84 Charing Cross Road

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An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years

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Play for Today: Season 6 - 25 Episode s

6x1 - Plaintiffs and Defendants
October 14, 1975
A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.
6x2 - Two Sundays
October 21, 1975
An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.
6x3 - Moss
October 28, 1975
Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."
6x4 - 84 Charing Cross Road
November 4, 1975
An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years
6x5 - Keep an Eye on Albert
November 11, 1975
Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?
6x6 - Children of the Sun
November 18, 1975
"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"
6x7 - After the Solo
November 25, 1975
A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.
6x8 - Through the Night
December 2, 1975
A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.
6x9 - A Passage to England
December 9, 1975
A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat
6x10 - Rumpole of the Bailey
December 16, 1975
Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.
6x11 - The Other Woman
January 6, 1976
An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.
6x12 - Nuts in May
January 13, 1976
Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.
6x13 - Doran's Box
January 20, 1976
A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.
6x14 - Packman's Barn
January 27, 1976
John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.
6x15 - A Story to Frighten the Children
February 3, 1976
A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.
6x16 - The Happy Hunting Ground
February 10, 1976
The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.
6x17 - The Jumping Bean Bag
February 17, 1976
An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.
6x18 - Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
February 24, 1976
A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhappy woman from the city living with her indifferent husband in the country.
6x19 - Love Letters on Blue Paper
March 2, 1976
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?
6x20 - Willie Rough
March 9, 1976
A story depicting life in a shipyard
6x21 - Tiptoe through the Tulips
March 16, 1976
A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.
6x22 - The Peddler
March 23, 1976
One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?
6x23 - Early Struggles
March 30, 1976
A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood
6x24 - Double Dare
April 6, 1976
A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.
6x25 - The House of Bernarda Alba
July 28, 1976
The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.

6x1 - Plaintiffs and Defendants

6x2 - Two Sundays

6x3 - Moss

6x4 - 84 Charing Cross Road

6x5 - Keep an Eye on Albert

6x6 - Children of the Sun

6x7 - After the Solo

6x8 - Through the Night

6x9 - A Passage to England

6x10 - Rumpole of the Bailey

6x11 - The Other Woman

6x12 - Nuts in May

6x13 - Doran's Box

6x14 - Packman's Barn

6x15 - A Story to Frighten the Children

6x16 - The Happy Hunting Ground

6x17 - The Jumping Bean Bag

6x18 - Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

6x19 - Love Letters on Blue Paper

6x20 - Willie Rough

6x21 - Tiptoe through the Tulips

6x22 - The Peddler

6x23 - Early Struggles

6x24 - Double Dare

6x25 - The House of Bernarda Alba

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