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The Play on One

The Play on One (1988)

January. 19,1988

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The Play on One

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

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The Play on One

1988

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

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 4 : 1991

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Misterioso

July. 25,1991

On the death of her mother, a young Northern England woman learns that her father is actually her step-father. She embarks on a search for her biological father and finds him running a jazz club in London, and learns a lot about her family that she didn't know before.

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Episode 2 - Gas and Candles

August. 01,1991

Two pensioners strike back as they struggle to survive in a high-rise flat. A tin of salmon triggers a chain of life-altering events. The key to this intriguing tale is the identity of 'Mr Shah'.

Episode 3 - Escape from Kampala

August. 08,1991

Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uganda, is catching a flight to Canada for a conference when he's arrested by Amin's secret police, members of the notorious Sate Research Bureau, and thrown into the Nakasero prison. This should have meant certain death, but, along with his cellmates and army officers under suspicion of organising a coup, Kato escapes and travels on foot to Nairobi.

Episode 4 - And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon

August. 15,1991

Wisecracking hospital DJ Eddie brightens the daily routine for former nightclub singer Andrea and her fellow patients in a women's cancer ward. They share hopes and dreams for an unpredictable future.

Episode 5 - Out of the Blue

August. 22,1991

Alan makes films in the warehouse studio where he lives, with the help of friends Rudy and Liz. Even Rudy's girlfriend, Julie, finds herself caught up in his plans. But Alan falls in love with beautiful young Chirsty, and decides to create the perfect romance between them. However, life begins to imitate the fantasy, which has become an obsession for him.

Episode 6 - Effie's Burning

August. 29,1991

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

Seasons 3 : 1990

6 Episode

Seasons 2 : 1989

10 Episode

Seasons 1 : 1988

8 Episode

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