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Sex, cash and intruders? The groundbreaking drama series Play for Today is back

by Mark Lawson

The revered BBC strand that gave us Abigail's Party and The Black Stuff makes a return … on Channel 5. Will it be as successful as in its heyday? In March 1977, BBC One screened Spend, Spend, Spend, a single drama about a woman whose husband won the pools, a weekly competition to guess football scores. This week, Channel 5 will show Big Winners, a one-off play about the national lottery turning a couple into multim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02am on November 14, 2025