Play for Today airs Thursday, December 4th, 2025 on 5 at 9:00pm

On an affluent Hampstead street, Lenny Bray, a once-beloved comedian, and his wife Maggie are drawn into a nightmare when Ben, a bloodied and frantic young man, collapses at their doorstep. Against Maggie’s instincts, Lenny invites him inside.

What begins as an act of compassion twists into psychological terror as Ben’s story unravels.

Trapped in their own home, Lenny and Maggie endure a tense standoff of manipulation, confessions, and shifting power.

The intruder may have brought the terror, but it’s Maggie who decides how the story ends.

  • Play for Today: A Knock at the Door. Series 1, episode 3
  • Alan Davies as Lenny

Cast

  • Alan Davies as Lenny
  • Logan Mersh as Ben
  • Nikki Amuka-Bird as Maggie

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By Eastieoaks

From Cwmderi to Walford, I have been watching soaps for more than 30 years and there is always a story to come.

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