Play for Today A Gift from Nessus (Season 10, Episode 19)
TV Episode | 77 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

A Gift from Nessus (Season 10, Episode 19)

TV Episode | 77 min | Comedy, Drama

"You've been a good man with us, Eddie. Made a lot of contacts. But two things you'd better realise. One: a salesman who doesn't sell is a liability. Two: don't charge your private life to our account."

Director

James Ormerod

Writers

Bill Craig (adaptation) | William McIlvanney (novel)

Producer

Pharic Maclaren

Production Designer

Jim Longmuir

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 1980

Release date

Feb 28, 1980 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Ken Hutchison Eddie Cameron Eddie Cameron See fewer	Ladyhawke (1985)
Alison Key Allison Cameron Allison Cameron See fewer	Freud (1984)
Elizabeth Bell Margaret Sutton Margaret Sutton See fewer	Esther Waters (1964)
Robert Urquhart Sid Morton Sid Morton See fewer	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Leonard Maguire Mr. Sutton Mr. Sutton See fewer	Beyond the Limit (1983)
Marjorie Dalziel Mrs. Sutton Mrs. Sutton See fewer	Madame Bovary (1964)
Jim Byars John Sutton John Sutton See fewer	A Sense of Freedom (1981)
Ron Bain Mechanic Mechanic See fewer	I, Lovett (1989)
Bill Denniston Jim Forbes Jim Forbes See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Rose McBain Eileen Forbes Eileen Forbes See fewer	Monarch of the Glen (2000)
Dorothy Paul Elspeth Morton Elspeth Morton See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Carol Ann Crawford Annette Annette See fewer	The Invitation (II) (2022)
Alec Monteath Bob Bob See fewer	Take the High Road (1980)
Michael Elder Ted Ted See fewer	The Flight of the Heron (1976)
Phyllida Hewat Mrs. Gilchrist Mrs. Gilchrist See fewer	Chromiumblue.com (2003)
Joan Fitzpatrick Mrs. McKendrick Mrs. McKendrick See fewer	The Camerons (1976)
Katy Gardiner Waitress Waitress See fewer	Sutherland's Law (1973)
Jeff Norton Gas Foreman Gas Foreman See fewer	The Omega Factor (1979)
E.J.P. Mace Minister Minister See fewer	Square Mile of Murder (1980)
Iona Young Alice Alice See fewer	Take the High Road (1980)
Islay Young Helen Helen See fewer	Play for Today (1970)