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| 3 | A [[LongRunner long-running]] drama anthology series that ran on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC1]] from 1970 to 1984, which--[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the title suggested]]--showed a different one-off teleplay each episode. The series featured some early works of famous directors such as Barry Hines and Creator/MikeLeigh, alongside some seminal stuff from less-cinematically-inclined writers such as Creator/DennisPotter. |
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| 6 | !!Tropes Present Throughout the Series |
| 7 | * FolkHorror: The episodes ''Penda's Fen'' and ''Robin Redbreast'', notably. |
| 8 | * MenAreTheExpendableGender: [[spoiler:Rob is KilledOffscreen at the end of]] ''Robin Redbreast''. |
| 9 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines: "The Falklands Factor" was produced shortly after, and in response to, UsefulNotes/TheFalklandsWar. It takes an indirect approach to the subject, dramatizing an earlier conflict over UsefulNotes/TheFalklandIslands and drawing parallels to make its points about the more recent events. |
| 10 | * SpinOff: |
| 11 | ** ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'' began as a one-off episode of this show. |
| 12 | ** The episode "Headmaster" was spun off into a six-episode miniseries. |
| 13 | ** The episode "Gangsters" was spun off into a TV series which ran for two seasons. |
| 14 | ** A companion series called ''Play for Tomorrow'', focusing on science fiction stories, ran for one season. |
| 15 | ** ''Series/BoysFromTheBlackstuff'' originated from the play ''The Black Stuff''. |
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