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Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today (2020)

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements, controversies and legacies. Featuring a rich and surprising range of archive extracts and original interviews with many who created the series, including producers Kenith Trodd, Margaret Matheson and Richard Eyre, and directors Mike Leigh, David Hare and Ken Loach.

Release: 2020-10-12

Runtime: 89 min

Cast

Martina Laird

Narrator (voice)

Ken Loach

Self – Director

Mike Leigh

Self – Filmmaker

Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)

Self – Script Editor & Producer

Richard Eyre

Self – Director & Producer

David Hare

Self – Writer & Director

Dennis Potter

Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977)

Margaret Matheson

Self – Producer

Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)

David Rose

Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988)

Self – Producer & Script Editor

Roy Battersby

Self – Director

Kenith Trodd

Self – Producer

William Hardcastle

Self (archive footage)

Self – Managing Director, BBC Television

Alan Clarke

Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)

Horace Ové

Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)