Thirty-Minute Theatre
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Overview
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
8 seasons
Series 1
1965 · 38 episodes
Series 1
1965 · 38 episodes
- 1 1. Parson's Pleasure
- 2 2. Give the Clown His Supper
- 3 3. Portrait of a Madonna
- 4 4. Pay as You Go
- 5 5. Monica
- 6 6. Love in Triplicate
- 7 7. Application Form
- 8 8. The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft
- 9 9. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
- 10 10. Mr. Ponge
- 11 11. That's Not My Name
- 12 12. Family Christmas
- 13 13. The Passenger
- 14 14. The Flipside
- 15 15. The Enchanted Night
- 16 16. Four-Way Incident
- 17 17. Brothers
- 18 18. Janni! Oh Janni!
- 19 19. The Sugar Cubes
- 20 20. Case Suspended
- 21 21. Ships of the Line
- 22 22. Keep on Running
- 23 23. Not for Just an Hour
- 24 24. 'Twas on a Sunday
- 25 25. Magnolia Summer
- 26 26. A Girl's Best Friend
- 27 27. Emergency Ward 9
- 28 28. A Letter from the Country
- 29 29. The Caramel Crisis
- 30 30. Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea
- 31 31. The House Mouse
- 32 32. The Hard Word
- 33 33. Ella
- 34 34. The Window
- 35 35. Friday Night's the Best Night
- 36 36. A Good Reason for Getting Married
- 37 37. The Queen Street Girls
- 38 38. They Put You Where You Are
Series 2
1966 · 37 episodes
Series 2
1966 · 37 episodes
- 1 1. The Other Fella
- 2 2. The Devil and All His Mischief
- 3 3. The Spoken Word
- 4 4. The Sounds of War
- 5 5. The Excavation
- 6 6. Play to Win
- 7 7. Confession
- 8 8. Wife in a Blonde Wig
- 9 9. O-Gosh!
- 10 10. First Catch Your Hare...
- 11 11. Brainscrew
- 12 12. The Towers of Manhattan
- 13 13. Taste
- 14 14. R.S.V.P.
- 15 15. The Suede Jacket
- 16 16. Oldenberg
- 17 17. Later a Man Was Questioned
- 18 18. Teeth
- 19 19. Turn Off If You Know the Ending
- 20 20. An Absolute Treasure
- 21 21. Go Tell It on Table Mountain
- 22 22. Taffy Came to My House
- 23 23. Who Were You With Last Night?
- 24 24. Two and Two Make Twenty Two
- 25 25. Wanted
- 26 26. The Gun
- 27 27. Failpass
- 28 28. Boa Constrictor
- 29 29. The Isle is Full of Noises
- 30 30. Silver Wedding
- 31 31. The Sufferings of Peter Obiznov
- 32 32. Haven't You People Got Homes?
- 33 33. That Woman
- 34 34. The Other Side
- 35 35. The Wake
- 36 36. Child Marlene
- 37 37. Another Moon Called Earth
Series 3
1967 · 35 episodes
Series 3
1967 · 35 episodes
- 1 1. Leave Me Alone
- 2 2. The Timekeepers
- 3 3. You Meet All Sorts
- 4 4. The Tape Recorder
- 5 5. The Top Bunk
- 6 6. Have It On The House
- 7 7. Notice! Meeting In Progress
- 8 8. A Time of Wolves and Tigers
- 9 9. The Keys on the Streets
- 10 10. Come Death
- 11 11. The Metal Martyr
- 12 12. A Private Place
- 13 13. The News-Benders
- 14 14. Diary of an Encounter
- 15 15. Lovely In Black
- 16 16. Happiness Is E Shaped
- 17 17. Child's Play
- 18 18. Snakes and Reptiles
- 19 19. The Unquiet Man
- 20 20. The Interview
- 21 21. Eveline
- 22 22. A Personal Affair
- 23 23. No Trams To Ethiopia
- 24 24. Father's Day
- 25 25. Pleasant Dreams, Fernando
- 26 26. The Sinner
- 27 27. It's On You, John
- 28 28. Standing By For Santa Claus
- 29 29. Empty Bottles
- 30 30. Thank God for U.D.I.!
- 31 31. Still Death
- 32 32. Walk In The Dark
- 33 33. The Boy's Room
- 34 34. Number 30, Approximately
- 35 35. A Question of Honour
Series 4
1968 · 36 episodes
Series 4
1968 · 36 episodes
- 1 1. Baby
- 2 2. A Matter of Principle
- 3 3. The Flag
- 4 4. The Chequers Manoeuvre
- 5 5. Something To Hide: The First Floor
- 6 6. Something To Hide: The Studio
- 7 7. Something To Hide: The Caretaker's Flat
- 8 8. Of Public Concern
- 9 9. Cause of Death
- 10 10. The Last Victim
- 11 11. Loving Israel
- 12 12. The Bishop and the Actress
- 13 13. Before Breakfast
- 14 14. Cross Examine
- 15 15. Swallowing the Anchor
- 16 16. Game, Set and Match
- 17 17. Where Have They Gone, All The Little Children
- 18 18. Absolute Aggers and Torters
- 19 19. These Men Are Dangerous: Mussolini
- 20 20. These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler
- 21 21. These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin
- 22 22. Stake Money
- 23 23. First Confession
- 24 24. The Boat To Addis Ababa
- 25 25. A Hot Day
- 26 26. Roses, Roses, All The Way
- 27 27. The Victims: A Degree of Stress
- 28 28. The Victims: Frontier
- 29 29. The Victims: Progressive Blues
- 30 30. Invasion
- 31 31. A Nice Cool Pad in the Sky
- 32 32. Anything You Say
- 33 33. Conversation at Night
- 34 34. Roly Poly
- 35 35. ...And Was Invited to Form a Government
- 36 36. A Borderline Case
Series 5
1969 · 36 episodes
Series 5
1969 · 36 episodes
- 1 1. Remote Control
- 2 2. Gangster
- 3 3. Trial
- 4 4. A Formula for Treason
- 5 5. Someone's Knocking at Me Door
- 6 6. Trespassers
- 7 7. Aggers and Torters: Back to Nature
- 8 8. Aggers and Torters: Psy-Fi
- 9 9. Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory
- 10 10. Lecture to an Academy
- 11 11. The Switch
- 12 12. The Discharge of Trooper Lusby
- 13 13. Laffin' Gas
- 14 14. The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
- 15 15. Reparation
- 16 16. The Scarecrows
- 17 17. Laying It Off For Spangle
- 18 18. Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
- 19 19. What a Pity You Can't Stay Longer
- 20 20. Out of Sight, Out of Mind
- 21 21. Meanwhile Back at the Office
- 22 22. All My Own Army
- 23 23. Whispers
- 24 24. Revolutions: Cromwell
- 25 25. Revolutions: Lenin
- 26 26. Revolutions: Fidel Castro
- 27 27. Is That Your Body, Boy?
- 28 28. The Tidewatchers
- 29 29. Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography
- 30 30. Lilly: Part 1
- 31 31. Lilly: Part 2
- 32 32. Ben
- 33 33. An Uncertain Sound
- 34 34. Hope
- 35 35. Good Times
- 36 36. Tropical Wednesdays
Series 6
1970 · 37 episodes
Series 6
1970 · 37 episodes
- 1 1. The Raid
- 2 2. The Year of the Crow
- 3 3. Did Your Nanny Come from Bergen?
- 4 4. Tribunal
- 5 5. Helen
- 6 6. The Warmonger
- 7 7. The Editor Regrets
- 8 8. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Settles an Account
- 9 9. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Meets a Man Going to St. Ives
- 10 10. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Encounters the English Class System
- 11 11. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Observes the Truth of an Old Music Hall Song
- 12 12. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Plays Cops and Robbers
- 13 13. Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Knows the Criminal but not the Crime
- 14 14. But Now They Are Fled
- 15 15. Faith
- 16 16. Terrible Jim Fitch
- 17 17. The Bequest
- 18 18. Me MacKenna
- 19 19. The Proposal
- 20 20. Asquith in Orbit
- 21 21. Happy Days Are Here Again
- 22 22. The Railway Man's New Clothes
- 23 23. No Charge for the Extra Service
- 24 24. A Distinct Chill
- 25 25. The Waiting Room
- 26 26. Listen to the Drums
- 27 27. Death's Head
- 28 28. Jilly
- 29 29. Something for the Children
- 30 30. The Room They Left
- 31 31. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Crisis
- 32 32. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Suspect
- 33 33. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Inquiry
- 34 34. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Retreat
- 35 35. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Deadlock
- 36 36. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Breakthrough
- 37 37. Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Decision
Series 7
1971 · 33 episodes
Series 7
1971 · 33 episodes
- 1 1. Walt, King of the Dumper
- 2 2. Soldier Ants
- 3 3. Gun Play
- 4 4. Combing Down His Yellow Hair
- 5 5. The Moonlighters
- 6 6. Getting In
- 7 7. Psychological Warfare
- 8 8. A Settled Sort of Life
- 9 9. The Gardeners of My Youth
- 10 10. Blues in the Morning
- 11 11. Jenkins
- 12 12. Allotment
- 13 13. Farewell Performance
- 14 14. Footprints
- 15 15. A Wen
- 16 16. Not Counting the Savages
- 17 17. Uncle Rollo
- 18 18. They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques
- 19 19. The Penthouse Apartment
- 20 20. An Affair of Honour
- 21 21. An Arrow for Little Audrey
- 22 22. That Quiet Earth
- 23 23. Said the Preacher
- 24 24. That Time of Life
- 25 25. Under the Age
- 26 26. Bypass
- 27 27. And For My Next Trick
- 28 28. The Sit In
- 29 29. Mill Hill
- 30 30. King's Cross Lunch Hour
- 31 31. Swiss Cottage
- 32 32. Knightsbridge
- 33 33. Bermondsey
Series 8
1972 · 33 episodes
Series 8
1972 · 33 episodes
- 1 1. Hands
- 2 2. Lushly
- 3 3. Too Far
- 4 4. Thrills Galore
- 5 5. The Argument
- 6 6. The Seventh Juror
- 7 7. I Spy a Stranger
- 8 8. The Judge's Wife
- 9 9. Scarborough
- 10 10. Tonight We Meet Arthur Pendlebury
- 11 11. Ronnie's So Long at the Fair
- 12 12. Ten Torrey Canyons
- 13 13. I Wouldn't Tell on You, Miss
- 14 14. You're Free
- 15 15. Dialogue
- 16 16. Krapp's Last Tape
- 17 17. The Chauffeur and the Lady
- 18 18. You've Been a Long Time, Alfred
- 19 19. The Japanese Student
- 20 20. The Punchy and the Fairy
- 21 21. Playthings
- 22 22. Is Nellie Dead?
- 23 23. A Chance Encounter
- 24 24. You and Me and Him
- 25 25. The Great Acrobile
- 26 26. Atrocity
- 27 27. Beginning To End
- 28 28. Swamp Music
- 29 29. Croust
- 30 30. The Baby's Name Being Kitchener
- 31 31. Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath
- 32 32. About a Bout
- 33 33. Shakespeare Country
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