wearing
dr. Tony Smith

RAINY DAY WOMEN (10 Apr 1984)

wr. David Pirie
pr. Michael Wearing
dr. Ben Bolt

DOG ENDS (17 Jul 1984)

wr. Richard Harris
pr. Andrée Molyneux
dr. Carol Wiseman

THE GROUNDLING AND THE KITE (24 Jul 1984)

wr. Leonard Preston
pr. Colin Rogers
dr. Peter Jefferies

THE CRY (31 Jul 1984)

wr. Derek Mahon, Chris Menaul
pr. Chris Parr
dr. Chris Menaul

IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY (14 Aug 1984)

wr. Hugh McManus
pr. Bob McIntosh
dr. Lawrence Moody

ONLY CHILDREN (21 Aug 1984)

wr. Judy Forrest
pr. Alan Shallcross
dr. Michael Rolfe

THE AMAZING MISS STELLA ESTELLE (28 Aug 1984)

wr. Leslie Stewart
pr. Rob Walker
dr. John Davis

A Coming to Terms for Billy and King 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:
8 Jun 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; checked DVD availability; added The Groundling and the Kite.
10 July 2016: updated release information.
25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information: no addition required since 2016 update; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
18 March 2017: updated King 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: added Amazon note.
16 October 2020: added Mediatheque cross-reference; added link from this page (rather than only the drop-down menu) to the repeat page that has existed since the beginning.

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YOUNG SHOULDERS<\/u> (14 Feb 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Robert Smith, John Wain (book John Wain)
\npr. Bernard Krichefski
\ndr. Silvio Narizzano<\/p>\n
A COMING TO TERMS FOR BILLY<\/u> (21 Feb 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. J Graham Reid
\npr. Chris Parr
\ndr. Paul Seed<\/p>\n
Z FOR ZACHARIAH<\/u> (28 Feb 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Anthony Garner
\npr. Neil Zeiger
\ndr. Anthony Garner<\/p>\n
MOVING ON THE EDGE<\/u> (6 Mar 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Rose Tremain
\npr. Rosemary Hill
\ndr. Anthony Garner<\/p>\n
DESERT OF LIES<\/u> (13 Mar 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Howard Brenton
\npr. Michael Wearing
\ndr. Piers Haggard<\/p>\n
HARD FEELINGS<\/u> (20 Mar 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Doug Lucie
\npr. Michael Wearing
\ndr. Michael Bradwell<\/p>\n
UNDER THE HAMMER<\/u> (27 Mar 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Stephen Fagan
\npr. Michael Wearing
\ndr. Richard Wilson<\/p>\n
KING<\/u> (3 Apr 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]<\/b>
\nwr. Barrie Keefe
\npr. Michael Wearing
\ndr. Tony Smith<\/p>\n
RAINY DAY WOMEN<\/u> (10 Apr 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. David Pirie
\npr. Michael Wearing
\ndr. Ben Bolt<\/p>\n
DOG ENDS<\/u> (17 Jul 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Richard Harris
\npr. Andr\u00e9e Molyneux
\ndr. Carol Wiseman<\/p>\n
THE GROUNDLING AND THE KITE<\/u> (24 Jul 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Leonard Preston
\npr. Colin Rogers
\ndr. Peter Jefferies<\/p>\n
THE CRY<\/u> (31 Jul 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Derek Mahon, Chris Menaul
\npr. Chris Parr
\ndr. Chris Menaul<\/p>\n
IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY<\/u> (14 Aug 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Hugh McManus
\npr. Bob McIntosh
\ndr. Lawrence Moody<\/p>\n
ONLY CHILDREN<\/u> (21 Aug 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Judy Forrest
\npr. Alan Shallcross
\ndr. Michael Rolfe<\/p>\n
THE AMAZING MISS STELLA ESTELLE<\/u> (28 Aug 1984) <\/b><\/h3>\n
wr. Leslie Stewart
\npr. Rob Walker
\ndr. John Davis<\/p>\n
See also this list of plays broadcast in 1984 but whose status as part of Play for Today<\/em> is less clear<\/a>
\nAnd this list of plays which were repeated under the banner of Play for Today but which were first broadcast alone or in a different strand<\/a>.<\/p>\n
A Coming to Terms for Billy<\/em> and King<\/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:
\n8 Jun 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; checked DVD availability; added The Groundling and the Kite.
\n10 July 2016: updated release information.
\n25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information: no addition required since 2016 update; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
\n18 March 2017: updated King 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: added Amazon note.
\n16 October 2020: added Mediatheque cross-reference; added link from this page (rather than only the drop-down menu) to the repeat page that has existed since the beginning.<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n