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1. Play for Today (1970–1984)

75 min | Comedy, Drama

7.8

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A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.

Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker

Votes: 395

2. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: Shadows on Our Skin (1980)

79 min | Comedy, Drama

7.4

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Joe is an 11-year-old boy growing up on the Bogside of Derry, Northern Ireland. A chance meeting with a girl on his way home from school promises to open up his life in an unexpected and exciting way.

Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Macrae Clarke, May Friel, Joe McPartland, Lise Ann McLaughlin

Votes: 14

3. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)

60 min | Drama

6.8

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BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird

Votes: 139

4. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode: How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982)

111 min | Drama

6.7

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Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain ... See full summary »

Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Siân Phillips, Barry Foster, Alan MacNaughtan, Daniel Day-Lewis

Votes: 129

5. The Dawning (1988)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

6.1

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An I.R.A. gunman (Sir Anthony Hopkins) on the run from the government. He meets up with an idealistic young woman (Rebecca Pidgeon) and attempts to win her support for his cause.

Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard

Votes: 416

6. The Railway Station Man (1992)

96 min | Drama, Romance

6.0

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A Northern Irish artist, widowed by an IRA bomb, embarks on a new life on the coast with her teenaged son. Romance slowly blossoms when she meets a mysterious American, but then her son gets involved with a violent political group.

Director: Michael Whyte | Stars: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, John Lynch, Frank McCusker

Votes: 315

7. Did You See..? (1980–1993)

30 min | Talk-Show

5.4

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Presenter Ludovic Kennedy and three guests discuss the week's television, while there are also interviews with those responsible for making it. The series was later revived with Jeremy Paxman as the host.

Stars: Ludovic Kennedy, Jeremy Paxman, Sarah Dunant, Sue Peacock

Votes: 7