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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.5
Time to watch it all
30 h
30 episodes, about 59 min each
An episode a night: about 4 weeks.
First aired
1988
January 19, 1988
Ended 1991
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 172 more328 people
Kenneth CranhamJoe Shawcross3 episodes
David LansburyDaniel2 episodes- GGGrace GloverMrs McAlister2 episodes
Tom WatsonJock McGinn2 episodes
Jenny McCrindleMary2 episodes
Tony RoperBruce2 episodes
Susan WooldridgeLady Alice Napier2 episodes- TCTerry CaversMoira Ross2 episodes
- JBJean BruceMrs Keats2 episodes
- ABAndrew BarrAlan Calder2 episodes
- EPEmlyn PriceGreg2 episodes
Michael KeatingCharlie2 episodes
Matt CostelloBarman2 episodes
Elaine PaigeAnne Clark2 episodes- AKAnne KristenAudrey2 episodes
Jack ShepherdPaul2 episodes
Gawn GraingerBrian2 episodes
Mark Lewis JonesPC Davis2 episodes- BMBilly McElhaneyNurse2 episodes
Phyllis LoganDr Ruth Kovacs2 episodes- Harvey KeitelCarl1 episode
- Stella GonetRachel1 episode
- ABAndrew ByattWillie1 episode
- KSKatherine StarkRuth1 episode
Directing · 25
- Richard Wilson Director
- Sandy Johnson Director
- Roy Battersby Director
- David Attwood Director
- David Hayman Director
- John Glenister Director
Writing · 30
- Colin MacDonald Writer
- Malcolm McKay Writer
- Alan Plater Writer, Novel
- David Mamet Writer
- Valerie Windsor Writer
- Peter McDougall Writer
Production · 17
- Bill Bryden Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Creator
- Norman McCandlish Producer, Executive Producer
- Michael Wearing Producer, Executive Producer
- Keith Williams Executive Producer
- Andy Park Producer, Original Music Composer
- Tom Kinninmont Producer
Camera · 7
- Garry Morrison Director of Photography
- Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
- Paul Woolston Director of Photography
- Stuart Wyld Director of Photography
- Russ Walker Director of Photography
- David Gauthier Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- David Harvie Editor
- Robert Bathgate Editor
- Peter Hayes Editor
- Tim Kruydenburg Editor
Sound · 13
- Dick Gaughan Original Music Composer
- Carl Davis Original Music Composer
- John Lunn Original Music Composer
- Colin Towns Original Music Composer
- Jim Williams Original Music Composer
- Stanley Myers Original Music Composer
Art · 13
- Campbell Gordon Production Design
- Dugald Findlay Production Design
- Bob Smart Production Design
- Alan Wright Production Design
- David McKenzie Production Design
- Michael Edwards Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Fiona Matthews Costume Design
- Janice Rider Costume Design
- David Beeton Costume Design
- Elaine Nichols Costume Design
- Delphine Roche-Gordon Costume Design
- Jacqui Mallett Makeup Artist, Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 3
- Fiona Black Production Manager
- David Henry Wilson Theatre Play
- Wycliffe Kato Book
Tropes
The Play on One episodes
4 seasons · 30 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Down Where the Buffalo Go, 6.9
- S1 E4 The Dunroamin' Rising, 8.4
- S2 E1 Heartland, 7.1
- S2 E3 Govan Ghost Story, 7.0
- S2 E9 A Master of the Marionettes, 8.5
- S2 E10 Unexplained Laughter, 6.8
- S3 E5 Don't Hang Up, 7.7
- S3 E6 Yellowbacks, 6.5
- S4 E1 Misterioso, 7.9
- S4 E2 Gas & Candles, 7.0
- S4 E5 Out of the Blue, 7.0
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