Play for Today

Season 4 Episode 17: Pidgeon - Hawk or Dove?

14 Seasons Mar 28, 1974 NR 1h 15m 6

At the climax of the School Sports something went drastically wrong. Now, Wallace Pidgeon faces the contradictory demands of the bird-watching headmaster, his pupils, his pork-magnate father-in-law and his "child bride."

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Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 3 Jack Point

3. Jack Point

Aired: Nov 1, 1973

An amateur operatic society is preparing a Gilbert and Sullivan production, a...

Episode 6 Private Practice

6. Private Practice

Aired: Nov 22, 1973

Why does Sylvia Payne , with her successful husband and luxurious home, get i...

Episode 7 Shutdown

7. Shutdown

Aired: Nov 29, 1973

Bernie (Freddie Fletcher) gets a temporary job as an electrician during a fac...

Episode 8 Baby Blues

8. Baby Blues

Aired: Dec 6, 1973

After ten years of trying, Lavinia, and a large team of medics, finally manag...

Episode 9 Jingle Bells

9. Jingle Bells

Aired: Dec 13, 1973

Family Christmas, presents, drink, Christmas Eve at the club, Boxing Day foot...

Episode 11 All Good Men

11. All Good Men

Aired: Jan 31, 1974

An elderly politician looks back over his career while being interviewed by a...

Episode 12 Joe's Ark

12. Joe's Ark

Aired: Feb 14, 1974

The religious beliefs of pet shop owner Joe (Freddie Jones) are shaken by the...

Episode 13 Hot Fat

13. Hot Fat

Aired: Feb 21, 1974

Sauna baths are supposed to relax you, but it rather depends who you meet in ...

Episode 14 Easy Go

14. Easy Go

Aired: Mar 7, 1974

A group of Deptford youngsters hang about by the River Thames on a hot day. W...

Episode 15 Headmaster

15. Headmaster

Aired: Mar 14, 1974

Fisher is good at his job but in new circumstances that isn't enough: he has ...

Episode 16 Penda's Fen

16. Penda's Fen

Aired: Mar 21, 1974

Summer 1955, and pastor's son Stephen must come to terms with his own identit...

Episode 20 Schmoedipus

20. Schmoedipus

Aired: Jun 20, 1974

When a stranger, Glen, appears at the door of middle-aged Elizabeth Carter, h...

Episode 21 The Childhood Friend

21. The Childhood Friend

Aired: Jun 27, 1974

On holiday, with his family, nothing to do and his wife ill, Sasha (Alexander...

Info about Play for Today

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Drama