James MacTaggart

Way Off Beat

Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.

The Coming Out Party

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.

The Bond

Newlyweds Chris and Sally are young and attractive, with successful careers and a beautiful home. Their future is rosy. However, trying to make marriage work is not easy.

Tomorrow, Just You Wait

Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?

The End of Arthur's Marriage

In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness rather than a lifetime's conventionality.

Up the Junction

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

The Girl Who Loved Robots

Night club girl Victory Ducann is found murdered, the main suspect is an astronaut, but police are prevented from approaching him as he is due to fly off to the Moon.

A Knight in Tarnished Armour

Tom is a working class Scots teenager, but he dreams of much more.

The Pistol

A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Man Without Papers

Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and without papers in London - will his now-prosperous former friends help him?

And Did Those Feet ?

Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate heirs.

Auto Stop

A young couple go on a hitch-hiking tour of Europe.

The Interior Decorator

An interior decorator takes a millionaire's wife on a guided tour of her new home.

Three Clear Sundays

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.

Moving On

A soldier faces a court-martial for killing his friend.

A Little Temptation

A writer is having an affair with a married woman and gets embroiled with the other women in her life.

Wear a Very Big Hat

A young couple celebrate their wedding anniversary with a night on the town.

Ashes to Ashes

Barbara is an assertive, clever, liberated woman, her own boss. Who'd think she could be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger for whom she'd give up her career, London, everything? Especially as her new husband maybe wants to kill her.

Fable

In Great Britain a reversal of African apartheid comes into place, and the country is governed by black people with whites as the subservients.

A Tap on the Shoulder

Ken's Loach's first production for The Wednesday Play is a story of a group of criminals planning a robbery, with the unwitting aid of a wealthy, well-connected society acquaintance. But who is the greater villain?