

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements, controversies and legacies. Featuring a rich and surprising range of archive extracts and original interviews with many who created the series, including producers Kenith Trodd, Margaret Matheson and Richard Eyre, and directors Mike Leigh, David Hare and Ken Loach.

Martina Laird
Narrator (voice)

Ken Loach
Self – Director

Mike Leigh
Self – Filmmaker
Tony Garnett
Self – Producer (archive footage, 1993)
Ann Scott
Self – Script Editor & Producer

Richard Eyre
Self – Director & Producer

David Hare
Self – Writer & Director

Dennis Potter
Self – Writer (archive footage, 1973 & 1977)
Margaret Matheson
Self – Producer
Huw Wheldon
Self – Managing Director, BBC TV (archive footage, 1968-1975)