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 5
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1
E1
The Younger Generation
Sep 1, 1959 -
2
E2
Mr. Arcularis
Sep 8, 1959 -
3
E3
Touch Wood
Sep 15, 1959 -
4
E4
The Last Hours
Sep 22, 1959 -
5
E5
Night of January 16th
Oct 6, 1959 -
6
E6
The Traveller Without Luggage
Oct 13, 1959 -
7
E7
Cynara
Oct 20, 1959 -
8
E8
The Violent Years
Oct 27, 1959 -
9
E9
The Crucible
Nov 3, 1959 -
10
E10
The Enormous Shadow
Nov 10, 1959 -
11
E11
Engineer Extraordinary
Nov 17, 1959 -
12
E12
South
A dashing Polish Army lieutenant named Jan Wicziewsky is in exile in the United States deep South as civil war approaches. He is faced with the question of who he really loves: the plantation owner's angry niece, Miss Regina, or the tall, blond, rugged officer who suddenly arrives at the plantation, a handsome man called Eric MacClure. (Julien Green's 1953 play "Sud" was banned from performance in the UK because of its homosexual lead character and homosexual theme. The BFI has described 'South' as the "earliest known gay TV drama" in the UK.)
Nov 24, 1959 -
13
E13
Gallows Glorious!
Dec 1, 1959 -
14
E14
A Man Involved
Dec 8, 1959 -
15
E15
Sweet Poison
Dec 15, 1959 -
16
E16
Deep and Crisp and Even
Dec 22, 1959 -
17
E17
The Signal
Dec 29, 1959 -
18
E18
Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
Jan 5, 1960 -
19
E19
In Search of Happiness
Jan 19, 1960 -
20
E20
Carrington V.C.
Jan 26, 1960 -
21
E21
Flowering Cherry
Feb 2, 1960 -
22
E22
A Woman of No Importance
Feb 9, 1960 -
23
E23
The Member of the Wedding
Feb 16, 1960 -
24
E24
The House of Bernarda Alba
Feb 23, 1960 -
25
E25
The Autumn Garden
Mar 1, 1960 -
26
E26
The Trap
Mar 8, 1960 -
27
E27
A Leap in the Dark
Mar 15, 1960 -
28
E28
The Birthday Party
Mar 22, 1960 -
29
E29
Double Indemnity
Mar 29, 1960 -
30
E30
Loyalties
Apr 5, 1960 -
31
E31
All Summer Long
Apr 12, 1960 -
32
E32
House of Lies
Apr 19, 1960 -
33
E33
Mademoiselle
Apr 26, 1960 -
34
E34
The Green Pack
May 3, 1960 -
35
E35
Beyond the Horizon
May 10, 1960 -
36
E36
Caroline
May 17, 1960 -
37
E37
Hay Fever
May 24, 1960 -
38
E38
Lucky Strike
May 31, 1960 -
39
E39
The Upstart
Jun 7, 1960 -
40
E40
Night of the Big Heat
Jun 14, 1960 -
41
E41
Reputation for a Song
Jun 21, 1960 -
42
E42
The Shrike
Jun 28, 1960 -
43
E43
Tess
Jul 5, 1960 -
44
E44
The Darkness Outside
Jul 12, 1960 -
45
E45
The Patchwork Quilt
Jul 19, 1960 -
46
E46
The Search Party
Jul 26, 1960 -
47
E47
The Ladies of the Corridor
Aug 2, 1960 -
48
E48
The Watching Eye
Not broadcast due to a power failure, this play was repeated at S06E13.
Aug 9, 1960 -
49
E49
Kind Lady
Aug 16, 1960 -
50
E50
Dear Delinquent
Aug 23, 1960 -
51
E51
Vitriol
Aug 30, 1960