ITV Play of the Week
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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Season 8
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1
E1
The Gentle Assassin
Sep 4, 1962 -
2
E2
A Matter of Principle
Sep 11, 1962 -
3
E3
Freedom in September
Sep 18, 1962 -
4
E4
Hobson's Choice
Sep 25, 1962 -
5
E5
The Second Chef
Oct 2, 1962 -
6
E6
A Lily in Little India
Oct 9, 1962 -
7
E7
When the Kissing Had to Stop: Act 1 - The Hammer
Part 1 of the Play. Part 2 'When the Kissing Had To Stop: Act 2 - The Sickle' was broadcast as part of the Television Playhouse series on ITV. S08E05, broadcast 19/10/1962.
Oct 16, 1962 -
8
E8
Major Barbara
Oct 23, 1962 -
9
E9
Misalliance
Oct 30, 1962 -
10
E10
Don Juan in Hell
Nov 6, 1962 -
11
E11
The Applecart
Nov 13, 1962 -
12
E12
The Typewriter
Nov 20, 1962 -
13
E13
Haven In Sunset
Nov 27, 1962 -
14
E14
A Letter From the General
Dec 4, 1962 -
15
E15
Alida
Dec 11, 1962 -
16
E16
The Shifting Heart
Dec 18, 1962 -
17
E17
The Rehearsal
Jan 1, 1963 -
18
E18
All Good Children
Jan 8, 1963 -
19
E19
Darkness at Noon
Jan 15, 1963 -
20
E20
Danger Zone
Jan 22, 1963 -
21
E21
Time and the Conways
Jan 29, 1963 -
22
E22
The Tin Whistle Man
Feb 5, 1963 -
23
E23
The Buried Man
Written by David Mercer. A play about Robert Bailey, a Miner who wants to be happy but ends up breaking down. This was Leonard Rossiter's first television role. This production has been lost from the archives.
Feb 12, 1963 -
24
E24
The Cruel Deadline
Feb 19, 1963 -
25
E25
The Search
Feb 26, 1963 -
26
E26
JB Priestley Season #1: Eden End
Mar 5, 1963 -
27
E27
JB Priestley Season #2: I Can't Bear Violence
Mar 12, 1963 -
28
E28
JB Priestley Season #3: Dangerous Corner
Mar 19, 1963 -
29
E29
War and Peace
Mar 26, 1963 -
30
E30
The Kidnapping of Mary Smith
Apr 2, 1963 -
31
E31
The Sandcastle
Apr 9, 1963 -
32
E32
The Brimstone Butterfly
Apr 16, 1963 -
33
E33
Ever Since Paradise
Apr 23, 1963 -
34
E34
Cunningham
Apr 30, 1963 -
35
E35
Double Stakes
May 7, 1963 -
36
E36
Girl With a Difference
May 14, 1963 -
37
E37
The Rainmaker
May 21, 1963 -
38
E38
Breakthrough
May 28, 1963 -
39
E39
The Truth About Alan
Jun 4, 1963 -
40
E40
The Seventh Wave
Jun 11, 1963 -
41
E41
The Eve of St. Mark's
Jun 18, 1963 -
42
E42
True Love and Limbeck
Jun 25, 1963 -
43
E43
The Heart of the Country
Jul 2, 1963 -
44
E44
Double Yolk
Jul 9, 1963 -
45
E45
The Touch of a Dead Hand
Jul 16, 1963 -
46
E46
End of Conflict
Jul 23, 1963 -
47
E47
Conspiracy of Silence
Jul 30, 1963 -
48
E48
For King and Country #1: Out There
Aug 6, 1963 -
49
E49
For King and Country #2: The Barricade
Aug 13, 1963 -
50
E50
For King and Country #3: Tunnel Trench
Aug 20, 1963 -
51
E51
For King and Country #4: The Enemy
Aug 27, 1963