diff --git a/trackma/engine.py b/trackma/engine.py
index 81df0edd..87ad8534 100644
--- a/trackma/engine.py
+++ b/trackma/engine.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def _add_show_to_library(self, library, library_cache, rescan, fullpath, filenam
 
         return library, library_cache
 
-    def get_episode_path(self, show, episode):
+    def get_episode_path(self, show, episode, error_on_fail=True):
         """
         This function returns the full path of the requested episode from the requested show.
         """
@@ -828,7 +828,9 @@ def get_episode_path(self, show, episode):
         if showid not in library:
             raise utils.EngineError('Show not in library.')
         if episode not in library[showid]:
-            raise utils.EngineError('Episode not in library.')
+            if error_on_fail:
+                raise utils.EngineError('Episode not in library.')
+            return
 
         return library[showid][episode]
 
@@ -854,7 +856,7 @@ def play_random(self):
         ep = self.play_episode(show)
         return (show, ep)
 
-    def play_episode(self, show, playep=0):
+    def play_episode(self, show, playep=0, playto=0):
         """
         Does a local search in the hard disk (in the folder specified by the config file)
         for the specified episode (**playep**) for the specified **show**.
@@ -865,10 +867,21 @@ def play_episode(self, show, playep=0):
         if not self.mediainfo.get('can_play'):
             raise utils.EngineError('Operation not supported by current site or mediatype.')
 
+        eps = re.split('-', str(playep))
+        if len(eps) > 1:
+            if eps[0] != '':
+                playep = eps[0]
+            else:
+                playep = 0
+            if eps[1] != '':
+                playto = eps[1]
+            else:
+                playto = show['total']
         try:
             playep = int(playep)
+            playto = int(playto)
         except ValueError:
-            raise utils.EngineError('Episode must be numeric.')
+            raise utils.EngineError('Episode[s] must be numeric or with optional range (eg: 1-3, -3, or - to play all unseen episodes)')
 
         if show:
             playing_next = False
@@ -876,17 +889,26 @@ def play_episode(self, show, playep=0):
                 playep = show['my_progress'] + 1
                 playing_next = True
 
-            if show['total'] and playep > show['total']:
-                raise utils.EngineError('Episode beyond limits.')
+            if not playto or playto < playep:
+                playto = playep
+
+            if show['total']:
+                if playep > show['total']:
+                    raise utils.EngineError('Episode beyond limits.')
+                if playto > show['total']:
+                    self.msg.info(self.name, "Play to %i is beyond limits of show %s. Defaulting to total episodes of %s" % (playto, show['title'], show['total']))
+                    playto = show['total']
 
             self.msg.info(self.name, "Getting %s %s from library..." % (show['title'], playep))
-            filename = self.get_episode_path(show, playep)
             endep = playep
 
-            if filename:
+            if self.get_episode_path(show, playep):
                 self.msg.info(self.name, 'Found. Starting player...')
                 arg_list = shlex.split(self.config['player'])
-                arg_list.append(filename)
+                for episode in range(playep, playto+1):
+                   ep = self.get_episode_path(show, episode, error_on_fail=False)
+                   if ep:
+                        arg_list.append(ep)
                 try:
                     with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as DEVNULL:
                         subprocess.Popen(arg_list, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
diff --git a/trackma/ui/cli.py b/trackma/ui/cli.py
index 5705d7df..4e6d8f30 100644
--- a/trackma/ui/cli.py
+++ b/trackma/ui/cli.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Trackma_cmd(cmd.Cmd):
         'add':          1,
         'del':          1,
         'delete':       1,
-        'play':         (1, 2),
+        'play':         (1, 3),
         'openfolder':   1,
         'update':       (1, 2),
         'score':        2,
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ def do_play(self, args):
 
         :param show Episode index or title.
         :optparam ep Episode number. Assume next if not specified.
+        :optparam playto Episode number to play to in range.
         :usage play <show index or title> [episode number]
         """
         try:
@@ -508,8 +509,11 @@ def do_play(self, args):
             # otherwise play the next episode not watched yet
             if len(args) > 1:
                 episode = args[1]
+            playto = episode
+            if len(args) > 2:
+                playto = args[2]
 
-            self.engine.play_episode(show, episode)
+            self.engine.play_episode(show, episode, playto)
         except utils.TrackmaError as e:
             self.display_error(e)
 
diff --git a/trackma/ui/curses.py b/trackma/ui/curses.py
index a37f1c5a..d21385f8 100644
--- a/trackma/ui/curses.py
+++ b/trackma/ui/curses.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def do_play(self):
         item = self._get_selected_item()
         if item:
             show = self.engine.get_show_info(item.showid)
-            self.ask('[Play] Episode # to play: ', self.play_request, show['my_progress']+1)
+            self.ask('[Play] Episodes to play (eg: 1, 1-3 or - to play all unseen): ', self.play_request, show['my_progress']+1)
 
     def do_openfolder(self):
         item = self._get_selected_item()