Play for Today

Season 9 Episode 21: Don't Be Silly

14 Seasons Jul 24, 1979 NR 1h 14m 8

Harrowing portrayal of Middle Class Domestic Abuse.

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Season 9 Episodes:

Episode 1 Nina

1. Nina

Aired: Oct 17, 1978

When Nina falls in love with Yuri he already has an exit permit from Russia. ...

Episode 2 Victims of Apartheid

2. Victims of Apartheid

Aired: Oct 24, 1978

George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after h...

Episode 5 Donal and Sally

5. Donal and Sally

Aired: Nov 14, 1978

Adolescent love can be difficult at the best of times, but Donal and Sally ha...

Episode 6 Sorry...

6. Sorry...

Aired: Nov 21, 1978

Arrested during the Charter 77 purge, Vanek is living under a suspended sente...

Episode 9 One Bummer News Day

9. One Bummer News Day

Aired: Dec 12, 1978

What happens to provincial journalists when there's nothing in the news and t...

Episode 10 The Out of Town Boys

10. The Out of Town Boys

Aired: Jan 2, 1979

"This could be a bit special, Maggie. This could be the first case of an offi...

Episode 11 Vampires

11. Vampires

Aired: Jan 9, 1979

Three boys watch horror films on late night TV and see a man in a local cemet...

Episode 12 The Chief Mourner

12. The Chief Mourner

Aired: Jan 16, 1979

For a successful man with public responsibilities Alan Berry is strangely rel...

Episode 13 Waterloo Sunset

13. Waterloo Sunset

Aired: Jan 23, 1979

Grace Dwyer, a 70-year-old woman, leaves an old people's home to return to he...

Episode 15 Who's Who

15. Who's Who

Aired: Feb 6, 1979

Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees at a brokerage house.

Episode 17 Ploughman's Share

17. Ploughman's Share

Aired: Feb 27, 1979

"Ploughman. Nobody calls you that. You're a has-been. Your head and heart wen...

Episode 19 Light

19. Light

Aired: Mar 13, 1979

A village in Cheshire. A deserted cinema. A poet murdered by Stalin. A blown ...

Episode 20 Coming Out

20. Coming Out

Aired: Apr 10, 1979

Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under...

Info about Play for Today

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Drama