Pye

This was THE OPERATION: a play that has to be seen to be believed!

I am in the process of writing a book on the series, more details as it nears completion!

Ted Holmes

I look forward to publication. Is this by any chance going to tie in with some repeats on television or DVD releases?

Ted

Pye

No plans at the moment, but there is a box set of a few more in the pipeline, I'll post back on here when it's confirmed...

Ted Holmes

Fantastic news. Do please keep us posted!

Ted

batman

Indeed .... proper TV plays .... boy, have I missed those. Definitely on my to buy list.

Bats

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

robert parker

how can I contact you ref sunset across the bay
Bob

banditbaz

Starring Patricia Hayes (1971)

Tony Pendrey

Doesn't seem to have been commercially released but I remember that it was re-broadcast by the BBC sometime in the 90's. A play that deserves to be seen.

Ah Yes, the Soviet Union. All them wheatfields and ballet in the evenings

mushy747

Hello
I have a copy of this kindly done for me by a member here.
The picture isn't perfect but watchable.
Lyn

Geronimo

I would like to find "Doran's Box" 1976

I asked him to look at the body. That's who he is.

Pye

i pride myself that i actually found dorans box which the BBC had mislaid. It's an unfathomable piece which had a terrible response from the public. I don't think much of it personally but it's worth seeing as an example of how extreme primetime tv could once be!

essaljay

Am I going completely off my head or was there one called "petang yang kipperbang" about kids in a grammer school? It might not have been a play for today but i'm pretty sure it was a play on t.v.

Edward G

Hi Essaljay,
"P'Tang, Yang, Kipperbang" was not actually a Play For Today presentation but was a Channel 4 offering from 1982 (in it's first year) and was quite well received at the time. It was written by Jack Rosenthal, directed by Micheal Apted and also featured drama stalwart Alison Steadman.
Review below is from the Time Out webiste.

Incidentally it is currently available on DVD for a fiver from Amazon!

P'Tang, Yang, Kipperbang Review
85 minutes, UK (1982), PG
BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 co-production by the director of The World Is Not Enough. A mid-century classroom drama, it follows a young boy's attempts to curry favour with the school babe
One of British TV's most enduring talents, Jack Rosenthal's credits include adaptations of Kingsley Amis' 'Lucky Jim' and the first ever episode of 'Coronation Street'. Here he fashions an endearing coming-of-age comedy-drama that's quietly moving and full of quaint detail.

Set in the early fifties and narrated by cricket commentator John Arlott, the simple plot has cricket-obsessed schoolboy Alan Duckworth (Albasiny) playing hooky, bonding with his buddies and lusting after classmate Ann (Cruttenden). Unexpectedly, he wins the leading role in the school play, the final scene of which requires him to land a smacker on Ann. Alison Steadman is the harsh drama teacher with a secret of her own, and there are also brief appearances from future TV stars Peter Dean (Pete Beale from 'EastEnders') and Eric Richard (Sgt. Cryer in 'The Bill').

It's a delicate evocation of adolescent anguish full of tender but telling detail. The relationship between Alan and Ann is nicely underplayed and though the tone is low-key, it's also oddly affecting.

liits

I know you posted this back in 2005 but would you still have a copy of Spend, Spend, Spend?
Regards

Chris liits

firstdowns

Pip, do you have a copy of Z For Zachariah? Does anyone have a copy? Please let me know if you do thanks.