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

John Wyver
2020-10-12


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89 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Martina Laird Narrator (voice) Unowned
Ken Loach Self – Director Unowned
Mike Leigh Self – Filmmaker Unowned
Tony Garnett Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993) Unowned
Ann Scott Self – Script Editor & Producer Unowned
Richard Eyre Self – Director & Producer Unowned
David Hare Self – Writer & Director Unowned
Dennis Potter Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977) Unowned
Margaret Matheson Self – Producer Unowned
Huw Wheldon Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975) Unowned
David Rose Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988) Unowned
Peter Ansorge Self – Producer & Script Editor Unowned
Roy Battersby Self – Director Unowned
Kenith Trodd Self – Producer Unowned
William Hardcastle Self (archive footage) Unowned
Alasdair Milne Self – Managing Director, BBC Television Unowned
Alan Clarke Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage) Unowned
Horace Ové Self – Director (archive footage, 1982) Unowned
Rachel Billington Self – Writer Unowned