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ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

1955•1h 30m•4.0/10
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A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.

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Production

Associated-Rediffusion Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 27, 1955

Last Aired

September 18, 1967

Networks

ITV1

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
A Month in the Country
Air date: 1955-09-27
E2
The Pay Off
Air date: 1955-10-29
E3
The Salt Land
Air date: 1955-11-08
E4
No Other Verdict
Air date: 1955-11-23
E5
The Green of the Year
Air date: 1955-12-05
E6
Captain Carvallo
Air date: 1956-01-02
E7
Favonia
Air date: 1956-01-16
E8
Ignace
Air date: 1956-01-30
E9
The Anatomist
Air date: 1956-02-06
E10
We the Living
Air date: 1956-02-13
E11
Both Ends Meet
Air date: 1956-02-20
E12
Hamlet
Air date: 1956-02-27
E13
Message for Margaret
Air date: 1956-03-05
E14
George and Margaret
Air date: 1956-03-12
E15
Uncle Harry
Air date: 1956-03-19
E16
Misalliance
Air date: 1956-03-28
E17
Skylark
Air date: 1956-04-09
E18
One
Air date: 1956-04-16
E19
The Living Room
Air date: 1956-04-23
E20
The Golden Cuckoo
Air date: 1956-04-30
E21
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Air date: 1956-05-07
E22
Ten Minute Alibi
Air date: 1956-05-14
E23
The Comedy of Errors
Air date: 1956-05-21
E24
Pink Strings and Sealing Wax
Air date: 1956-05-28
E25
Come Read Me a Riddle
Air date: 1956-06-04
E26
I Killed the Count
Air date: 1956-06-11
E27
Dear Charles
Air date: 1956-06-18
E28
MacAdam and Eve
Air date: 1956-06-25
E29
The Innocents
Air date: 1956-07-02
E30
Rain on the Just
Air date: 1956-07-09
E31
Rebecca
Air date: 1956-07-16
E32
Golden Fleece
Air date: 1956-07-16
E33
Down Came a Blackbird
Air date: 1956-07-23
E34
The Golden Entry
Air date: 1956-07-30
E35
The Adding Machine
Air date: 1956-07-30
E36
Dark Journey
Air date: 1956-08-06
E37
They Came By Night
Air date: 1956-08-13
E38
The Terror
Air date: 1956-08-27
E39
A Box at the Adelphi
Air date: 1956-09-03
E40
Towards Zero
Air date: 1956-09-03

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