Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
12/10/2020
1h 29m



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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.
Cast


Martina Laird
Narrator (voice)


Ken Loach
Self – Director


Mike Leigh
Self – Filmmaker
Tony Garnett
Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)
Ann Scott
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
Huw Wheldon
Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)


David Rose
Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988)
Peter Ansorge
Self – Producer & Script Editor


Roy Battersby
Self – Director


Kenith Trodd
Self – Producer
William Hardcastle
Self (archive footage)
Alasdair Milne
Self – Managing Director, BBC Television


Alan Clarke
Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)


Horace Ové
Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)
Rachel Billington
Self – Writer
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