THE OTHER WOMAN (6 Jan 1976)

wr. Watson Gould
pr. David Rose
dr. Michael Simpson

NUTS IN MAY (13 Jan 1976)

wr. Mike Leigh
pr. David Rose
dr. Mike Leigh
Nuts in May was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2011 (as part of Mike Leigh at the BBC)

DORAN’S BOX (20 Jan 1976)

wr. Eric Coltart
pr. David Rose
dr. Matthew Robinson
Recording does not exist

PACKMAN’S BARN (27 Jan 1976)

wr. Alick Rowe
pr. David Rose
dr. Chris Menaul

A STORY TO FRIGHTEN THE CHILDREN (3 Feb 1976)

wr. John Hopkins
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Herbert Wise

THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND (10 Feb 1976)

wr. Tom Hadaway
pr. Anne Head
dr. Brian Parker

JUMPING BEAN BAG (17 Feb 1976)

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]
wr. Robin Chapman
pr. Rosemary Hill
dr. Alan Cooke

CLAY, SMEDDUM AND GREENDEN (24 Feb 1976)

wr. Bill Craig (novels Lewis Grassic Gibbon)
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. Moira Armstrong

LOVE LETTERS ON BLUE PAPER (2 Mar 1976)

wr. Arnold Wesker
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Waris Hussein

WILLIE ROUGH (9 Mar 1976)

wr. Bill Bryden
pr. Pharic Maclaren
dr. Bob McIntosh

TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS (16 Mar 1976)

wr. Beryl Bainbridge
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Claude Whatham

THE PEDDLER (23 Mar 1976)

wr. E.A. Whitehead
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Claude Whatham

EARLY STRUGGLES (30 Mar 1976)

wr. Peter Prince
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Stephen Frears

BRIMSTONE & TREACLE (6 Apr 1976 slot – not transmitted)

(Not transmitted until 25 Aug 1987)
Essay by Cat McKiernan
wr. Dennis Potter
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Barry Davis
Brimstone & Treacle was released on DVD by the BBC/2Entertain in 2004

DOUBLE DARE (6 Apr 1976)

wr. Dennis Potter
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. John Mackenzie

BAR MITZVAH BOY (14 Sep 1976)

wr. Jack Rosenthal
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Michael Tuchner
Bar Mitzvah Boy was released on DVD by Acorn Media in 2012
Bar Mitzvah Boy was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 3)

BET YOUR LIFE (21 Sep 1976)

wr. Les Blair
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Les Blair

ROCKY MARCIANO IS DEAD (28 Sep 1976)

wr. Bernard Kops
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Graham Evans

THE ELEPHANTS’ GRAVEYARD (12 Oct 1976)

wr. Peter McDougall
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. John Mackenzie
The Elephants’ Graveyard was released on DVD by John Williams Productions in 2007 (on its own and as part of The Peter McDougall Collection)
The Elephants’ Graveyard was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2021 (as part of Play for Today: Volume 2)

HOUSEWIVES’ CHOICE (19 Oct 1976)

wr. Roy Kendall
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Chris Thomson

YOUR MAN FROM SIX COUNTIES (26 Oct 1976)

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]
wr. Colin Welland
pr. Kenith Trodd
dr. Barry Davis
Your Man from Six Counties was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2020 (as part of Play for Today Volume 1)

BUFFET (2 Nov 1976)

wr. Rhys Adrian
pr. Graeme McDonald
dr. Mike Newell

Go to 1977.

The Other Woman, Nuts in May, Brimstone & Treacle, The Elephants’ Graveyard and Your Man from Six Counties 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:
29 April 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; added DVD availability.
8 June 2015: minor format corrections.
10 July 2016: updated release information; minor format standardisation; added ‘go to’ link.
25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information: added Brimstone & Treacle release information; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
12 April 2017: added BBC Store availability of Your Man from Six Counties.
12 June 2018: replaced ‘Episodes’ with ‘Episode guide’; standardised presentation of adapted books in Clay, Smeddum and Greenden; 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-references.
3 March 2023: updated blu ray release information.

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THE OTHER WOMAN<\/u> (6 Jan 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

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\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Michael Simpson<\/p>\n

NUTS IN MAY<\/u> (13 Jan 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Mike Leigh
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Mike Leigh
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DORAN’S BOX<\/u> (20 Jan 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Eric Coltart
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Matthew Robinson
\nRecording does not exist<\/p>\n

PACKMAN’S BARN<\/u> (27 Jan 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Alick Rowe
\npr. David Rose
\ndr. Chris Menaul<\/p>\n

A STORY TO FRIGHTEN THE CHILDREN<\/u> (3 Feb 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. John Hopkins
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Herbert Wise<\/p>\n

THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND<\/u> (10 Feb 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Tom Hadaway
\npr. Anne Head
\ndr. Brian Parker<\/p>\n

JUMPING BEAN BAG<\/u> (17 Feb 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]<\/b>
\nwr. Robin Chapman
\npr. Rosemary Hill
\ndr. Alan Cooke<\/p>\n

CLAY, SMEDDUM AND GREENDEN<\/u> (24 Feb 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Bill Craig (novels Lewis Grassic Gibbon)
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. Moira Armstrong<\/p>\n

LOVE LETTERS ON BLUE PAPER<\/u> (2 Mar 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Arnold Wesker
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Waris Hussein<\/p>\n

WILLIE ROUGH<\/u> (9 Mar 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Bill Bryden
\npr. Pharic Maclaren
\ndr. Bob McIntosh<\/p>\n

TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS<\/u> (16 Mar 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Beryl Bainbridge
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Claude Whatham<\/p>\n

THE PEDDLER<\/u> (23 Mar 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. E.A. Whitehead
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Claude Whatham<\/p>\n

EARLY STRUGGLES<\/u> (30 Mar 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Peter Prince
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Stephen Frears<\/p>\n

BRIMSTONE & TREACLE<\/u> (6 Apr 1976 slot – not transmitted) <\/b><\/h3>\n

(Not transmitted until 25 Aug 1987)
\nEssay by Cat McKiernan<\/a>
\nwr. Dennis Potter
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Barry Davis
\nBrimstone & Treacle<\/em> was released on DVD by the BBC\/2Entertain in 2004<\/p>\n

DOUBLE DARE<\/u> (6 Apr 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Dennis Potter
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. John Mackenzie<\/p>\n

BAR MITZVAH BOY<\/u> (14 Sep 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Jack Rosenthal
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Michael Tuchner
\nBar Mitzvah Boy<\/em> was released on DVD by Acorn Media in 2012
\nBar Mitzvah Boy<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2022 (as part of Play for Today<\/em>: Volume 3)<\/p>\n

BET YOUR LIFE<\/u> (21 Sep 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Les Blair
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Les Blair<\/p>\n

ROCKY MARCIANO IS DEAD<\/u> (28 Sep 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Bernard Kops
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Graham Evans<\/p>\n

THE ELEPHANTS’ GRAVEYARD<\/u> (12 Oct 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

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

HOUSEWIVES’ CHOICE<\/u> (19 Oct 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Roy Kendall
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Chris Thomson<\/p>\n

YOUR MAN FROM SIX COUNTIES<\/u> (26 Oct 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

Introduction by David Rolinson (for BFI Mediatheque) [no link possible – visit Mediatheque]<\/b>
\nwr. Colin Welland
\npr. Kenith Trodd
\ndr. Barry Davis
\nYour Man from Six Counties<\/em> was released on blu ray by the BFI in 2020 (as part of Play for Today<\/em> Volume 1)<\/p>\n

BUFFET<\/u> (2 Nov 1976) <\/b><\/h3>\n

wr. Rhys Adrian
\npr. Graeme McDonald
\ndr. Mike Newell<\/p>\n

Go to 1977<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Other Woman<\/em>, Nuts in May<\/em>, Brimstone & Treacle<\/em>, The Elephants’ Graveyard and Your Man from Six Counties<\/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:
\n29 April 2015: simplified layout; added producer credits; checked archival status; added DVD availability.
\n8 June 2015: minor format corrections.
\n10 July 2016: updated release information; minor format standardisation; added ‘go to’ link.
\n25 February 2017: checked latest BBC Store release information: added Brimstone & Treacle release information; tidied presentation of BBC Store information.
\n12 April 2017: added BBC Store availability of Your Man from Six Counties.
\n12 June 2018: replaced \u2018Episodes\u2019 with \u2018Episode guide\u2019; standardised presentation of adapted books in Clay, Smeddum and Greenden; 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-references.
\n3 March 2023: updated blu ray release information.<\/em><\/p>\n

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