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

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 2020-10-12
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Illuminations,


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.

Director / Directors

John Wyver
Director


Cast

Martina Laird
Character: Narrator (voice)
Ken Loach
Character: Self – Director
Mike Leigh
Character: Self – Filmmaker

Tony Garnett
Character: Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)
Ann Scott
Character: Self – Script Editor & Producer
Richard Eyre
Character: Self – Director & Producer

David Hare
Character: Self – Writer & Director
Dennis Potter
Character: Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977)
Margaret Matheson
Character: Self – Producer

Huw Wheldon
Character: Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)
David Rose
Character: Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988)
Peter Ansorge
Character: Self – Producer & Script Editor

Roy Battersby
Character: Self – Director
Kenith Trodd
Character: Self – Producer
William Hardcastle
Character: Self (archive footage)

Alasdair Milne
Character: Self – Managing Director, BBC Television
Alan Clarke
Character: Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage)
Horace Ové
Character: Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)

Rachel Billington
Character: Self – Writer


Production and Crew