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Total trailers found: 72
Michael Regan Trailer (1971)
18 November 1971
Under stress, Irish tenant farmer Michael Regan, suddenly snaps one day and locks himself in his home, threatening the lives of his wife and child.
The Breakthrough Trailer (1975)
08 January 1975
An adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1966 short story of the same title, broadcast as part of the BBC's "BBC2 Playhouse".
Chariot of Fire Trailer (1970)
20 May 1970
A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
Staying On Trailer (1980)
28 December 1980
A british colonel and his wife decide to remain in India after the departure of the British raj in the 1940s.
Some Lapse of Time Trailer (1965)
06 December 1965
Dr Max Harrow is awakened from a re-current nightmare in which he is pursued by a barbaric accusing figures, to find a tramp collapsed on his doorstep, The tramp is suffering from a genetic radiation disorder that should killed him in infancy as it did Harrow's baby son.
Double Echo Trailer (1976)
05 October 1976
A psychologist comes to believe that the acutely autistic 17-year-old girl that he has been attempting to treat is gifted with telepathic powers, and begins to exhaustively test her capabilities, enlisting the aid of a psychiatric colleague to impartially observe.
No Place Like Earth Trailer (1965)
04 October 1965
Earth is no more, destroyed by nuclear war; but itinerant handyman Bert Foster, wandering the canals of Mars, is possessed by a restlessness for a home which no longer exists.
Stranger in the Family Trailer (1965)
18 October 1965
A boy is skilled at telepathy and in mind control. He attracts the attention of the government.
The Rainbirds Trailer (1971)
11 February 1971
After a suicide attempt, John Rainbird is in a coma. Whilst in this state his mind experiences fantasies involving nightmare creatures and his relatives.
The Long Distance Piano Player Trailer (1970)
15 October 1970
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.
The Villa Maroc Trailer (1972)
17 February 1972
A stolid British family from Bishops Stortford are adventurous and book a holiday in a villa in Morocco, where things befall them.
The Fox Trot Trailer (1971)
29 April 1971
The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth.
Triple Exposure Trailer (1972)
06 November 1972
Len climbs Veronica and Percy’s fence intent on burglary, but what really happens next? The three acts of the play show the incident from each of the three perspectives.
Eleanor Trailer (1974)
12 December 1974
Eleanor seems normal enough to her parents and teachers. Why then has she disappeared?
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts Trailer (1975)
15 January 1975
Mr Mockler and Mrs Acland have never met, but gradually Mrs Acland 's ghosts begin to take over Mr Mockler 's life.
Pal Trailer (1971)
02 December 1971
Two sworn enemies, one black and the other white, are forced to confront their prejudices when they are forced together by circumstance.
The Right Prospectus Trailer (1970)
02 January 1970
A school story with a noticeable difference - the adults regress to children.
In the Beautiful Caribbean Trailer (1972)
03 February 1972
Play set in the Caribbean showing how life is hard and a struggle, with problems of unemployment and lack of money.
Edna: The Inebriate Woman Trailer (1971)
21 October 1971
A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast as a BBC Play For Today.
The Machine Stops Trailer (1966)
06 October 1966
The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe.
Sling Your Hook Trailer (1969)
02 April 1969
A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
Song at Twilight Trailer (1973)
05 February 1973
Eddie Ritchie once ' played for England,' or did he? The team have their doubts.
I Can't See My Little Willie Trailer (1970)
19 November 1970
When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...
Alma Mater Trailer (1971)
07 January 1971
Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went to the same public school himself and is disturbed to find that things have changed and the traditions by which he has always lived and been guided now seem to be obsolete.
Meriel the Ghost Girl Trailer (1976)
28 September 1976
Livingston, a psychic investigator, is asked to attend a seance. Can it be that he has finally discovered a genuine supernatural phenomenon!?
A Distant Thunder Trailer (1970)
26 November 1970
Peter Barkham hero-worships his distinguished father. However, this is threatened by the intrusion of events and people from his father's wartime past.
The General's Day Trailer (1972)
20 November 1972
When Mrs Hinch, the sinister charlady, decides to move in, General Suffolk fights his last battle.
Late Summer Trailer (1963)
07 July 1963
Helga and David travel to a secluded hotel for some alone time. Helga is much older than David and tongues wag among the other guests.
The Love of a Good Woman Trailer (1976)
15 October 1976
Isabella and Henry were childhood sweethearts. Isabella dreams of the arrival of a vulgar woman named Emily.
Level Seven Trailer (1966)
27 October 1966
Level 7 is the deepest and the safest level in a nuclear bunker. The nerve centre of the government is based here.
The Midas Plague Trailer (1965)
20 December 1965
The Future. Robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. Now people are continually supplied with more things than they can possibly consume.
The Joke Trailer (1976)
26 May 1976
Bendel is known for his practical jokes and his self-confidence. But when Dr Walden, one of his victims.
Sucker Bait Trailer (1965)
15 November 1965
An expedition sets out to discover what has happened to a lost colony on a distant planet. Amongst the scientists is a teenager raised to be a kind of human computer, able to make connections between different specialisms.
The Last Train Through Harecastle Tunnel Trailer (1969)
01 October 1969
A young train spotter heads to Staffordshire for a historic journey through a soon to be condemned tunnel.
Lambda 1 Trailer (1966)
20 October 1966
The future. The TAU-mode shuttle carries passengers to Australia through the earth's crust. When a routine TAU-shuttle becomes entombed in solid rock miles under the earth, the only means of rescue is the experimental LAMBDA-mode shuttle; which its creator is unsure about.
Long Past Glory Trailer (1963)
17 November 1963
Two aging, shabby men inhabit a decaying sewer pumping station. They live by stealing things, including beds, a piano and a gramophone.
The Dead Past Trailer (1965)
25 October 1965
The Chronoscope is a device that analyses ancient photons to allow a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past.
Time in Advance Trailer (1965)
01 November 1965
The future. Criminals serve prison sentences before they commit their crimes. Prisons are on new planets that are being colonised.
Tunnel Under the World Trailer (1966)
01 December 1966
Déja vu: as Guy Birkett goes through the day he has a nagging feeling that he's been here before, experienced this already; except the details are always different.
Ackerman, Dougall & Harker Trailer (1972)
10 February 1972
A salesman learns a few lessons from the locals when he goes to Yorkshire for a business course.
House of Character Trailer (1968)
10 January 1968
Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc.
The Counterfeit Man Trailer (1965)
11 October 1965
On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creating an almost perfect copy.
Death of a Private Trailer (1967)
13 December 1967
An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
Thirteen to Centaurus Trailer (1965)
13 December 1965
Interstellar travel at sub-light speeds: the enormous distances, isolation from human culture and the aching loneliness of space are enough to drive the strongest personality insane.
The Drummer and the Bloke Trailer (1968)
31 January 1968
Alf and Jack, two labourers hired to work in a quarry,have decided to go on strike because of the degrading nature of the job.
Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......? Trailer (1965)
08 November 1965
Henry Wilkes cultivates rare tropical plants as a hobby, with an attention to detail closer to obsession.
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It Trailer (1968)
21 August 1968
When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.
When the Bough Breaks Trailer (1971)
06 May 1971
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital.
The Cafeteria Trailer (1974)
13 August 1974
An eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparantly delusional young woman and her ir
Everybody Say Cheese Trailer (1971)
03 June 1971
Comedy play about a seaside photographer, Henry Hunter, who goes to Margate every year to work, staying with his friends Frank and Hylda.
Moss Trailer (1975)
28 October 1975
TV play by Bernard Kops. Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes and Moss is "reborn".
Hearts and Flowers Trailer (1970)
03 December 1970
A family gather together for the funeral and cremation of the head of the family.
Andover and the Android Trailer (1965)
29 November 1965
Roger Andover will inherit a fortune if he marries. But he is a solitary man with no ambition: human relationships mystify and dismay him.
Sovereign's Company Trailer (1970)
21 April 1970
Sovereign's Company is the story of a boy from an army family with a long tradition of honour and distinction, who goes to a military academy as an officer cadet and finds himself temperamentally unsuited to the life.
Stones Trailer (1976)
27 October 1976
From BBC2 Playhouse's The Mind Beyond series. Professor Reeve wonders about strange events that seem to be connected to Stonehenge (Source: BBC).
O Fat White Woman Trailer (1971)
04 November 1971
The wife of a public school head becomes gradually aware that her husband has been physically abusing his pupils.
Frankenstein Mark 2 Trailer (1966)
13 October 1966
A stranger calls at the home of divorcée Anna Preston, asking to collect some of her ex-husband's belongings.
The Pigeon Fancier Trailer (1971)
09 December 1971
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.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Trailer (1966)
29 December 1966
A human-looking robot housekeeper is the latest gadget to acquire in the ceaseless battle to keep up with the Joneses.
The Caves of Steel Trailer (1964)
05 June 1964
In the future New York City, the Deputy Commissioner of Police is assisted by a robot detective in solving the murder of a scientist.
