Red Letter Day (TV series)
Red Letter Day is a 1976 British television anthology series screened on ITV, and produced by Granada Television.[1][2] The series consists of seven teleplays that aired between 11 January 1976, and 22 February 1976.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Each teleplay examined the events in a special day in someone's life. The series' first teleplay, "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill", was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama in 1977.[7]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Cast | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill" | Joe Black Jack Shepherd Mark Wing-Davey Barbara Moore-Black Diana Davies Joe Belcher Peter Russell Teddy Turner | Mike Newell | Story by : Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 11 January 1976[2] |
| 2 | "The Five Pound Orange" | Sarah Badel Peter Barkworth Bernard Horsfall | June Howson | Story by : Donald Churchill Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 18 January 1976[6] |
| 3 | "Well Thank You, Thursday" | Judy Parfitt Andrew Ray Brenda Cavendish Richard Griffiths Lloyd McGuire | Brian Mills | Story by : Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 25 January 1976[1] |
| 4 | "Amazing Stories" | Harold Kasket Rula Lenska Ian McDiarmid Joe Melia John Normington Richard Willis | Peter Plummer | Story by : Howard Schuman Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 1 February 1976[4] |
| 5 | "Matchfit" | Roddy McMillan Steven Pacey Anne Reid James Ottaway Richard Beale Angela Bruce | Gordon Flemyng | Story by : Brian Glanville Teleplay by : Willis Hall and Jack Rosenthal | 8 February 1976 |
| 6 | "For Services to Myself" | Alan Dobie James Hazeldine Ronald Radd Gwen Cherrell David Allister Arthur Blake Richard Steele | Gordon Flemyng | Story by : Teleplay by : C. P. Taylor | 15 February 1976[5] |
| 7 | "Bag of Yeast" | Neville Smith Alison Steadman Gladys Ambrose Jimmy Coleman Bill Dean Eric Mason | Michael Grigsby | Story by : Neville Smith Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 22 February 1976[3] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Patrick Campbell (29 January 1976). "Light but well done". The Stage and Television Today (4945): 13.
- 1 2 3 Bernard Davies (26 January 1976). "ONE MAN'S TELEVISION". Broadcast (846): 20.
- 1 2 Ann Sheldon Williams (26 February 1976). "Two for the discerning". The Stage and Television Today (4949): 25.
- 1 2 Geoffrey Wren (5 February 1976). "An hour of tedious hokum". The Stage and Television Today (4946): 15.
- 1 2 Patrick Campbell (19 February 1976). "The same old slice of northern life". The Stage and Television Today (4948): 15.
- 1 2 Hazel Holt (22 January 1976). "Slight but agreeable Churchill comedy". The Stage and Television Today. No. 4944. p. 15.
- ↑ "Television Today: BAFTA awards". The Stage and Television Today (5007): 23. 31 March 1977.
External links
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- 1970s British drama television series
- 1976 British television series debuts
- 1976 English-language television series debuts
- 1976 British television series endings
- 1976 English-language television series endings
- 1970s British anthology television series
- 1970s British television miniseries
- ITV miniseries
- English-language British television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television