Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
12/10/2020
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.
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Martina Laird
as Narrator (voice)
Ken Loach
as Self – Director
Mike Leigh
as Self – Filmmaker
Tony Garnett
as Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)
Ann Scott
as Self – Script Editor & Producer
Richard Eyre
as Self – Director & Producer
David Hare
as Self – Writer & Director
Dennis Potter
as Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977)
Margaret Matheson
as Self – Producer
Huw Wheldon
as Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)
David Rose
as Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988)
Peter Ansorge
as Self – Producer & Script Editor
Roy Battersby
as Self – Director
Kenith Trodd
as Self – Producer
William Hardcastle
as Self (archive footage)
Alasdair Milne
as Self – Managing Director, BBC Television
Alan Clarke
as Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)
Horace Ové
as Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)
Rachel Billington
as Self – Writer
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