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Play for Tomorrow

Play for Tomorrow

Description: 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. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Year Released: 1982
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: April 13, 1982
Language: English
Networks: BBC, BBC One
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Anthology
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