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Chance of a Lifetime (Original title)
Date: 03 January 1980 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Giles Foster

Synopsis: Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.

Series title:
Play for Today
TV Transmissions
Date: 03 January 1980Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:40Slot duration: 75 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound