Play for Tomorrow is a British television anthology science fiction series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 in 1982. It spun off from the anthology drama series Play for Today after the success of The Flipside of Dominick Hide on that strand. Each of the six episodes paints a vision of life in a future year, near the end of the 20th Century or at the beginning of the 21st.
Play for Tomorrow (Season 1)
Crimes (Episode 1)
Writer: Caryl Churchill
Air date: 1982-04-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: During nuclear war, a crime epidemic occurs
Bright Eyes (Episode 2)
Writer: Peter Prince
Air date: 1982-04-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of a father/daughter relationship and their involvement in political intrigue in a unified Europe
Cricket (Episode 3)
Writer: Michael Wilcox
Air date: 1982-04-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of a computerized cricket match
The Nuclear Family (Episode 4)
Writer: Tom McGrath
Air date: 1982-05-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A techno-family goes on a hard labor vacation
Shades (Episode 5)
Writer: Stephen Lowe
Air date: 1982-05-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A virtual reality tale set during a time of mass unemployment
Easter 2016 (Episode 6)
Writer: Graham Reid
Air date: 1982-05-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The anniversary of an uprising causes problems in a college
Seasons
Episodes 6