Director
John Glenister
Starring
Jimmy Logan, Ann Scott-Jones, Gerard Kelly, Lizzie Radford
Certificate
U
Run Time
64 mins
Release Year
1982
Country of Origin
UK
Language
English
Editor: Stan Pow
Produced by: Neil Zeiger
Music: George Fenton
Screenplay by: Tom McGrath
Production Designer: Tim Harvey
Sound Production: Brian Hiles
Director Bio
John Glenister
P&I - Director Bio
John Glenister (b. 1932, London) is an English television director. His credits include the TV mini-series Emma (1972), Casanova (1971), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and episodes of the Canterbury Tales (1969) among many others.
Play For Tomorrow: The Nuclear Family
Part of the Retrospective: The Future Is History Strand
McGrath’s wry look at the trials and tribulations of the household of the future is a fascinating piece of Scottish television quite unlike any other. Originally broadcast during the Falklands conflict, this rarely screened science-fiction special, written by McGrath for the BBC’s short lived Play for Tomorrow series, is a perfect link to our Brave New World strand, and as one of the few filmed examples of McGrath’s dramatic work in existence, a neglected gem of immense cultural interest. Following the film, a short excerpt from BBC Radio's Prospects, in which McGrath talks about The Nuclear Family, will be played in the auditorium.
Materials courtesy of BFI and BBC Scotland.