PLAY FOR TODAY BOXSET: VOLUME 2 - BLU-RAY

Play For Today Volume Two (3-disc Blu-ray Box Set)
Directed by Jack Gold, John Mackenzie, Roland Joffé, Stuart Burge

50 years on from its first transmission, the BBC’s Play for Today anthology series remains one of British television’s most influential and celebrated achievements. Between 1970 and 1984, Plays which combined some of the era’s finest writing, acting and directing talents were broadcast direct to living rooms, regularly challenging viewers and pushing the boundaries of TV drama.

In Play for Today Volume Two, six more iconic dramas from the series arrive on Blu-ray for the first time, further demonstrating the trailblazing qualities of these innovative, stimulating and abiding television landmarks.

The Plays

• Stocker’s Copper (Written by Tom Clarke / Dir. Jack Gold, 1972)
• The Elephant’s Graveyard (Written by Peter McDougall / Dir. John Mackenzie, 1976)
• Gotcha / Campion’s Interview (Written by Barrie Keeffe & Brian Clark / Dir. Barry Davis, 1977)
• The Spongers (Written by Jim Allen / Dir. Roland Joffé, 1978)
• Just a Boy’s Game(Written by Peter Mcdougall / Dir. John Mackenzie, 1979)

Extra

• 6-page book with new essays by Hugh Stoddart, David Archibald, Lisa Kerrigan, Becky Vick, Peter McDougall and Kaleem Aftab