Red Letter Day is a 1976 British television anthology series screened on ITV, and produced by Granada Television.[1][2] The series consists of seven stand alone teleplays that aired between 11 January 1976, and 22 February 1976.[3] [4][5][1][2][6] Each teleplay examined the events in a single, special day in someone's life. The series first teleplay, "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill", was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama in 1977.[7]
| Episode No. | Title | Cast | Directed by | Written by | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill" | Joe Black Jack Shepherd Mark Wing-Davey Barbara Moore-Black Diana Davies | Mike Newell | Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 11 January 1976[2] |
| 2 | "The Five Pound Orange" | Sarah Badel Peter Barkworth Bernard Horsfall | June Howson | Story by : Donald Churchill Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 18 January 1976[6] |
| 3 | "Well Thank You, Thursday" | Judy Parfitt Andrew Ray Brenda Cavendish | Brian Mills | Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 25 January 1976[1] |
| 4 | "Amazing Stories" | Harold Kasket Rula Lenska Ian McDiarmid | Peter Plummer | Story by : Howard Schuman Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 1 February 1976[4] |
| 5 | "Matchfit" | Roddy McMillan Steven Pacey Anne Reid | Gordon Flemyng | Story by : Brian Glanville Teleplay by : Willis Hall and Jack Rosenthal | 8 February 1976 |
| 6 | "For Services to Myself" | Alan Dobie Ronald Radd Gwen Cherrell | Gordon Flemyng | Teleplay by : C.P. Taylor | 15 February 1976[5] |
| 7 | "Bag of Yeast" | Gladys Ambrose Jimmy Coleman Bill Dean | Michael Grigsby | Story by : Neville Smith Teleplay by : Jack Rosenthal | 22 February 1976[3] |