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A number of plays originally broadcast in other strands were repeated under the Play for Today banner: see list.
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1970
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Distance Piano Player | Alan Sharp | Philip Saville | 15 Oct 1970 |
| The Right Prospectus | John Osborne | Alan Cooke | 22 Oct 1970 |
| The Largest Theatre in the World - The Lie | Ingmar Bergman | Alan Bridges | 29 Oct 1970 |
| Angels Are So Few | Dennis Potter | Gareth Davies | 05 Nov 1970 |
The Write-Off  | George Salverson | Rudi Dorin | 12 Nov 1970  |
| I Can't See My Little Willie | Douglas Livingstone | Alan Clarke | 19 Nov 1970 |
| A Distant Thunder | Maurice Edelman, MP | James Ferman | 26 Nov 1970 |
| Hearts and Flowers | Peter Nichols | Christopher Morahan | 03 Dec 1970 |
| Robin Redbreast | John Bowen | James MacTaggart | 10 Dec 1970 |
| The Hallelujah Handshake | Colin Welland | Alan Clarke | 17 Dec 1970 |
1971
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Mater | David Hodson | James Ferman | 07 Jan 1971 |
| Circle Line | W Stephen Gilbert | Claude Whatham | 14 Jan 1971 |
| Hell's Angel | 'David Agnew' | Alan Cooke | 21 Jan 1971 |
| The Piano | Julia Jones | James Cellan Jones | 28 Jan 1971 |
| Billy's Last Stand | Barry Hines | John Glenister | 04 Feb 1970 |
| The Largest Theatre in the World - The Rainbirds | Clive Exton | Philip Saville | 11 Feb 1971 |
| Reddick | Munroe Scott | Mervyn Rosenzveig | 18 Feb 1971 |
| The Foxtrot | Rhys Adrian | Philip Saville | 29 Apr 1971 |
| When the Bough Breaks | Tony Parker | James Ferman | 06 May 1971 |
| Orkney: A Time to Keep/The Whaler's Return/Celia | George Mackay Brown Adapted by John McGrath | James MacTaggart | 13 May 1971 |
| The Rank and File | Jim Allen | Kenneth Loach | 20 May 1971 |
| The Man in the Sidecar | Simon Gray | James MacTaggart | 27 May 1971 |
| Everybody Say Cheese | Douglas Livingstone | Alan Clarke | 03 Jun 1971 |
| Traitor | Dennis Potter | Alan Bridges | 14 Oct 1971 |
| Edna, The Inebriate Woman | Jeremy Sandford | Ted Kotcheff | 21 Oct 1971 |
| Evelyn | Rhys Adrian | Piers Haggard | 28 Oct 1971 |
| O Fat White Woman | William Trevor | Philip Saville | 04 Nov 1971 |
| Thank You Very Much | N F Simpson | Clark Whatham | 11 Nov 1971 |
| Michael Regan | Robert Holles | John Gorrie | 18 Nov 1971 |
| Skin Deep | Michael O'Neill Jeremy Seabrook | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 25 Nov 1971 |
| Pal | Alun Owen | Silvio Narizzano | 02 Dec 1971 |
| The Pigeon Fancier | Peter Hankin | James Ferman | 09 Dec 1971 |
1972
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | David Storey | Lindsay Anderson | 06 Jan 1972 |
| Still Waters | Julia Jones | James MacTaggart | 13 Jan 1972 |
| Stocker's Copper | Tom Clarke | Jack Gold | 20 Jan 1972 |
| The House on Highbury Hill | Piers Paul Read | John Glenister | 27 Jan 1972 |
| In The Beautiful Caribbean | Barry Beckford | Philip Saville | 03 Feb 1972 |
| Ackerman, Dougall and Harker | Don Shaw | Ted Kotcheff | 10 Feb 1972 |
| The Villa Maroc | Willis Hall | Herbert Wise | 17 Feb 1972 |
| Cows | Howard Barker | John Gorrie | 24 Feb 1972 |
| The Fishing Party | Peter Terson | Michael Simpson | 01 Jun 1972 |
| The Reporters | Arthur Hopcraft | Michael Apted | 09 Oct 1972 |
| A Life is For Ever | Tony Parker | Alan Clarke | 16 Oct 1972 |
| Carson Country | Dominic Behan | Alan Bridges | 23 Oct 1972 |
| Man Friday | Adrian Mitchell | James MacTaggart | 30 Oct 1972 |
| Triple Exposure | David Halliwell | Alan Cooke | 06 Nov 1972 |
| Better Than The Movies | John Elliot | Roy Battersby | 13 Nov 1972 |
| The General's Day | William Trevor | John Gorrie | 20 Nov 1972 |
| The Bankrupt | David Mercer | Christopher Morahan | 27 Nov 1972 |
| Just Your Luck | Peter McDougall | Mike Newell | 04 Dec 1972 |
| The Bouncing Boy | John McGrath | Maurice Hatton | 11 Dec 1972 |
1973
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare - Or Bust | Peter Terson | Brian Parker | 08 Jan 1973 |
| Land of Green Ginger | Alan Plater | Brian Parker | 15 Jan 1973 |
| Kisses at Fifty | Colin Welland | Michael Apted | 22 Jan 1973 |
| Highway Robbery | Michael O'Neill Jeremy Seabrook | Michael Apted | 29 Jan 1973 |
| Song at Twilight | Willis Hall | Herbert Wise | 05 Feb 1973 |
| Only Make Believe | Dennis Potter | Robert Knights | 12 Feb 1973 |
| For Sylvia, or The Air Show | John Burrows John Harding | Barry Dane | 19 Feb 1973 |
| The Operation | Roger Smith | Roy Battersby | 26 Feb 1973 |
| Access to the Children | William Trevor | Philip Saville | 05 Mar 1973 |
| Hard Labour | Mike Leigh | Mike Leigh | 12 Mar 1973 |
| Man Above Men | David Hare | Alan Clarke | 19 Mar 1973 |
| Speech Day | Barry Hines | John Goldschmidt | 26 Mar 1973 |
| Steps Back | David Halliwell | Brian Parker | 14 May 1973 |
| Three's One | Penelope Mortimer | Alastair Reid | 04 Jun 1973 |
| Edward G - Like the Filmstar | John Harvey-Flint | James Ferman | 11 Jun 1973 |
| Blooming Youth | Leslie Blair | Leslie Blair | 18 Jun 1973 |
| The Stretch | Julia Jones | Peter Dews | 25 Jun 1973 |
| Making the Play | Terence Brady Charlotte Bingham | Michael Hays | 02 Jul 1973 |
| Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont | Ray Lawler | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 18 Oct 1973 |
| Her Majesty's Pleasure | Jimmy O'Connor | Barry Dane | 25 Oct 1973 |
| Jack Point | Colin Welland | Michael Apted | 01 Nov 1973 |
| The Emergency Channel | John Bowen | Robert Knights | 08 Nov 1973 |
| Mummy and Daddy | Douglas Livingstone | Barry Davis | 15 Nov 1973 |
| Private Practice | Peter Hankin | Peter Cregeen | 22 Nov 1973 |
| Shutdown | Tony Perrin | John Mackenzie | 29 Nov 1973 |
| Baby Blues | Nemone Lethbridge | James MacTaggart | 06 Dec 1973 |
| Jingle Bells | Arthur Hopcraft | Claude Whatham | 13 Dec 1973 |
1974
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lonely Man's Lover | Barry Collins | Brian Parker | 17 Jan 1974 |
| All Good Men | Trevor Griffiths | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 31 Jan 1974 |
| Joe's Ark | Dennis Potter | Alan Bridges | 14 Feb 1974 |
| Hot Fat | Jack Rosenthal | Derek Bennett | 21 Feb 1974 |
| Easy Go [postponed from 07 Feb 1974] | Brian Clark | Michael Tuchner | 07 Mar 1974 |
| Headmaster | John Challen | Anthony Page | 14 Mar 1974 |
| Penda's Fen | David Rudkin | Alan Clarke | 21 Mar 1974 |
| Pidgeon - Hawk or Dove? | Michael Sadler | David Rose | 28 Mar 1974 |
| Three For The Fancy | Peter Terson | Matthew Robinson | 21 Mar 1974 |
| The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil | John McGrath | John Mackenzie | 06 Jun 1974 |
| Schmoedipus | Dennis Potter | Barry Davis | 20 Jun 1974 |
| The Childhood Friend | Piers Paul Read | Mike Newell | 27 Jun 1974 |
| A Follower for Emily | Brian Clark | Alan Clarke | 04 Jul 1974 |
| Just Your Luck | Peter McDougall | Mike Newell | 18 Jul 1974 |
| Leeds United! | Colin Welland | Roy Battersby | 31 Oct 1974 |
| Baby Love | David Edgar | Barry Davis | 07 Nov 1974 |
| Back of Beyond | Julia Jones | Desmond Davis | 14 Nov 1974 |
| The Bevellers | Roddy McMillan | Moira Armstrong | 21 Nov 1974 |
| Taking Leave | Joyce Neary | John Mackenzie | 28 Nov 1974 |
| Fugitive | Sean Walsh | Peter Gill | 05 Dec 1974 |
| Eleanor | William Trevor | Barry Davis | 12 Dec 1974 |
1975
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangsters | Philip Martin | Philip Saville | 09 Jan 1975 |
| The After Dinner Game | Malcolm Bradbury Christopher Bigsby | Robert Knights | 16 Jan 1975 |
| Breath | Elaine Feinstein | Matthew Robinson | 23 Jan 1975 |
| The Death of a Young Man | Willy Russell | Viktors Riktelis | 30 Jan 1975 |
| Sunset Across The Bay | Alan Bennett | Stephen Frears | 20 Feb 1975 |
| Funny Farm | Roy Minton | Alan Clarke | 27 Feb 1975 |
| Goodbye | Hugh Whitemore | Gavin Millar | 06 Mar 1975 |
| Just Another Saturday | Peter McDougall | John Mackenzie | 13 Mar 1975 |
| Child of Hope | John Elliott | Graham Evans | 24 Apr 1975 |
| The Saturday Party | Brian Clark | Barry Davis | 01 May 1975 |
| Wednesday Love | Arthur Hopcraft | Michael Apted | 08 May 1975 |
| The Dandelion Clock | Wilson John Haire | John Bruce | 15 May 1975 |
| Brassneck | Howard Brenton David Hare | Mike Newell | 22 May 1975 |
| The Floater | Peter Prince | Barry Davis | 29 May 1975 |
| Plaintiffs and Defendants | Simon Gray | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 14 Oct 1975 |
| Two Sundays | Simon Gray | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 21 Oct 1975 |
| Moss | Bernard Kops | Philip Saville | 28 Oct 1975 |
| 84, Charing Cross Road | Hugh Whitemore | Bernard Cullingham | 04 Nov 1975 |
| Keep an Eye on Albert | Brian Glover | Michael Tuchner | 11 Nov 1975 |
| Children of the Sun | Michael O' Neill and Jeremy Seabrook | Viktors Riktelis | 18 Nov 1975 |
| After the Solo | John Challen | Moira Armstrong | 25 Nov 1975 |
| Through the Night | Trevor Griffiths | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | 02 Dec 1975 |
| A Passage to England | Leon Griffiths | John Mackenzie | 09 Dec 1975 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | John Mortimer | John Gorrie | 16 Dec 1975 |
1976
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Other Woman | Watson Gould | Michael Simpson | 06 Jan 1976 |
| Nuts in May | Mike Leigh | Mike Leigh | 13 Jan 1976 |
| Doran's Box | Eric Coltart | Matthew Robinson | 20 Jan 1976 |
| Packman's Barn | Alick Rowe | Chris Menaul | 27 Jan 1976 |
| A Story to Frighten the Children | John Hopkins | Herbert Wise | 03 Feb 1976 |
| The Happy Hunting Ground | Tom Hadaway | Brian Parker | 10 Feb 1976 |
| Jumping Bean Bag | Robin Chapman | Alan Cooke | 17 Feb 1976 |
| Clay, Smeddum and Greenden | Bill Craig | Moira Armstrong | 24 Feb 1976 |
| Love Letters on Blue Paper | Arnold Wesker | Waris Hussein | 02 Mar 1976 |
| Willie Rough | Bill Bryden | Bob McIntosh | 09 Mar 1976 |
| Tiptoe Through the Tulips | Beryl Bainbridge | Claude Whatham | 16 Mar 1976 |
| The Peddler | E. A. Whitehead | Claude Whatham | 23 Mar 1976 |
| Early Struggles | Peter Prince | Stephen Frears | 30 Mar 1976 |
| Brimstone and Treacle [Not transmitted until 25 Aug 1987] | Dennis Potter | Barry Davis | |
| Double Dare | Dennis Potter | John Mackenzie | 06 Apr 1976 |
| Bar Mitzvah Boy | Jack Rosenthal | Michael Tuchner | 14 Sep 1976 |
| Bet Your Life | Leslie Blair | Leslie Blair | 21 Sep 1976 |
| Rocky Marciano is Dead | Bernard Kops | Graham Evans | 28 Sep 1976 |
| The Elephants' Graveyard | Peter McDougall | John Mackenzie | 12 Oct 1976 |
| Housewives' Choice | Roy Kendall | Chris Thompson | 19 Oct 1976 |
| Your Man from Six Counties | Colin Welland | Barry Davis | 26 Oct 1976 |
| Buffet | Rhys Adrian | Mike Newell | 02 Nov 1976 |
The following plays from other strands were repeated under the Play for Today banner
| Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast |
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| No Trams to Lime Street [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 18 Mar 1970] | Alun Owen Marty Wilde Ronnie Scott | Piers Haggard | 11 Mar 1971 |
| Mad Jack [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 4 Feb 1970] | Tom Clarke | Jack Gold | 18 Mar 1971 |
| Scenes from Family Life [1st tx: Plays of Today, 25 Sep 1969] | Barry Bermange | Naomi Capon | 25 Mar 1971 |
| Wind versus Polygamy [1st tx: Theatre 625, 15 Jul 1968] | Obi Egbuna | Naomi Capon | 01 Apr 1971 |
| Playmates [1st tx in Double Bill with ‘Compartment’, The Wednesday Play, 26 Nov 1969] | Johnny Speight | John McGrath | 08 Apr 1971 |
| Sovereign's Company [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 22 Apr 1970] | Don Shaw | Alan Clarke | 15 Apr 1971 |
| The Season of the Witch [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 7 Jan 1970] | Desmond McCarthy Johnny Byrne | Desmond McCarthy | 22 Apr 1971 |
| The Cellar and the Almond Tree [not listed as such but part of repeat run] [The Wednesday Play] | David Mercer | Alan Bridges | 10 Jun 1971 |
| The Italian Table [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 18 Feb 1970] | William Trevor | Herbert Wise | 17 Jun 1971 |
| There is Also Tomorrow [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 17 Nov 1969] | Hugo Charteris | John Mackenzie | 24 Jun 1971 |
| Chariot of Fire [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 20 May 1970] | Tony Parker | James Ferman | 01 Jul 1971 |
| Act of Betrayal [1st tx: BBC Play of the Month, 03 January 1971] | Hugh Whitemore | William Slater | 23 Mar 1972 |
| Emma's Time [1st tx: The Wednesday Play, 13 May 1970] | David Mercer | Alan Bridges | 06 Apr 1972 |
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