Number Discontinued - Margaret Simpson - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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Комментарии • 92

  • @Lakeslover1
    @Lakeslover1 2 года назад +7

    Somehow play this seems more relevant than ever today.
    Very good play.

  • @tottiemae2258
    @tottiemae2258 3 года назад +49

    Synopsis: In the not too distant future: everybody is registered by a number in one central computer. Jonny Lawler is a young hospital doctor who has worked out a risky but so far effective way of protecting those of his patients who have lost their numbers. But when a colleague calls him in to see the victim of a' car crash, he finds himself unwittingly in conflict with another form of manipulation of the system.

    • @FiFi-wt9zj
      @FiFi-wt9zj 3 года назад +8

      Thank you ...for yet another synopsis..appreciated!

    • @marymary5494
      @marymary5494 3 года назад +4

      Thank you.

    • @aob4214
      @aob4214 3 года назад +6

      Thank you for your synopsis I think the channel should play synopses in the description bar not just endless links to Instagram and other social media and other products.

    • @andreatainui5601
      @andreatainui5601 3 года назад +5

      Thank you so much

    • @cherbrowne1637
      @cherbrowne1637 3 года назад +5

      Very kind of you TM 😊

  • @judithtrigg1694
    @judithtrigg1694 11 дней назад +2

    I can not beileve this was written sometime ago.its happening now withe banks going under pensions lost.benefits being cut, carers allowence being difficult to get.shops disappearing from high street leading to online shopping and banking which in turn leads to scams and hacking.its coming.😢

  • @vulgivagu
    @vulgivagu 3 года назад +17

    This is on its way for real

  • @andreatainui5601
    @andreatainui5601 3 года назад +15

    Love these..just a wee question..Would you be able to put a brief synopsis at the beginning.. only so I know what to expect ..thank you so much for posting these

    • @TheBobbymcd
      @TheBobbymcd 3 года назад +1

      might be more fun not knowing what to expect.....just saying :)

    • @58baggie
      @58baggie 3 года назад +3

      I agree, and if it was put at the top anyone could hide it if they didn’t want to see.

  • @Dibs4966
    @Dibs4966 3 года назад +9

    I really enjoyed this, eerie, and a sad ending. Kept me gripped

  • @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382
    @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382 3 года назад +6

    This is torturous listening to what’s happening to this poor family. I hope it’s a rude awakening to some who take things for granted . So much for the system

  • @mellisande638
    @mellisande638 3 года назад +1

    Loved it, weird vibe and all! 😊😊

  • @erylowen1138
    @erylowen1138 3 года назад +11

    Chilling. V good though

  • @alanesplen2253
    @alanesplen2253 3 года назад +6

    Very disturbing to put some of these futuristic plays into context it would good to know the original broadcast year.

    • @jenniferh6813
      @jenniferh6813 2 дня назад +1

      According to the excellent BBC Genome project web site, which has Radio Times details going back for many years, this play was first broadcast on Sat 3rd Dec 1977. But it was adapted from a novel, which could, of course, be considerably older than that.

  • @kimberlykasimoff1447
    @kimberlykasimoff1447 2 года назад

    Wow! And I thought the problem of trying to get someone in the office to tell me what I can have out on my apartment balcony before the fire department comes round and fines me was frustrating. This was really intense! We sometimes have our water shut off for repairs and need to deal with the short inconvenience, but what this married couple went through was extreme. It makes one think about their friends too.

  • @Paxtonparsnip
    @Paxtonparsnip 3 года назад +3

    The ghastly battle with bureaucratic inflexibility will ring true to many (but hopefully with less extreme results). The story is clever, intriguing and has an unexpected Dennis Wheatley element that I found ...well, unexpected!

  • @morganlowe3353
    @morganlowe3353 3 года назад +2

    Man I got busy w my kids and got lost in the middle. I have no idea what this was about 😂

    • @morganlowe3353
      @morganlowe3353 3 года назад

      I'm back to finish it. Lol

    • @morganlowe3353
      @morganlowe3353 3 года назад +1

      Nope still LOST me at the grand Templar stuffs. Still had me hooked. Thank you

    • @michaelberg9656
      @michaelberg9656 Месяц назад

      That is explained at the end.

  • @dave-hp3rf
    @dave-hp3rf 13 дней назад

    How far off is this dystopian world it sounded very 11984ish scary stuff.

  • @elizabethmoriarty1661
    @elizabethmoriarty1661 3 года назад +1

    Anyone have a date for first broadcast?

  • @paulbennett772
    @paulbennett772 3 года назад +2

    Confusing at first, but stay with it

  • @Je-Vette
    @Je-Vette 3 дня назад

    Very similar to the future depiction of life in the 😢film BRAZIL, Terry Gilliam. 1980’s cult classic, endless lines and forms and wrong lines….tyranny of central office “policy “

  • @cherbrowne1637
    @cherbrowne1637 3 года назад +2

    Futuristic plot of intrigue, paranoia and duplicity. 😲😵😨

  • @andreavander6197
    @andreavander6197 3 года назад +3

    I enjoy this. But big brother is watching us 🤔🤔🤫

    • @ChestertonRadio
      @ChestertonRadio  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed this play. Thanks for listening. You might find shows with similar themes in some of our playlists:
      BraveNewWorld.ChestertonRadio.com
      1984.ChestertonRadio.com
      AnimalFarm.ChestertonRadio.com
      Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com

  • @jeffdixon5853
    @jeffdixon5853 3 года назад +6

    Wow, this was written by Marge Simpson.

  • @franzelias5368
    @franzelias5368 3 года назад

    Ah those were the days! Back then they used people to turn you away... now it's automated messages.

  • @paulhunter123
    @paulhunter123 2 года назад +1

    this was disturbing a real horror

  • @angelsone-five7912
    @angelsone-five7912 3 года назад +1

    Ye gods, that was a weird one. Had to listen though.

  • @arabellacox
    @arabellacox 3 года назад +1

    Just when I thought I was hearing a play for the first time I realise I heard it some years ago! Do you all go to the same place to upload plays?

    • @Jen-cc9xk
      @Jen-cc9xk 3 года назад

      Sometimes they just steal from someone who's already uploaded it. That's why it's best to search for the play by name (once you know you're interested in it) and choose the oldest upload, so the original uploader gets the view.

  • @rosebud3971
    @rosebud3971 2 года назад

    😎😎😎

  • @deegeraghty9426
    @deegeraghty9426 17 дней назад

    Gave up after 25 minutes. Appalling play.

  • @pauladavis5733
    @pauladavis5733 3 года назад +1

    Bit scary. Oh er.

  • @emcarver8983
    @emcarver8983 2 дня назад

    I'm sure this is a brilliant story. The acting is superb, but I find it too triggering. I have PTSD and I'm in a panic. I want to listen to the end, to see justice done, but if it isn't, it will need too distressing.

  • @deeannbenson3096
    @deeannbenson3096 16 дней назад

    Story is interesting but the sound quality is bad bad. Such a loss.

  • @gailmarks3472
    @gailmarks3472 17 дней назад

    Too sad to listen. A very sad society today.

  • @dodojack1045
    @dodojack1045 3 года назад +1

    Entertainment factor: Dubious..!

  • @Eternal-Student
    @Eternal-Student 28 дней назад

    One hour and twenty minutes of my life I will never get back. God, the acting! Truly dreadful. “Terry, she’s a snooper!” Pmsl.

  • @pensans1
    @pensans1 3 года назад +7

    Democrat play book. "you are cancelled"

    • @grantsuhs2526
      @grantsuhs2526 3 года назад +2

      Eh, not really. No one's shutting off utilities, freezing bank accounts, etc.

    • @pensans1
      @pensans1 3 года назад +1

      @@grantsuhs2526 🤡

    • @GaryColemanNC
      @GaryColemanNC 3 года назад

      Moron...

    • @michaelberg9656
      @michaelberg9656 Месяц назад

      I would say MAGA playbook.

  • @debbiesunlight7047
    @debbiesunlight7047 3 года назад +4

    Had to give up. Confusing. And weird.

    • @rosemariemcgowan6388
      @rosemariemcgowan6388 3 года назад +1

      Agreed lol x

    • @simonmcgrath4112
      @simonmcgrath4112 3 года назад +3

      It was hard going initially but basically a guy who was the head of a cult cud ruin people's lives by entering a programme originally made as a failsafe to deter wud be terrorists etc. Within a click of a keyboard no bank account, water cut off, gas the whole lot and all cuz either ur face didn't fit or someone didn't like u!! Nice heh?

    • @pauladavis5733
      @pauladavis5733 3 года назад

      @@simonmcgrath4112 Why can't you spell out words in full?

    • @simonmcgrath4112
      @simonmcgrath4112 3 года назад +3

      @@pauladavis5733 oh come on, when u txt or comment sometimes u cut corners, it's a lazy form of writing I know but maybe it's due to us having mobile phones and being lazy with our grammar. I am totally banged to rights and will try to be more grammatically correct in my spelling of our great English language.

    • @debbiesunlight7047
      @debbiesunlight7047 3 года назад

      @@simonmcgrath4112 lol 😂 ……Thankyou for your explanation I’ve just bumped into this play again And saw your reply. And your eloquent response to Paula Davies

  • @fromtheend4253
    @fromtheend4253 3 года назад +1

    Over Acted and Completely..Annoying!!

  • @Gillby47
    @Gillby47 3 года назад +1

    Not as good as I thought it was going to be,all a bit annoying really.