Just Another Saturday (Original title)
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 13 March 1975 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Mackenzie
Production company billing: ©1975. BBC [end] BBC
Synopsis: John looks forward with nervous excitement to the annual Orange order march in Glasgow, in which he will lead his local Orange Lodge band as mace-swinger. However, as the day progresses he begins to become disillusioned with the day and his colleagues, as he witnesses their growing drunkenness and unwarranted violence against Catholic homes on the march's route. Events of the day lead him to question his involvement with the band, which also threatens his own safety.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Orange Society, Parades and marches, Marching bands, Glasgow, Sectarianism, Violence
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TV Transmissions
Date: 13 March 1975Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:45Slot duration: 80 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 07 November 1975Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:15-23:30Slot duration: 75 minsNetwork
Date: 26 August 1976Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:55-23:15Slot duration: 80 minsNetwork
Date: 12 May 1991Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 20:30-22:10Slot duration: 100 minsNetwork
Title: Scotch missed: Play for Today and ScotlandAuthor: MURRAY, Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Identifies a range of Scottish-themed plays within the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984), comparing those produced within and outside Scotland and highlighting an engagement with feminist concerns in Scottish screen fiction. Includes analysis of four plays: 'Just Another Saturday' (1975) and 'The Elephants' Graveyard' (1976) written by Peter McDougall, 'Degree of Uncertainty' (1979) by Alma Cullen and 'The Good Time Girls' (1981) by Alan Clews. Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n3 March 2008 Page: 98
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Peter McDougall CollectionAuthor: ANGELINI, Sergio Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY, The ELEPHANT' S GRAVEYARD, JUST A BOYS' GAME and DOWN AMONG THE BIG BOYS.
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 13 March 1975 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Mackenzie
Production company billing: ©1975. BBC [end] BBC
Synopsis: John looks forward with nervous excitement to the annual Orange order march in Glasgow, in which he will lead his local Orange Lodge band as mace-swinger. However, as the day progresses he begins to become disillusioned with the day and his colleagues, as he witnesses their growing drunkenness and unwarranted violence against Catholic homes on the march's route. Events of the day lead him to question his involvement with the band, which also threatens his own safety.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Orange Society, Parades and marches, Marching bands, Glasgow, Sectarianism, Violence
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 13 March 1975Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:45Slot duration: 80 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 07 November 1975Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:15-23:30Slot duration: 75 minsNetwork
Date: 26 August 1976Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:55-23:15Slot duration: 80 minsNetwork
Date: 12 May 1991Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 20:30-22:10Slot duration: 100 minsNetwork
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In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n2 2022 Pages: 194-216Title: Scotch missed: Play for Today and ScotlandAuthor: MURRAY, Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Identifies a range of Scottish-themed plays within the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984), comparing those produced within and outside Scotland and highlighting an engagement with feminist concerns in Scottish screen fiction. Includes analysis of four plays: 'Just Another Saturday' (1975) and 'The Elephants' Graveyard' (1976) written by Peter McDougall, 'Degree of Uncertainty' (1979) by Alma Cullen and 'The Good Time Girls' (1981) by Alan Clews. Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n3 March 2008 Page: 98
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Peter McDougall CollectionAuthor: ANGELINI, Sergio Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY, The ELEPHANT' S GRAVEYARD, JUST A BOYS' GAME and DOWN AMONG THE BIG BOYS.