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TV Whenever the question of the quality of British television is mooted, those old enough to remember always become misty eyed and talk about the 'Play for Today' or 'The Wednesday Play' -- stand alone dramas telling a self contained story within an hour or so. The BBC experimented with the format in a stripped week just after Christmas, but obviously something in the evening would be of more interest. TV Cream offer chart some of the highs and lows of the format and glancing through this list, it's staggering the talent which was involved. It isn't much of a surprise that the general quality of contemporary drama on tv is so soapy when the training ground is soap opera. Have a look and grimace at everything you missed ...

[Interestingly the strand was begun by Sydney Newman, who just a year before created Doctor Who. What ever happened to him?]

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