Written by Colin Welland, produced by Graeme MacDonald and directed by Michael Apted. Originally transmitted on BBC1 on 22 January 1973, this recording is from the BBC2 repeat on 11 August 1993.
"Kisses at Fifty" was a British television drama, part of the Play for Today series, originally broadcast in January 1973.
It was written by Colin Welland, directed by Michael Apted,[1] and starred Bill Maynard as a man who kisses a barmaid (played by Marjorie Yates) on his 50th birthday. Rosemarie Dunham played his wife, and Lori Wells played his daughter Sandra.[2]
It dealt realistically with issues of adultery and failed marriage, and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama in 1974.[3] In real life, Maynard was only 44. As of March 2024, it is available on BBC iPlayer.[4]
Play for Today episodeDirected byMichael AptedWritten byColin WellandOriginal air date22 January 1973Episode chronology
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