The Play on One
The Play on One

The Play on One

1988 4 Seasons 30 Episodes ⭐ 6.0 Drama

A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.

A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Down Where the Buffalo Go

Based at the Holy Loch naval base, the holy union of US Marine Carl and local girl Rachel is on the rocks, as she wants

EP 2

The Dark Room

A reclusive couple live on a Scotland block with their infant son. But it soon becomes apparent there's something strang

EP 3

Normal Service

It's General Election Day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want to

EP 4

The Dunroamin' Rising

A former firebrand socialist finds himself in a care home after a fall renders him unable to look after himself. But aft

EP 5

A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

A new, idealistic gym instructor threatens the seedy lifestyle of the current employees of the Adonis Health Club in Gla

EP 6

Unreported Incident

Once enemies at opposite ends of a gun on the Irish border, Jack Lawrence and Jimmy Dunne wound up with lives inextricab

EP 7

Airbase

Madeline Kohler, a young female American Air Force officer, is posted to the all-male world of a U.S. airbase in Britain

EP 8

The Party

While Paris students protest in May 1968, television producer Joe Shawcross hosts a discussion of Socialist beliefs and

EP 1

Heartland

In West Wales, Jack and his farming family have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cu

EP 2

These Foolish Things

Gutrune's hunt for a husband among the wealthy and aristocratic circles of London is hampered by the fact that her chose

EP 3

Govan Ghost Story

Old memories are awakened in a terrifying and dangerous way when Jock encounters a strange little girl in the high-rise

EP 4

The Shawl

John performs as a spiritual medium, using the visits of a troubled woman to introduce a young man to the mysteries and

EP 5

A View of Harry Clark

Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people but who's there to help him?

EP 6

The Gift

Robert and Gordon, two talented teenage footballers from Wick, are invited to Glasgow for a week's trial with a big club

EP 7

Clowns

Arthur is about to celebrate his 80th birthday and his family is gathering for a party. It is a time for celebration, bu

EP 8

Biting the Hands

Two Scottish women doing a feminist cabaret act in a seedy pub have to choose between principle and profit when success

EP 9

A Master of the Marionettes

Teddy Rose is a committed and successful salesman, allaying suburban insecurity with domestic alarm systems. But one eve

EP 10

Unexplained Laughter

Unlucky in love Lydia retreats to the Welsh hills for a consoling visit to her old friend Betty. But things may not be a

EP 1

Changing Step

Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees from the Western Fro

EP 2

The Wreck on the Highway

Washed up country-and-western singer John McGuire is broke and his family is emigrating. He and grandson Billy share the

EP 3

Killing Time

DHSS clerk Martin meets 17-year-old Harry, who is sleeping rough, and invites him to stay for the weekend. Martin begins

EP 4

Obituaries

In a nursing home, 'Chalky' White and Timothy Apcar compete for the privilege of shaking the Royal hand. The Daily Teleg

EP 5

Separation

When New York actress Sarah Weiss calls London playwright Joe, they begin a special relationship conducted through trans

EP 6

Yellowbacks

In a very near-future Britain, when draconian powers have been given to the authorities under the new Secret Emergency P

EP 1

Misterioso

On the death of her mother, a young Northern England woman learns that her father is actually her step-father. She embar

EP 2

Gas and Candles

Two pensioners strike back as they struggle to survive in a high-rise flat. A tin of salmon triggers a chain of life-alt

EP 3

Escape from Kampala

Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uganda, is catching a flight to Canada for a conference when he'

EP 4

And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon

Wisecracking hospital DJ Eddie brightens the daily routine for former nightclub singer Andrea and her fellow patients in

EP 5

Out of the Blue

Alan makes films in the warehouse studio where he lives, with the help of friends Rudy and Liz. Even Rudy's girlfriend,

EP 6

Effie's Burning

The medical burns unit sees a lot of strange cases, but none stranger than Effie, who claims her burns are the result of

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