Play for Today

1979 NR 1h 20m 7.9

Four-year-old Billy lives with an abusive father in a terrible home situation. But can anything be done to change this?

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Main Cast

Jason Plenderleith Jason Plenderleith Billy
Leigh Medcraft Leigh Medcraft Judith
Terry Andrews Terry Andrews Jimmy Bryant
Cindy O'Callaghan Cindy O'Callaghan Carol Bryant
Chrissie Cotterill Chrissie Cotterill Carol's friend
Lea Ashton Lea Ashton Next door neighbour
Karen Archer Karen Archer Teacher
Tim Brown Tim Brown Rent collector
Rebecca Seamark Rebecca Seamark Pregnant lady
Delia McCrae Delia McCrae Social Services clerk

Creators

Charles Stewart Charles Stewart Director
G.F. Newman G.F. Newman Writer

Info about Play for Today

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: Nov 13, 1979

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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