Edna, the Inebriate Woman is a British television drama written by Jeremy Sandford which was transmitted by the BBC as part of the Play for Today series on 21 October 1971. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, Irene Shubik produced it. The play deals with an elderly woman, Edna, who wanders through life in an alcoholic haze without a home, a job or any money. A rambling, pathetic yet defiant woman, Edna sleeps rough and begs for food and shelter and the drama follows her progress as she moves from hostel to hostel, going to a psychiatric ward and then prison along the way. Jeremy Sandford, who had previously written Cathy Come Home, researched the play by living rough himself for two weeks. A great deal of the dialogue and the incidents in the play come from the book, 'Down and Out in Britain' published by Jeremy Sandford in 1971; although the majority of the speakers in the book are male, Jeremy Sandford puts much of their speech into the mouth of the female character. The film features the only notable acting role of British actor Vivian MacKerrell, the real-life inspiration for the character Withnail in Withnail and I. At the 1972 British Academy Television Awards, the play won the Best Drama Production category, with Patricia Hayes receiving the award for Best Actress.
| Title | Play for Today - Season 2 Episode 2 : Edna, the Inebriate Woman |
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| First Air Date | 1970-10-15 |
| Last Air Date | 1985-02-05 |
| Number of Episodes | 314 |
| Number of Seasons | 14 |
| Genres | Drama, |
| Networks | BBC One, |
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Episodes List
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 1 Traitor Traitor
1971-10-14Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 2 Edna, the Inebriate Woman Edna, the Inebriate Woman
1971-10-21Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 3 Evelyn Evelyn
1971-10-28Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 4 O Fat White Woman O Fat White Woman
1971-11-04Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 5 Thank You Very Much Thank You Very Much
1971-11-11Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 6 Michael Regan Michael Regan
1971-11-18Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 7 Skin Deep Skin Deep
1971-11-25Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 8 Pal Pal
1971-12-02Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 9 The Pigeon Fancier The Pigeon Fancier
1971-12-09Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 10 Home Home
1972-01-06Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 11 Still Waters Still Waters
1972-01-13Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 12 Stocker's Copper Stocker's Copper
1972-01-20Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 13 The House on Highbury Hill The House on Highbury Hill
1972-01-27Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 14 In the Beautiful Caribbean In the Beautiful Caribbean
1972-02-03Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 15 Ackerman, Dougall and Harker Ackerman, Dougall and Harker
1972-02-10Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 16 The Villa Maroc The Villa Maroc
1972-02-17Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 17 Cows Cows
1972-02-24Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 18 A Time to Keep A Time to Keep
1972-04-27Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
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Play for Today Season 2 :Episode 19 The Fishing Party The Fishing Party
1972-06-01Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...
