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

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.

Documentary

Martina Laird

(Narrator (voice))

Ken Loach

(Self – Director)

Mike Leigh

(Self – Filmmaker)

Tony Garnett

(Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993))

Ann Scott

(Self – Script Editor & Producer)

Richard Eyre

(Self – Director & Producer)

David Hare

(Self – Writer & Director)

Dennis Potter

(Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977))

Margaret Matheson

(Self – Producer)

Huw Wheldon

(Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975))

David Rose

(Self – Producer (archive footage, 1988))

Peter Ansorge

(Self – Producer & Script Editor)

Roy Battersby

(Self – Director)

Kenith Trodd

(Self – Producer)

William Hardcastle

(Self (archive footage))

Alasdair Milne

(Self – Managing Director, BBC Television)

Alan Clarke

(Self – Director, 'Scum' (archive footage))

Horace Ové

(Self – Director (archive footage, 1982))

Rachel Billington

(Self – Writer)