As of July 2026, Play for Today Season 1 aired in 1970 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Sky Go. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Play for Today Season 1

1970 24 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Play for Today Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it rewards the patience it asks of you. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 10 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. The ensemble work here is strong enough to hold the material together. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Play for Today Season 1 is worth clearing space for. Play for Today Season 1 takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Season 1 of Play for Today includes 24 episodes. It aired from October 1970 to June 1971. Episodes include "The Long Distance Piano Player", "The Right Prospectus", "The Lie". It was aired in 1970. What elevates Play for Today Season 1 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Play for Today Season 1 delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. The performances stay controlled even in the biggest moments. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

📡 Where to Watch Play for Today Season 1

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🎬 Play for Today Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
The Long Distance Piano Player
1970-10-15
A man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing
E2
The Right Prospectus
1970-10-22
A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.
E3
The Lie
1970-10-29
""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.
E4
Angels Are So Few
1970-11-05
A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.
E5
The Write-Off
1970-11-12
A 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.
E6
I Can't See My Little Willie
1970-11-19
A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show
E7
A Distant Thunder
1970-11-26
A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.
E8
Hearts and Flowers
1970-12-03
A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral
E9
Robin Redbreast
1970-12-10
A woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.
E10
The Hallelujah Handshake
1970-12-17
A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation
E11
Alma Mater
1971-01-07
A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school
E12
Circle Line
1971-01-14
A 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.
E13
Hell's Angel
1971-01-21
A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.
E14
The Piano
1971-01-28
An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them
E15
Billy's Last Stand
1971-02-04
Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.
E16
The Rainbirds
1971-02-11
A 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.
E17
Reddick
1971-02-18
Charges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.
E18
The Foxtrot
1971-04-29
An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband
E19
When the Bough Breaks
1971-05-06
When an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents
E20
Orkney
1971-05-13
A trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present

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