Play for Today S01E21 · The Rank and File

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The story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970

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1. 1 1. The Long Distance Piano Player1970-10-15 · 1h 15mA man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing
2. 2 2. The Right Prospectus1970-10-22 · 1h 15mA couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.
3. 3 3. The Lie1970-10-29 · 1h 15m""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.
4. 4 4. Angels Are So Few1970-11-05 · 1h 15mA man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.
5. 5 5. The Write-Off1970-11-12 · 1h 15mA man is made redundant but can't bring himself to let anyone know, plunging into a web of deceit as he keeps up the charade he is still in work.
6. 6 6. I Can't See My Little Willie1970-11-19 · 1h 15mA man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show
7. 7 7. A Distant Thunder1970-11-26 · 1h 15mA newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.
8. 8 8. Hearts and Flowers1970-12-03 · 1h 15mA TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral
9. 9 9. Robin Redbreast1970-12-10 · 1h 15mA woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.
10. 10 10. The Hallelujah Handshake1970-12-17 · 1h 15mA petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation
11. 11 11. Alma Mater1971-01-07 · 1h 15mA civil servant working abroad revisits his old school
12. 12 12. Circle Line1971-01-14 · 1h 15mA cynical student has a radically different view of life from his landlady, leading to conflict. Matters come to a head when he sleeps with her fourteen-year-old brother.
13. 13 13. Hell's Angel1971-01-21 · 1h 15mA couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.
14. 14 14. The Piano1971-01-28 · 1h 15mAn old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them
15. 15 15. Billy's Last Stand1971-02-04 · 1h 15mBilly, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.
16. 16 16. The Rainbirds1971-02-11 · 1h 15mA man who attempted suicide by jumping out a window is saved only to live in a coma, in which he has fantasies about his relatives and nightmare creatures.
17. 17 17. Reddick1971-02-18 · 1h 15mCharges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.
18. 18 18. The Foxtrot1971-04-29 · 1h 15mAn odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband
19. 19 19. When the Bough Breaks1971-05-06 · 1h 15mWhen an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents
20. 20 20. Orkney1971-05-13 · 1h 15mA trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present
21. 21 21. The Rank and File1971-05-20 · 1h 15mThe story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970
22. 22 22. The Man in the Sidecar1971-05-27 · 1h 15mA succesful novelist Edith lives with her husband and his friend, but she decides to ask the friend to leave.
23. 23 23. Everybody Say Cheese1971-06-03 · 1h 15mThe story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos
24. 24 24. The Cellar and the Almond Tree1971-06-10