Mike Leigh's Play For Today in order

Mike Leigh's original plays produced by the BBC in the "Play For Today" series 6 films, 8h 14m in all, in release order.

Hard Labour
1973 · 71 min
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
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Nuts in May
1976 · 84 min
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
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The Kiss of Death
1977 · 71 min
Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend Sandra. Sandra introduces Trevor to her more forward friend Linda. Linda has a difficult time getting Trevor to go out with her, but she finally gets him to go to a disco; he won't dance, so Linda dances with Ronnie.
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Abigail's Party
1977 · 107 min
Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.
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Who's Who
1979 · 73 min
Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees of a brokerage house. Alan, with his portrait of the Queen and love of the peerage; his wife April, who raises cats; youthful and pretentious friends Nigel, Giles, and Anthony, who gather for a wine-soaked dinner party with the chatty and risque Samantha and the mousy Caroline; the plummy Lord and Lady Crouchurst, in a spot of bother needing the help of Francis, a senior partner, to assist with the family's cash flow. Alan comes home from work to find Mr. Shakespeare doing a photo shoot of one of April's cats and a wealthy stranger, Miss Hunt, waiting to purchase one. His instincts for sycophantic palaver kick in.
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Home Sweet Home
1982 · 88 min
Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner.
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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Mike Leigh's Play For Today in?

1. Hard Labour (1973), 2. Nuts in May (1976), 3. The Kiss of Death (1977), 4. Abigail's Party (1977), 5. Who's Who (1979), 6. Home Sweet Home (1982).

How long does it take to watch all of Mike Leigh's Play For Today?

About 8h 14m across 6 released films.

Do any Mike Leigh's Play For Today films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.