Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

2020
1h 29m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Illuminations
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date October 12, 2020
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt13267284

Cast

Martina Laird
Martina Laird

Narrator (voice)

Ken Loach
Ken Loach

Self – Director

Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh

Self – Filmmaker

Tony Garnett
Tony Garnett

Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)

Ann Scott
Ann Scott

Self – Script Editor & Producer

Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre

Self – Director & Producer

David Hare
David Hare

Self – Writer & Director

Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter

Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977)

Margaret Matheson
Margaret Matheson

Self – Producer

Huw Wheldon
Huw Wheldon

Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)

David Rose
David Rose

Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988)

Peter Ansorge
Peter Ansorge

Self – Producer & Script Editor

Key Crew

John Wyver
Writer
John Wyver
Director