Joe
Blackpool usually means sun and sand, and a ride on the big dipper; but Ricky and Michelle are working. Dave is hard at work too - getting in on their act.
Mr. Dean
En 1937 el veterinario recién titulado James Herriot (Simon Ward) viaja a Yorkshire para solicitar el puesto de ayudante en la consulta de Siegfried Farnon (Anthony Hopkins), donde aprenderá a adaptarse a la vida rural mientras se esfuerza en superar el escepticismo con que la comunidad local contempla sus habilidades.
Bricklayer
A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature of their relationship, and what they have left.
Jimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker star in this big screen spin-off of one of ITV's most popular comedy series of all time. When the father of Eli and Nellie Pledge dies, they are left in charge of his pickle empire. The two siblings are completely different and Eli wants out of the business, but he can't leave until Nellie is married. So Eli sets about finding a husband for his old-fashioned sister.
Len Shelton
When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play; a fictionalised account of the Pilkingtons Glass strike in St Helens, 1970.
Old Man
The first Play for Today is the story of one man's obsession (to win the world long distance piano playing record) and the battle for good (his wife) and evil (his agent) that rages around him.
Caretaker
Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for a small literary magazine. He wants to leave his former life behind, going as far as saying good-bye to his wife and mistresses. He finds, however, that it's not so easy to escape the past.
Barman
A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.
Mr. Geoffrey Brown
Cuando su novia Ingrid queda embarazada, Vic se siente obligado a casarse con ella, pero entre ellos no hay amor, sólo atracción física. La situación se complica cuando la madre de Ingrid se va a vivir con ellos.
