Rainy Day Women (Original title)
Dates: 1984 (Copyright), 10 April 1984 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ben Bolt
Synopsis: September 1940. With the German invasion imminent, Captain Truman, shell-shocked from Dunkirk, is sent to investigate civilian morale at the remote Fenland village of Darton, where the fear of invasion is mirrored by male hostility to the "rainy day women".
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, East Anglia, Fens
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 10 April 1984Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 08 September 1990Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:10-22:35Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork
Title: War and peace: Play for Today's home front quintetAuthor: WYVER, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses five plays set during or immediately after the Second World War which were broadcast in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984): 'Licking Hitler' (1978), 'Blue Remembered Hills' (1979), 'The Imitation Game' (1980), 'Country' (1980) and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984). Considers the dramas' revisionist portrayal of the English home front, their political context, and their engagement with issues of landscape, heritage, game-playing and simulation. Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n3 2022 Pages: 325-359
Title: ‘Treading on sacred turf’: history, femininity and the secret war in the Plays for Today Licking Hitler, The Imitation Game and Rainy Day WomenAuthor: BURTON, Alan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores three dramas dealing with the Second World War which were shown in the BBC's 'Play for Today' strand: 'Licking Hitler' (1978) written by David Hare, 'The Imitation Game' (1980) by Ian McEwan, and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984) by David Pirie, noting how the writers drew on material revealing aspects of the 'secret war' to challenge dominant narratives of British wartime experience. Discusses the plays' focus on female characters, and examines aspects of their contemporary reception.
In: National Film Theatre Programmes June 2003 Page: 28
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - June 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v111 n2854 19 Apr 1984 Page: 28
Title: [The Listener - v111 n2854 19 Apr 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v53 n3 Summer 1984 Pages: Summer 188-190
Title: [Sight and Sound - v53 n3 Summer 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Exploration of the links - WWII setting, 'British' nature - between the DRESSER and RAINY DAY WOMEN.
In: The Listener v111 n2852 5 Apr 1984 Page: 33
Title: [The Listener - v111 n2852 5 Apr 1984: no known title]Language: English
Dates: 1984 (Copyright), 10 April 1984 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ben Bolt
Synopsis: September 1940. With the German invasion imminent, Captain Truman, shell-shocked from Dunkirk, is sent to investigate civilian morale at the remote Fenland village of Darton, where the fear of invasion is mirrored by male hostility to the "rainy day women".
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, East Anglia, Fens
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 10 April 1984Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:50Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 08 September 1990Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:10-22:35Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork
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In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n2 2022 Pages: 241-260Title: War and peace: Play for Today's home front quintetAuthor: WYVER, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses five plays set during or immediately after the Second World War which were broadcast in the BBC's 'Play for Today' series (1970-1984): 'Licking Hitler' (1978), 'Blue Remembered Hills' (1979), 'The Imitation Game' (1980), 'Country' (1980) and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984). Considers the dramas' revisionist portrayal of the English home front, their political context, and their engagement with issues of landscape, heritage, game-playing and simulation. Part of the special issue 'Play for Today at 50'.
In: Journal of British cinema and television v19 n3 2022 Pages: 325-359
Title: ‘Treading on sacred turf’: history, femininity and the secret war in the Plays for Today Licking Hitler, The Imitation Game and Rainy Day WomenAuthor: BURTON, Alan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores three dramas dealing with the Second World War which were shown in the BBC's 'Play for Today' strand: 'Licking Hitler' (1978) written by David Hare, 'The Imitation Game' (1980) by Ian McEwan, and 'Rainy Day Women' (1984) by David Pirie, noting how the writers drew on material revealing aspects of the 'secret war' to challenge dominant narratives of British wartime experience. Discusses the plays' focus on female characters, and examines aspects of their contemporary reception.
In: National Film Theatre Programmes June 2003 Page: 28
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - June 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v111 n2854 19 Apr 1984 Page: 28
Title: [The Listener - v111 n2854 19 Apr 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v53 n3 Summer 1984 Pages: Summer 188-190
Title: [Sight and Sound - v53 n3 Summer 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Exploration of the links - WWII setting, 'British' nature - between the DRESSER and RAINY DAY WOMEN.
In: The Listener v111 n2852 5 Apr 1984 Page: 33
Title: [The Listener - v111 n2852 5 Apr 1984: no known title]Language: English