As of July 2026, Play for Today Season 6 aired in 1975 with 25 episodes — streaming now on Sky Go. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Play for Today Season 6

1975 25 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Play for Today Season 6 on and — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 10 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. The ensemble never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason Play for Today Season 6 keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in Play for Today Season 6 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Season 6 of Play for Today includes 25 episodes. It aired from October 1975 to July 1976. Episodes include "Plaintiffs and Defendants", "Two Sundays", "Moss". It was aired in 1975. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Play for Today Season 6. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. The performances match the material at every turn. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

📡 Where to Watch Play for Today Season 6

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🎬 Play for Today Season 6 — Episode Guide

E1
Plaintiffs and Defendants
1975-10-14
A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.
E2
Two Sundays
1975-10-21
An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.
E3
Moss
1975-10-28
Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."
E4
84 Charing Cross Road
1975-11-04
An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years
E5
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975-11-11
Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?
E6
Children of the Sun
1975-11-18
"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"
E7
After the Solo
1975-11-25
A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.
E8
Through the Night
1975-12-02
A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.
E9
A Passage to England
1975-12-09
A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat
E10
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975-12-16
Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.
E11
The Other Woman
1976-01-06
An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.
E12
Nuts in May
1976-01-13
Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.
E13
Doran's Box
1976-01-20
A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.
E14
Packman's Barn
1976-01-27
John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.
E15
A Story to Frighten the Children
1976-02-03
A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.
E16
The Happy Hunting Ground
1976-02-10
The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.
E17
The Jumping Bean Bag
1976-02-17
An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.
E18
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976-02-24
A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhap...
E19
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976-03-02
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?
E20
Willie Rough
1976-03-09
A story depicting life in a shipyard

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