PLAY FOR TODAY - Shakespeare Or Bust
Three miners from Leeds hire a barge in order to sail the canals all the way to Shakespeare’s home of Stratford Upon Avon in this hugely likeable comic drama.
The always watchable Brian Glover stars here, but all the characters help make this play warm, funny and utterly charming.
Shot on film, this Blu Ray restoration looks fantastic.
And yes, it does open with the iconic Play For Today theme and titles!
PLAY FOR TODAY - A Photograph
Opening with a quite startling image, this has a famous writer and broadcaster receive a mysterious unsigned photo of what appears to be two girls beside a caravan, leading his increasingly neurotic wife to question his loyalty and behaviour towards her. She persuades him to try and track down the photo’s origins, leading to delicious twist in the tale.
Mostly a stiudio bound episode, this is the kind of thing Tales Of The Unexpected could have been, if it wasn’t so shite.
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