All Good Men

January 31, 1974

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Play for Today - S4 - E11

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An elderly politician looks back over his career while being interviewed by a TV producer.

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Play for Today: Season 4 - 22 Episode s

4x1 - Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
October 18, 1973
Mrs Palfrey tries hard to be accepted by the other residents at the Claremont. But then she meets Ludo and a real friendship begins.
4x2 - Her Majesty's Pleasure
October 25, 1973
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making. Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother Bear has escaped. Still, there is some consolation. The new arrival looks a likely Goldilocks. 'There's one or two who'll be after him,' says Woodbine - and he knows all their weaknesses.
4x3 - Jack Point
November 1, 1973
An amateur operatic society is preparing a Gilbert and Sullivan production, and someone new is needed for the role of Jack Point - but who will break this to the veteran who's always done it?
4x4 - The Emergency Channel
November 8, 1973
Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do this for him. But where are they now that he is alone in Battersea Park with two suitcases and no memory?
4x5 - Mummy and Daddy
November 15, 1973
An early retirement and a seaside bungalow-for Arthur and Marion it's not a chance to miss, especially since their son is buying the bungalow. Arthur's full of plans - GCE, garden, beach-not to mention his own "bit of an interesting diversion." But after a year the delight is beginning to tarnish.
4x6 - Private Practice
November 22, 1973
Why does Sylvia Payne , with her successful husband and luxurious home, get in such a flap about her daughter's school friend coming to visit?
4x7 - Shutdown
November 29, 1973
Bernie gets a temporary job as an electrician during a factory's annual minimal workforce period. But what secrets is Bernie hiding, and is he really all he claims?
4x8 - Baby Blues
December 6, 1973
After ten years of trying, Lavinia, and a large team of medics, finally manage to produce a live baby. She should now be able to start living her dream, but what happens next is not at all the paradise she has been looking forward to.
4x9 - Jingle Bells
December 13, 1973
Family Christmas, presents, drink, Christmas Eve at the club, Boxing Day football - but, among the celebrations, some hard home-truths.
4x10 - The Lonely Man's Lover
January 17, 1974
A young farmgirl begins a romance with an artist
4x11 - All Good Men
January 31, 1974
An elderly politician looks back over his career while being interviewed by a TV producer.
4x12 - Joe's Ark
February 14, 1974
A pet shop owner forsakes his religious beliefs when his daughter gets cancer
4x13 - Hot Fat
February 21, 1974
Sauna baths are supposed to relax you, but it rather depends who you meet in there.
4x14 - Easy Go
March 7, 1974
A group of Deptford youngsters hang about by the River Thames on a hot day. When they and some nearby dockers spot a valuable copper boiler floating in the river the two rival factions try to get at it first. The youngsters succeed, but on their way to the totter's yard they are waylaid by the adults, who take the copper off them.
4x15 - Headmaster
March 14, 1974
Fisher is good at his job but in new circumstances that isn't enough: he has to face the risks of competition for something bigger.
4x16 - Penda's Fen
March 21, 1974
Summer 1955, and pastor's son Stephen must come to terms with his own identity amid societal pressure, religious guilt and his own imaginings. Penda's Fen is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke. Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was transmitted as part of the corporation's Play for Today series.
4x17 - Pigeon--Hawk or Dove?
March 28, 1974
At the climax of the School Sports something went drastically wrong. Now, Wallace Pidgeon faces the contradictory demands of the bird-watching headmaster, his pupils, his pork-magnate father-in-law and his "child bride."
4x18 - Three for the Fancy
April 11, 1974
Further adventures of three Derbyshire miners
4x19 - The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
June 6, 1974
The exploitation of the Scottish land and its people from the 18th century to the present
4x20 - Schmoedipus
June 20, 1974
A young man persuades a woman that he is her son.
4x21 - The Childhood Friend
June 27, 1974
On holiday, with his family, nothing to do and his wife ill, Sasha is only too pleased to meet again the girl he loved at 17.
4x22 - A Follower for Emily
July 4, 1974
The friendship of two residents of a retirement home ends up in marriage

4x1 - Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

4x2 - Her Majesty's Pleasure

4x3 - Jack Point

4x4 - The Emergency Channel

4x5 - Mummy and Daddy

4x6 - Private Practice

4x7 - Shutdown

4x8 - Baby Blues

4x9 - Jingle Bells

4x10 - The Lonely Man's Lover

4x11 - All Good Men

4x12 - Joe's Ark

4x13 - Hot Fat

4x14 - Easy Go

4x15 - Headmaster

4x16 - Penda's Fen

4x17 - Pigeon--Hawk or Dove?

4x18 - Three for the Fancy

4x19 - The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

4x20 - Schmoedipus

4x21 - The Childhood Friend

4x22 - A Follower for Emily

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