"Spend, Spend, Spend" is the 12th episode of seventh season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 15 March 1977.[1] "Spend, Spend, Spend" was written by Jack Rosenthal, directed by John Goldschmidt, produced by Graeme McDonald, and starred Susan Littler and John Duttine.
| "Spend, Spend, Spend" | |
|---|---|
| Play for Today episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 7 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | John Goldschmidt |
| Written by | Jack Rosenthal |
| Original air date | 15 March 1977 |
The play is based on the book of the same name by Nicholson and Stephen Smith and recounts Vivian Nicholson's life story from the 1950s to the early 1970s in a non-linear fashion.
Development
editRosenthal was a colleague of the PR man who, on behalf of Littlewoods Pools, persuaded Nicholson to allow publicity for her pools win. He wrote in his autobiography: "From that day on, I followed her wild, seemingly stupid adventures in the papers - and believed every snide, snooty, biased word the relentless publicity said. All adding up to one word - that she was a cow."[2] Being given Nicholson's book by director John Goldschmidt caused Rosenthal to reassess his attitude and "become a fan"[2] eager to put across an explanation of her behaviour.
Critical response
editThe production won the British Academy Television Awards for Best Single Play and Royal Television Society's Writer's Award 1977.[3]
Home media
editThe work was released on DVD as part of Jack Rosenthal at the BBC by Acorn media in 2011, alongside other works for television written by Rosenthal.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Brooke, Michael (2003–14). "'Spend Spend Spend' (1977)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Rosenthal, Jack (2006). By Jack Rosenthal: An Autobiography in Six Acts. London: Robson. p. 228.
- ^ "TV Greats - Jack Rosenthal 1931-2004". Television Heaven. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (25 March 2011). "Your next box set: Jack Rosenthal at the BBC". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Jack Rosenthal at the BBC". British Universities Film & Video Council. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
External links
edit- "Spend, Spend, Spend" at IMDb
- Spend Spend, Spend at the TV Cream website