Play for Tomorrow (1982)

Drama · Sci-Fi

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.

IMDb rating: 6.3 (36 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

6.45 avg 6 episodes 5.6 → 7.1 59 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Crimes	5.6	11
2	Bright Eyes	6.3	11
3	Cricket	5.5	11
4	The Nuclear Family	6.7	11
5	Shades	7.5	15
6	Easter 2016	7.1	21