Waterloo Sunset (Original title)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 23 January 1979 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Richard Eyre
Production company billing: ©1979. BBC [end] In Colour
Synopsis: Play by Barrie Keeffe about an old Cockney women who returns to old haunts and discovers the place has changed. She finds a new happiness with the new immigrants.
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TV Transmissions
Date: 23 January 1979Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Title: diverse spaces of Play for TodayAuthor: Liarou, EleniArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the small percentage of plays in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984) which employed a non-white writer or director and/or portrayed the experiences of black and Asian communities in Great Britain, and considers how the use of location shooting served to open up the physical and cultural spaces of the series. Discusses a range of titles including 'A Hole in Babylon' (1979), 'Waterloo Sunset' (1979), 'The Garland' (1981) and '3 Minute Heroes' (1982). Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Television Today 1 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Stage - 1 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), 23 January 1979 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Richard Eyre
Production company billing: ©1979. BBC [end] In Colour
Synopsis: Play by Barrie Keeffe about an old Cockney women who returns to old haunts and discovers the place has changed. She finds a new happiness with the new immigrants.
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 January 1979Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n2 2022 Pages: 173-193Title: diverse spaces of Play for TodayAuthor: Liarou, EleniArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the small percentage of plays in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984) which employed a non-white writer or director and/or portrayed the experiences of black and Asian communities in Great Britain, and considers how the use of location shooting served to open up the physical and cultural spaces of the series. Discusses a range of titles including 'A Hole in Babylon' (1979), 'Waterloo Sunset' (1979), 'The Garland' (1981) and '3 Minute Heroes' (1982). Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Television Today 1 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Stage - 1 Feb 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt