"Our Day Out" is the 16th episode of the eighth season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today.

"Our Day Out" was written by Willy Russell, directed by Pedr James, produced by David Rose, and starred Jean Heywood, Alun Armstrong, Elizabeth Estensen, Robert Gillespie, Iona Banks, and Peter Tilbury.

In the original version, the headmaster, Mr Briggs makes the decision to go on the trip as an extra member of staff, emphasising his mistrust of the liberal values of Mrs Kay.

A search ensues and Mr. Briggs finally finds Carol, who is depressed because she doesn't want to return to her troubled family home.

Mr. Briggs, who up till this point has acted as a strict disciplinarian, policing the students' bad behaviour and expressing doubts that they should even be allowed to have an outing, shows a more understanding side as he convinces Carol not to jump and to rejoin the rest of the group.

[1] The original television version was developed into a musical for the stage with songs by Willy Russell, Chris Mellor and Bob Eaton.

The young cast travelled to Manchester in mid-December 1977 to watch a special screening of the television film with others they had worked with.

Julie Jones, who at the age of 13 played Carol, noted of her character that she was "a rather sad little girl" who came from a "tough home background".

Roy Gibb, then Head of Sales for BBC Enterprises, observed that it was among their most successful exports and believed it was ideal for international audiences, given its emphasis on visual effects and contemporary humour.