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 stand alone teleplays that aired between 11 January 1976, and 22 February 1976.[3] [4][5][1][2][6] Each teleplay examined the events in a single, 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]
| Episode No. | Title | Cast | Directed by | Written by | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill" | Joe Black Jack Shepherd Mark Wing-Davey Barbara Moore-Black Diana Davies | Mike Newell | 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 | Brian Mills | Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 25 January 1976[1] |
| 4 | "Amazing Stories" | Harold Kasket Rula Lenska Ian McDiarmid | Peter Plummer | Story by : Howard Schuman Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 1 February 1976[4] |
| 5 | "Matchfit" | Roddy McMillan Steven Pacey Anne Reid | Gordon Flemyng | Story by : Brian Glanville Teleplay by : Willis Hall and Jack Rosenthal | 8 February 1976 |
| 6 | "For Services to Myself" | Alan Dobie Ronald Radd Gwen Cherrell | Gordon Flemyng | Teleplay by : C.P. Taylor | 15 February 1976[5] |
| 7 | "Bag of Yeast" | Gladys Ambrose Jimmy Coleman Bill Dean | Michael Grigsby | Story by : Neville Smith Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 22 February 1976[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Patrick Campbell (29 January 1976). "Light but well done". The Stage and Television Today (4945): 13.
- ^ a b c Bernard Davies (26 January 1976). "ONE MAN'S TELEVISION". Broadcast (846): 20.
- ^ a b Ann Sheldon Williams (26 February 1976). "Two for the discerning". The Stage and Television Today (4949): 25.
- ^ a b Geoffrey Wren (5 February 1976). "An hour of tedious hokum". The Stage and Television Today (4946): 15.
- ^ a b Patrick Campbell (19 February 1976). "The same old slice of northern life". The Stage and Television Today (4948): 15.
- ^ a b 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[edit]
Categories:
- 1970s British drama television series
- 1976 British television series debuts
- 1976 British television series endings
- 1970s British anthology television series
- 1970s British television miniseries
- ITV miniseries
- British English-language television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television