Play for Today

Season 6 Episode 21: Tiptoe Through the Tulips

14 Seasons Mar 16, 1976 NR 1h 13m 7.8

A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.

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Season 6 Episodes:

Episode 2 Two Sundays

2. Two Sundays

Aired: Oct 21, 1975

Two boys at school in the 1950s. Two professional men in their dubious prime ...

Episode 3 Moss

3. Moss

Aired: Oct 28, 1975

Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Mo...

Episode 5 Keep an Eye on Albert

5. Keep an Eye on Albert

Aired: Nov 11, 1975

Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, p...

Episode 6 Children of the Sun

6. Children of the Sun

Aired: Nov 18, 1975

"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But ...

Episode 7 After the Solo

7. After the Solo

Aired: Nov 25, 1975

"The voice will make its effect. And it will, undoubtedly, be very touching. ...

Episode 8 Through the Night

8. Through the Night

Aired: Dec 2, 1975

Christine Potts, in hospital for a routine operation, comes to face the most ...

Episode 9 A Passage to England

9. A Passage to England

Aired: Dec 9, 1975

Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle. Stranded in Amsterdam. To them...

Episode 11 The Other Woman

11. The Other Woman

Aired: Jan 6, 1976

A feisty lesbian moves in with a beautiful younger gay woman. But one of the ...

Episode 12 'Nuts in May'

12. 'Nuts in May'

Aired: Jan 13, 1976

A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.

Episode 13 Doran's Box

13. Doran's Box

Aired: Jan 20, 1976

A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environme...

Episode 14 Packman's Barn

14. Packman's Barn

Aired: Jan 27, 1976

John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some...

Episode 17 Jumping Bean Bag

17. Jumping Bean Bag

Aired: Feb 17, 1976

An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard...

Episode 20 Willie Rough

20. Willie Rough

Aired: Mar 9, 1976

"Ah walked 15 miles tae Greenock tae get a job and ah'm no' going hame withou...

Episode 22 The Peddler

22. The Peddler

Aired: Mar 23, 1976

One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lea...

Episode 23 Early Struggles

23. Early Struggles

Aired: Mar 30, 1976

Kevin's wife walked out, and left him holding the baby. No sleep, dirty nappi...

Episode 24 Double Dare

24. Double Dare

Aired: Apr 6, 1976

Dennis Potter's meta commentary on scriptwriting, as Helen meets writer Marti...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Drama