As of July 2026, Play for Today Season 5 aired in 1974 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Sky Go. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Play for Today Season 5

1974 22 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Play for Today Season 5 is currently streaming on and , and it rewards the patience it asks of you. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 10 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. The cast brings a seriousness the material deserves. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Play for Today Season 5 is worth clearing space for. The writing in Play for Today Season 5 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Season 5 of Play for Today includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1974 to June 1975. Episodes include "Leeds--United!", "Baby Love", "Back of Beyond". It was aired in 1974. Play for Today Season 5 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Play for Today Season 5. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The writing gives every character enough weight that no single performance has to do the heavy lifting. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

📡 Where to Watch Play for Today Season 5

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🎬 Play for Today Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Leeds--United!
1974-10-31
About a strike in a textile factory, based on a true story
E2
Baby Love
1974-11-07
After the stillbirth of her illegitimate baby, a woman steals a baby at random and is sentenced to 9 months in prison.
E3
Back of Beyond
1974-11-14
Olwen lives in a tumbledown farm up in the mountains - a lonely widow, virtually a recluse. Her only human contact is with the occasional shopkeeper and young Rachel, who delivers her papers. For Rachel, her visits to Olwen are half adventure, half honest friendship. But they also mean a time to 'pu...
E4
The Bevellers
1974-11-21
The first (and last) day at work of a young apprentice in a bevelling shop at a Glasgow glass factory
E5
Taking Leave
1974-11-28
"Well, I hope I won'be seeing you come home in that uniform much more. Six years - that's long enough out of any man's life." Mike's time is nearly up. The army gives him a weekend pass so he's home from Ulster to decide whether to sign on again. His parents want him to stay but he's wondering wheth...
E6
Fugitive
1974-12-05
After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too much so, and now he has met Clare. Will his doubts run away with him? Runaway friars are officially "fugitives" who must be persuaded back to their order.
E7
Eleanor
1974-12-12
Eleanor is unable to communicate her inner thoughts as she's bullied at school and virtually ignored by her parents. With a mundane working existence awaiting her, she desires a chance at another life - but at what cost?
E8
Gangsters
1975-01-09
A story exploring the Birmingham underworld
E9
The After Dinner Game
1975-01-16
Vice-Chancellor Bartley Humbolt has problems. His young university is almost bankrupt, his wife is threatening to leave him, his protége professor from industry is threatening to overshadow him, and his prestigious professor of history is threatening to resign. But Bartley is a born manipulator. And...
E10
Breath
1975-01-23
A story about an asthma sufferer
E11
The Death of a Young, Young Man
1975-01-30
Three young students suspended from school face various problems.
E12
Sunset Across the Bay
1975-02-20
A elderly couple become disillusioned when they retire to their favorite holiday resort.
E13
Funny Farm
1975-02-27
One day in the life a nurse in a mental hospital
E14
Goodbye
1975-03-06
"All I said was the gramophone's too loud." Tony and Zoe Lyle 's silly row starts like any other, but Tony finds that Zoe means it this time. She's walking out and he's got a week to save a marriage that he hasn't looked at in 18 years, and with it all the trappings of a good life in Maida Vale.
E15
Just Another Saturday
1975-03-13
A young man participating in the Orange Parade in Glasgow becomes disillusioned with the pageant when he discovers its unpleasant and violent history and witnesses the participants' attacks on Catholics.
E16
A Child of Hope
1975-04-24
Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pretoria, 1,000 miles from their home. They are to be tried under South Africa's Terrorism Act despite the UN ruling that South Africa must abandon its "illegal administration" of their country.
E17
The Saturday Party
1975-05-01
When a stockbroker loses his job, he decides to throw a party.
E18
Wednesday Love
1975-05-08
Two women, looking for amusement on their afternoons off, visit a drinking club.
E19
The Dandelion Clock
1975-05-15
In Belfast, a girl awaits the return of her missing father.
E20
Brassneck
1975-05-22
England, 1945-75: Builder Alfred Bagley makes a fortune, with a little help from his friends.

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