ITV Play of the Week
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Overview
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.
13 seasons
Season 1
1955 · 40 episodes
Season 1
1955 · 40 episodes
- 1 1. A Month in the Country
- 2 2. The Pay Off
- 3 3. The Salt Land
- 4 4. No Other Verdict
- 5 5. The Green of the Year
- 6 6. Captain Carvallo
- 7 7. Favonia
- 8 8. Ignace
- 9 9. The Anatomist
- 10 10. We the Living
- 11 11. Both Ends Meet
- 12 12. Hamlet
- 13 13. Message for Margaret
- 14 14. George and Margaret
- 15 15. Uncle Harry
- 16 16. Misalliance
- 17 17. Skylark
- 18 18. One
- 19 19. The Living Room
- 20 20. The Golden Cuckoo
- 21 21. Seagulls Over Sorrento
- 22 22. Ten Minute Alibi
- 23 23. The Comedy of Errors
- 24 24. Pink Strings and Sealing Wax
- 25 25. Come Read Me a Riddle
- 26 26. I Killed the Count
- 27 27. Dear Charles
- 28 28. MacAdam and Eve
- 29 29. The Innocents
- 30 30. Rain on the Just
- 31 31. Rebecca
- 32 32. Golden Fleece
- 33 33. Down Came a Blackbird
- 34 34. The Golden Entry
- 35 35. The Adding Machine
- 36 36. Dark Journey
- 37 37. They Came By Night
- 38 38. The Terror
- 39 39. A Box at the Adelphi
- 40 40. Towards Zero
Season 2
1956 · 50 episodes
Season 2
1956 · 50 episodes
- 1 1. The Last Enemy
- 2 2. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
- 3 3. Second Threshold
- 4 4. Corinth House
- 5 5. The Seagull
- 6 6. Traveller's Joy
- 7 7. Yellow Jack
- 8 8. Shooting Star
- 9 9. Act of Madness
- 10 10. Waters of the Moon
- 11 11. The Silver Cord
- 12 12. Look Back in Anger
- 13 13. A Time to be Born
- 14 14. The Doctor's Dilemma
- 15 15. The White Carnation
- 16 16. Action for Slander
- 17 17. The Giconda
- 18 18. The Two Headed Eagle
- 19 19. Another Part of the Forest
- 20 20. Tomorrow We Live
- 21 21. The Wild Duck
- 22 22. A Man About the House
- 23 23. Gertie Maude
- 24 24. Home of the Brave
- 25 25. The Day of the Monkey
- 26 26. Heaven and Earth
- 27 27. Adam's Apple
- 28 28. An Enemy of the People
- 29 29. Dead on Nine
- 30 30. Time Remembered
- 31 31. Dear Brutus
- 32 32. The Shop at Sly Corner
- 33 33. Granite Peak
- 34 34. The Scandalous Affair of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon
- 35 35. The Age of Abandon
- 36 36. Accolade
- 37 37. Venus Observed
- 38 38. Hedda Gabler
- 39 39. The Druid's Rest
- 40 40. Boy Meets Girl
- 41 41. His and Hers
- 42 42. Victoria Regina
- 43 43. The Breath of Fools
- 44 44. The Glass Cage
- 45 45. Late Love
- 46 46. Mr. Bolfry
- 47 47. Summertime
- 48 48. The Tigress on the Hearth
- 49 49. Morning's at Seven
- 50 50. The Play's the Thing
Season 3
1957 · 48 episodes
Season 3
1957 · 48 episodes
- 1 1. The Wooden Dish
- 2 2. Knife in the Family
- 3 3. The Green Bay Tree
- 4 4. Wild Justice
- 5 5. Rope
- 6 6. Arrow in the Air
- 7 7. Ring Round the Moon
- 8 8. Lost Boundaries
- 9 9. The Guinea Pig
- 10 10. Mrs. Willie
- 11 11. The Springtime of Others
- 12 12. Widower's Houses
- 13 13. Death of a Salesman
- 14 14. Miss Mabel
- 15 15. The Grass Harp
- 16 16. A Voice in Vision
- 17 17. Johnny Belinda
- 18 18. Reunion in Vienna
- 19 19. The Witch
- 20 20. No. 17
- 21 21. Montserrat
- 22 22. Myself When Young
- 23 23. ...And Humanity
- 24 24. The Rossiters
- 25 25. The Iron Harp
- 26 26. The Importance of Being Ernest
- 27 27. Winterset
- 28 28. No Medals
- 29 29. The Mythmakers
- 30 30. School for Wives
- 31 31. Squaring the Circle
- 32 32. Cry, The Beloved Country
- 33 33. All My Sons
- 34 34. Shadow of the Vine
- 35 35. As the Twig is Bent
- 36 36. Disturbance
- 37 37. The Troublemakers
- 38 38. The Chigwell Chicken
- 39 39. The Linden Tree
- 40 40. A Room With A View
- 41 41. The Kidders
- 42 42. You Never Can Tell
- 43 43. How Charles Bravo Died
- 44 44. A Month in the Country
- 45 45. The Curious Savage
- 46 46. The Young May Moon
- 47 47. Arsenic and Old Lace
- 48 48. The Camel's Back
Season 4
1958 · 50 episodes
Season 4
1958 · 50 episodes
- 1 1. Mary Broome
- 2 2. The Publican's Story
- 3 3. Man and Superman
- 4 4. Women in Love
- 5 5. The Liberty Man
- 6 6. Dinner With The Family
- 7 7. Frenzy
- 8 8. The Strong are Lonely
- 9 9. The Quare Fellow
- 10 10. The Enchanted April
- 11 11. John Gabriel Borkman
- 12 12. Playboy of the Western World
- 13 13. In The Shadow of the Axe
- 14 14. Mrs. Dot
- 15 15. The Last Enemy
- 16 16. The Big Knife
- 17 17. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- 18 18. Ten Little Niggers
- 19 19. The Education of Mr. Surrage
- 20 20. The Killing of the King
- 21 21. No Time For Comedy
- 22 22. Parnell
- 23 23. Garden of Loneliness
- 24 24. The Judge's Story
- 25 25. A Dead Secret
- 26 26. The Face of Treason
- 27 27. The Skin of our Teeth
- 28 28. Skyline For Two
- 29 29. A Day By The Sea
- 30 30. The Winner
- 31 31. Ebb Tide
- 32 32. Family on Trial
- 33 33. The Secret Agent
- 34 34. The Age of Juliet
- 35 35. Sheppey
- 36 36. Distinguished Gathering
- 37 37. A Touch of the Sun
- 38 38. The Square Ring
- 39 39. Sugar in the Morning
- 40 40. The Tortoise and the Hare
- 41 41. The Wild Bird
- 42 42. Fly Away, Peter
- 43 43. For Services Rendered
- 44 44. The Mark of the Warrior
- 45 45. Nude with Violin
- 46 46. Dandy Dick
- 47 47. Shadow of a Pale Horse
- 48 48. The Boy from the Gorbals
- 49 49. The Wind and the Rain
- 50 50. The Hungry God
Season 5
1959 · 51 episodes
Season 5
1959 · 51 episodes
- 1 1. The Younger Generation
- 2 2. Mr. Arcularis
- 3 3. Touch Wood
- 4 4. The Last Hours
- 5 5. Night of January 16th
- 6 6. The Traveller Without Luggage
- 7 7. Cynara
- 8 8. The Violent Years
- 9 9. The Crucible
- 10 10. The Enormous Shadow
- 11 11. Engineer Extraordinary
- 12 12. South
- 13 13. Gallows Glorious!
- 14 14. A Man Involved
- 15 15. Sweet Poison
- 16 16. Deep and Crisp and Even
- 17 17. The Signal
- 18 18. Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
- 19 19. In Search of Happiness
- 20 20. Carrington V.C.
- 21 21. Flowering Cherry
- 22 22. A Woman of No Importance
- 23 23. The Member of the Wedding
- 24 24. The House of Bernarda Alba
- 25 25. The Autumn Garden
- 26 26. The Trap
- 27 27. A Leap in the Dark
- 28 28. The Birthday Party
- 29 29. Double Indemnity
- 30 30. Loyalties
- 31 31. All Summer Long
- 32 32. House of Lies
- 33 33. Mademoiselle
- 34 34. The Green Pack
- 35 35. Beyond the Horizon
- 36 36. Caroline
- 37 37. Hay Fever
- 38 38. Lucky Strike
- 39 39. The Upstart
- 40 40. Night of the Big Heat
- 41 41. Reputation for a Song
- 42 42. The Shrike
- 43 43. Tess
- 44 44. The Darkness Outside
- 45 45. The Patchwork Quilt
- 46 46. The Search Party
- 47 47. The Ladies of the Corridor
- 48 48. The Watching Eye
- 49 49. Kind Lady
- 50 50. Dear Delinquent
- 51 51. Vitriol
Season 6
1960 · 52 episodes
Season 6
1960 · 52 episodes
- 1 1. Sparrow, Sparrow
- 2 2. Shadow of Guilt
- 3 3. Gaslight
- 4 4. The Protest
- 5 5. The Burning Glass
- 6 6. The Pets
- 7 7. Old Man in a Hurry
- 8 8. Tiger at the Gates
- 9 9. Square Dance
- 10 10. The Family First
- 11 11. The Pot Carriers
- 12 12. The Silver Whistle
- 13 13. The Watching Eye
- 14 14. The Accomplices
- 15 15. The Happy Man
- 16 16. The Girl in the Window
- 17 17. The Two Bouquets
- 18 18. The Jason Group
- 19 19. The Road To Hilda Brown
- 20 20. Ring of Truth
- 21 21. The Flashing Stream
- 22 22. A Spring of Love
- 23 23. Negative Evidence
- 24 24. Plough and the Stars
- 25 25. The Break-Up
- 26 26. The Poisoned Earth
- 27 27. Hell Hath No Fury
- 28 28. The Girl on the Via Flaminia
- 29 29. Doctor Everyman's Hour
- 30 30. Echoes on a Lonely Shore
- 31 31. The Threatening Storm
- 32 32. Midnight Sun
- 33 33. All on a Summer's Day
- 34 34. Break From Cover
- 35 35. Miss Treeves
- 36 36. Soldier in the Snow
- 37 37. Mrs. Skeffington
- 38 38. Any Other Business
- 39 39. All My Own Work
- 40 40. Fairy Tales of New York
- 41 41. Countdown at Woomera
- 42 42. The Paper Palace
- 43 43. I Remember Mama
- 44 44. Life With Father
- 45 45. The Burden of Proof
- 46 46. Hallelujah Corner
- 47 47. The Primitive
- 48 48. Ivanov
- 49 49. Conflict in the Sun
- 50 50. Harriet
- 51 51. A Shred of Evidence
- 52 52. Over the Bridge
Season 7
1961 · 31 episodes
Season 7
1961 · 31 episodes
- 1 1. Gilt and Gingerbread
- 2 2. Then We Fall
- 3 3. Faraway Music
- 4 4. Barchester Towers
- 5 5. Thinking of My Darling
- 6 6. A House of Strangers
- 7 7. Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
- 8 8. A Doll's House
- 9 9. The Candidate
- 10 10. Joker's Justice
- 11 11. The Two on the Beach
- 12 12. Whiteman
- 13 13. The Whisperers
- 14 14. The Wild Duck
- 15 15. The Visitors
- 16 16. Murder In Shorthand
- 17 17. A Perfect Woman
- 18 18. The Door
- 19 19. You In Your Small Corner
- 20 20. Some Other Love
- 21 21. I Don't Like You
- 22 22. Lean Liberty
- 23 23. My Three Angels
- 24 24. Rough Justice
- 25 25. The Week-Enders
- 26 26. A Righteous Woman
- 27 27. Bird In The Wilderness
- 28 28. Coach 7, Seat 15
- 29 29. Miracle on Mano
- 30 30. The Casualties
- 31 31. The Lark
Season 8
1962 · 51 episodes
Season 8
1962 · 51 episodes
- 1 1. The Gentle Assassin
- 2 2. A Matter of Principle
- 3 3. Freedom in September
- 4 4. Hobson's Choice
- 5 5. The Second Chef
- 6 6. A Lily in Little India
- 7 7. When the Kissing Had to Stop: Act 1 - The Hammer
- 8 8. Major Barbara
- 9 9. Misalliance
- 10 10. Don Juan in Hell
- 11 11. The Applecart
- 12 12. The Typewriter
- 13 13. Haven In Sunset
- 14 14. A Letter From the General
- 15 15. Alida
- 16 16. The Shifting Heart
- 17 17. The Rehearsal
- 18 18. All Good Children
- 19 19. Darkness at Noon
- 20 20. Danger Zone
- 21 21. Time and the Conways
- 22 22. The Tin Whistle Man
- 23 23. The Buried Man
- 24 24. The Cruel Deadline
- 25 25. The Search
- 26 26. JB Priestley Season #1: Eden End
- 27 27. JB Priestley Season #2: I Can't Bear Violence
- 28 28. JB Priestley Season #3: Dangerous Corner
- 29 29. War and Peace
- 30 30. The Kidnapping of Mary Smith
- 31 31. The Sandcastle
- 32 32. The Brimstone Butterfly
- 33 33. Ever Since Paradise
- 34 34. Cunningham
- 35 35. Double Stakes
- 36 36. Girl With a Difference
- 37 37. The Rainmaker
- 38 38. Breakthrough
- 39 39. The Truth About Alan
- 40 40. The Seventh Wave
- 41 41. The Eve of St. Mark's
- 42 42. True Love and Limbeck
- 43 43. The Heart of the Country
- 44 44. Double Yolk
- 45 45. The Touch of a Dead Hand
- 46 46. End of Conflict
- 47 47. Conspiracy of Silence
- 48 48. For King and Country #1: Out There
- 49 49. For King and Country #2: The Barricade
- 50 50. For King and Country #3: Tunnel Trench
- 51 51. For King and Country #4: The Enemy
Season 9
1963 · 53 episodes
Season 9
1963 · 53 episodes
- 1 1. Three Sisters
- 2 2. A Question of Morals
- 3 3. The Gioconda Smile
- 4 4. The Stone Dance
- 5 5. The Facing Chair
- 6 6. The Fixers
- 7 7. Stella
- 8 8. The Finambulists
- 9 9. Velvet Cage
- 10 10. London Wall
- 11 11. Nice Break for the Boys
- 12 12. The Quails
- 13 13. A Walk on the Water
- 14 14. Vicky and the Sultan
- 15 15. The Travelling Man
- 16 16. The Teachers
- 17 17. Pickwick
- 18 18. Three Roads to Rome
- 19 19. Acquit or Hang
- 20 20. The Rose Tattoo
- 21 21. The Glass Menagerie
- 22 22. Camino Real
- 23 23. Marching Song
- 24 24. Uncle Selwyn
- 25 25. I Can Walk Where I Like Can't I?
- 26 26. The Guilty Party
- 27 27. A Case of Character
- 28 28. The Rose Garden
- 29 29. Shadow in the Sun
- 30 30. Devil in the Wind
- 31 31. Where Are They Now?
- 32 32. Finger on the Balance
- 33 33. Flight From Reality
- 34 34. Jacko at War
- 35 35. A Question of Happiness #1: A Question About Hell
- 36 36. A Question of Happiness #2: Another Port. Another Town
- 37 37. A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm A Bird
- 38 38. A Question of Happiness #4: Fred
- 39 39. A Tricycle Made for Two
- 40 40. Celebration Dinner
- 41 41. The Bastow Affair
- 42 42. Valentina
- 43 43. A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 44 44. A Spanner in the Grass Roots
- 45 45. Samson By Moonshine
- 46 46. The Lovers of Florence
- 47 47. The Witnesses
- 48 48. Gina
- 49 49. The Offence
- 50 50. A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter
- 51 51. A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit
- 52 52. A Choice of Coward #3: The Vortex
- 53 53. A Choice of Coward #4: Design For Living
Season 10
1964 · 48 episodes
Season 10
1964 · 48 episodes
- 1 1. The Other Man
- 2 2. The Wife of Knightsbridge
- 3 3. The Man in the Panama Hat
- 4 4. Find Yourself a Mug
- 5 5. Goodnight to Heroes
- 6 6. Undercurrent
- 7 7. A Really Good Jazz Piano
- 8 8. The Sound of Murder
- 9 9. Crime and Punishment
- 10 10. The Bachelors
- 11 11. Tarnish on a Golden Boy
- 12 12. The Rules that Jack Made
- 13 13. Drill Pig
- 14 14. Deep and Crisp and Stolen
- 15 15. The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
- 16 16. Blood & Thunder: The Changeling
- 17 17. Blood & Thunder: Women Beware Women
- 18 18. A Tank of Fish
- 19 19. The Image
- 20 20. Giants on Saturday
- 21 21. No Baby, No Baby At All
- 22 22. The Rules of the Game
- 23 23. An Aspidistra in Babylon
- 24 24. The Fall of the Sparrow
- 25 25. Come Back Little Sheba
- 26 26. A Fearful Thing
- 27 27. I Remember the Battle
- 28 28. Finesse in Diamonds
- 29 29. Thick as Old Timber
- 30 30. We Thought You'd Like to be Caesar
- 31 31. Goodbye Johnny
- 32 32. The Edwardians #1: The Walls of Jericho
- 33 33. The Edwardians #2: Mid Channel
- 34 34. The Edwardians #3: Olive Latimer's Husband
- 35 35. The Edwardians #4: The Madras House
- 36 36. John Paddington
- 37 37. Beautiful Forever
- 38 38. A Couple of Dry Martinis
- 39 39. The Misunderstanding
- 40 40. The Death of Bessie Smith
- 41 41. The American Dream
- 42 42. Winter in Ischia
- 43 43. Between The Two Of Us
- 44 44. As The Crow Flies
- 45 45. When The Wind Blows
- 46 46. Helen and Edward and Henry
- 47 47. The Way of all Flesh
- 48 48. Their Obedient Servants
Season 11
1965 · 47 episodes
Season 11
1965 · 47 episodes
- 1 1. Strife
- 2 2. The Successor
- 3 3. The Winds of Green Monday
- 4 4. Four of Hearts #1: Tilt
- 5 5. Four of Hearts #2: Please Love My Wife
- 6 6. Four of Hearts #3: This Year's Girl
- 7 7. Four of Hearts #4: Summertime Ends Tonight
- 8 8. Breaking Point
- 9 9. Four Days to the Fireworks
- 10 10. The Corsican Brothers
- 11 11. Mr. Fowlds
- 12 12. Point of Order
- 13 13. Finder's Keepers
- 14 14. My Father's Keeper
- 15 15. The Cabbage Tree Hat Boys
- 16 16. Solo for the Banker
- 17 17. The Stories of DH Lawrence #1: White Stocking
- 18 18. The Stories of DH Lawrence #2: Daughters of the Vicar
- 19 19. The Stories of DH Lawrence #3: New Eve and Old Adam
- 20 20. The Stories of DH Lawrence #4: Samson and Delilah
- 21 21. The Stories of DH Lawrence #5: Tickets Please/Monkey Nuts
- 22 22. The Stories of DH Lawrence #6: The Blind Man
- 23 23. The Stories of DH Lawrence #7: Jimmy and the Desperate Woman
- 24 24. The Stories of DH Lawrence #8: Two Blue Birds/In Love
- 25 25. The Reluctant Debutante
- 26 26. The Dance of Death
- 27 27. Nelson - A Study in Miniature
- 28 28. Ivanov
- 29 29. All My Loving
- 30 30. A View from the Bridge
- 31 31. The First Thunder
- 32 32. Variation on a Theme
- 33 33. The Browning Version
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34. The Move after Checkmate
- 35 35. Seven Deadly Sins #1: My Friend Corby
- 36 36. Seven Deadly Sins #2: File on Harry Jordan
- 37 37. Seven Deadly Sins #3: A Cold Heart
- 38 38. Seven Deadly Sins #4: A Temporary Typist
- 39 39. Seven Deadly Sins #5: In The Night
- 40 40. Seven Deadly Sins #6: A Lion In His Way
- 41 41. Seven Deadly Sins #7: The Erphinham Camp
- 42 42. The Cretan
- 43 43. Blue as his Eyes, The Tin Helmet he Wore
- 44 44. An Experience of Evil
- 45 45. The Climbers
- 46 46. Convalescence
- 47 47. You'll Know Me by the Stars in My Eyes
Season 12
1966 · 43 episodes
Season 12
1966 · 43 episodes
- 1 1. Plays of Married Life #1: A Catching Complaint
- 2 2. Plays of Married Life No. 2: Where Shall I Find What Will Change My Life?
- 3 3. Plays of Married Life No. 3: The Fat Woman's Tale
- 4 4. Plays of Married Life No. 4: The Bright Side
- 5 5. Home and Beauty
- 6 6. A Choice of Kings
- 7 7. Major Barbara
- 8 8. The Caretaker
- 9 9. Dear Liar
- 10 10. The New Men
- 11 11. The East Wind
- 12 12. End In Tears
- 13 13. The Tormentors
- 14 14. A Tot At The Local
- 15 15. The First Thing You Think Of
- 16 16. Come Laughing Home
- 17 17. Julie's Gone
- 18 18. On The Island
- 19 19. A Roof Over Our Mouths
- 20 20. Love On The Dole
- 21 21. Nice To Have You Back
- 22 22. That Old Black Magic
- 23 23. The Crossfire
- 24 24. A Drug on the Market
- 25 25. Cry Baby Bunting
- 26 26. Present Laughter
- 27 27. The Investigation
- 28 28. Dr. De Waldo's Therapy
- 29 29. Person Unknown
- 30 30. Seven Deadly Virtues #1: It's Your Move
- 31 31. Seven Deadly Virtues #2: The Good and Faithful Servant
- 32 32. Seven Deadly Virtues #3: Surface of Innocent
- 33 33. Seven Deadly Virtues #4: The Man with Two Heads
- 34 34. Seven Deadly Virtues #5: The Whole Truth
- 35 35. Seven Deadly Virtues #6: A Pain in the Neck
- 36 36. Seven Deadly Virtues #7: Are You By Yourself?
- 37 37. Little Moon of Alban
- 38 38. The Division
- 39 39. The Trial and Error of Colonel Winchip
- 40 40. The Stories of DH Lawrence #9: Strike Pay
- 41 41. The Stories of DH Lawrence #10: Blue Moccasins
- 42 42. The Stories of DH Lawrence #11: Mother and Daughter
- 43 43. The New Assistant
Season 13
1967 · 11 episodes
Season 13
1967 · 11 episodes
- 1 1. ITV Summer Playhouse #1: The Sleeping Partner
- 2 2. ITV Summer Playhouse #2: The English Climate
- 3 3. ITV Summer Playhouse #3: Death By Misadventure
- 4 4. ITV Summer Playhouse #4: Difference of Opinion
- 5 5. ITV Summer Playhouse #5: The Big Killing
- 6 6. ITV Summer Playhouse #6: The Small Rebellion of Jess Calvert
- 7 7. ITV Summer Playhouse #7: A Brand New Scrubbing Brush
- 8 8. ITV Summer Playhouse #8: One Fat Englishman
- 9 9. ITV Summer Playhouse #9: The Voysey Inheritance
- 10 10. ITV Summer Playhouse #10: Travelling Light
- 11 11. ITV Summer Playhouse #11: The Man Who Understood Women
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