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The Wednesday Play
1969–1971 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
Latest episode
S01E173 · The Rank and File
Thu, 20 May, 9:00 pm
About
The Wednesday Play was an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. Every week's play was usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. The series gained a reputation for presenting contemporary social dramas, and for bringing issues to the attention of a mass audience that would not otherwise have been discussed on screen.
Episodes
- E01
Catch as Catch Can
TBA· 60 min - E02
A Hero of Our Time
TBA· 60 min - E03
Anyone for Tennis?
TBA· 60 min - E04
Charlie
TBA· 60 min - E05
A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka
TBA· 60 min - E06
The Gorge
TBA· 60 min - E07
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
TBA· 60 min - E08
The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury
Wed, 29 Oct· 60 min - E09
A Crack in the Ice
Wed, 28 Oct· 60 min - E10
A Designing Woman
TBA· 60 min - E11
A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty
TBA· 60 min - E12
Close the Coalhouse Door
TBA· 60 min - E13
The Girl Who Loved Robots
TBA· 60 min - E14
A Piece of Resistance
TBA· 60 min - E15
Wanted: Single Gentleman
TBA· 60 min - E16
Hello, Good Evening and Welcome
TBA· 60 min - E17
The Mark II Wife
TBA· 60 min - E18
Alice
Wed, 13 Oct· 60 min - E19
Sleeping Dog
TBA· 60 min - E20
The Lower Largo Sequence
TBA· 60 min - E21
Patterson O.K.
TBA· 60 min - E22
Mooney and His Caravans
Wed, 2 Oct· 85 min - E23
The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel
TBA· 60 min - E24
A Pyre for Private James
Wed, 30 Nov· 60 min - E25
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One
TBA· 60 min - E26
On the Eve of Publication
TBA· 60 min - E27
The Compartment/Playmates
TBA· 60 min - E28
Mr. Douglas
TBA· 60 min - E29
Tomorrow, Just You Wait
Wed, 24 Nov· 60 min - E30
The Private Tutor
TBA· 60 min - E31
The Profile of a Gentleman
TBA· 60 min - E32
A Beast with Two Backs
TBA· 60 min - E33
There is Also Tomorrow
TBA· 60 min - E34
The Big Breaker
TBA· 60 min - E35
The End of Arthur's Marriage
TBA· 60 min - E36
Cathy Come Home
Wed, 16 Nov· 60 min - E37
Fall of the Goat
Wed, 15 Nov· 60 min - E38
Happy
TBA· 60 min - E39
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
TBA· 60 min - E40
The Head Waiter
TBA· 60 min - E41
The Devil a Monk Would Be
Wed, 8 Nov· 60 min - E42
Nothing Will Be the Same
TBA· 60 min - E43
All Out for Kangaroo Valley
Wed, 5 Nov· 60 min - E44
In Camera
TBA· 60 min - E45
Up the Junction
Wed, 3 Nov· 60 min - E46
Where the Buffalo Roam
TBA· 60 min - E47
Pitchi Poi
TBA· 60 min - E48
Joan
TBA· 60 min - E49
For the West
TBA· 60 min - E50
Toddler on the Run
TBA· 60 min - E51
Drums Along the Avon
TBA· 60 min - E52
Chariot of Fire
TBA· 60 min - E53
Ape and Essence
TBA· 60 min - E54
The Playground
TBA· 60 min - E55
Emma's Time
TBA· 60 min - E56
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
TBA· 60 min - E57
The Retreat
Wed, 11 May· 60 min - E58
A Way with the Ladies
TBA· 60 min - E59
Infidelity Took Place
Wed, 8 May· 60 min - E60
Cemented with Love
TBA· 60 min - E61
The Connoisseur
TBA· 60 min - E62
Message for Posterity
Wed, 3 May· 60 min - E63
The Man Behind You
TBA· 60 min - E64
Cat's Cradle
TBA· 60 min - E65
The Portsmouth Defence
TBA· 60 min - E66
A Breach in the Wall
TBA· 60 min - E67
Moving On
Wed, 24 Mar· 60 min - E68
Barlowe of the Car Park
TBA· 60 min - E69
A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant
Wed, 22 Mar· 60 min - E70
No Trams to Lime Street
TBA· 60 min - E71
A Little Temptation
Wed, 17 Mar· 60 min - E72
Public Inquiry
TBA· 60 min - E73
Horror of Darkness
TBA· 60 min - E74
A Walk in the Sea
TBA· 60 min - E75
Another Day, Another Dollar
Wed, 8 Mar· 60 min - E76
Bam! Pow! Zap!
TBA· 60 min - E77
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
TBA· 60 min - E78
Campaign for One
TBA· 60 min - E79
Macready's Gala
TBA· 60 min - E80
In Two Minds
Wed, 1 Mar· 60 min - E81
The Seven O'Clock Crunch
TBA· 60 min - E82
Cock, Hen and Courting Pit
TBA· 60 min - E83
The Pistol
Wed, 16 June· 60 min - E84
A Soiree at Blossom's Hotel
TBA· 60 min - E85
The Man Without Papers
TBA· 60 min - E86
Way Off Beat
TBA· 60 min - E87
And Did Those Feet?
TBA· 60 min - E88
The Executioner
TBA· 60 min - E89
The Drummer and the Bloke
TBA· 60 min - E90
The Apprentices
TBA· 60 min - E91
Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
TBA· 60 min - E92
Fable
TBA· 60 min - E93
Calf Love
Wed, 26 Jan· 60 min - E94
Everybody's Rich Except Us
TBA· 60 min - E95
Monsieur Barnett
TBA· 60 min - E96
Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter
Wed, 22 Jan· 60 min - E97
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
TBA· 60 min - E98
The Navigators
TBA· 60 min - E99
Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero
TBA· 60 min - E100
The Order
TBA· 60 min - E101
Jamie, On a Flying Visit
Wed, 17 Jan· 60 min - E102
Smoke Screen
TBA· 60 min - E103
Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word...
Wed, 13 Jan· 60 min - E104
A Man on Her Back
TBA· 60 min - E105
House of Character
TBA· 60 min - E106
The Fabulous Frump
Wed, 8 Jan· 60 min - E107
The Season of the Witch
Wed, 7 Jan· 60 min - E108
A Tap on the Shoulder
Wed, 6 Jan· 60 min - E109
The Bone Yard
TBA· 60 min - E110
Person to Person
Wed, 4 Jan· 60 min - E111
Toggle
TBA· 60 min - E112
A Serpent in Putney
TBA· 60 min - E113
The Boy Who Wanted Peace
TBA· 60 min - E114
The Confidence Course
TBA· 60 min - E115
Why Aren't You Famous?
TBA· 60 min - E116
Days in the Trees
TBA· 60 min - E117
Coincidence
TBA· 60 min - E118
The Big Flame
Wed, 19 Feb· 60 min - E119
The Italian Table
TBA· 60 min - E120
Wear a Very Big Hat
TBA· 60 min - E121
A Game--Like--Only a Game
TBA· 60 min - E122
Death of a Teddy Bear
TBA· 60 min - E123
Birthday
Wed, 12 Feb· 60 min - E124
Nathan and Tabileth
TBA· 60 min - E125
Ashes to Ashes
TBA· 60 min - E126
Who's a Good Boy Then?
TBA· 60 min - E127
Who's Going to Take Me On?
TBA· 60 min - E128
Rebel in the Grave
TBA· 60 min - E129
Mad Jack
Wed, 4 Feb· 60 min - E130
Dan, Dan the Charity Man
Wed, 3 Feb· 60 min - E131
Silent Song
Wed, 2 Feb· 60 min - E132
The Lump
Wed, 1 Feb· 60 min - E133
The Fat of the Land
TBA· 60 min - E134
The Coming Out Party
TBA· 60 min - E135
The Mayfly and the Frog
TBA· 60 min - E136
An Officer of the Court
Wed, 20 Dec· 60 min - E137
It Wasn't Me
TBA· 60 min - E138
First Love
TBA· 60 min - E139
Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton
TBA· 60 min - E140
Little Master Mind
TBA· 60 min - E141
Death of a Private
Wed, 13 Dec· 60 min - E142
The Vortex
TBA· 60 min - E143
The July Plot
TBA· 60 min - E144
Stand Up, Nigel Barton
TBA· 60 min - E145
A Tale of Two Wives
TBA· 60 min - E146
Kippers and Curtains
Wed, 6 Dec· 60 min - E147
Blood of the Lamb
TBA· 60 min - E148
Malatesta
TBA· 60 min - E149
The Bond
TBA· 60 min - E150
Spoiled
TBA· 60 min - E151
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
TBA· 60 min - E152
Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage
Wed, 30 Apr· 60 min - E153
The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler
TBA· 60 min - E154
A Cheery Soul
TBA· 60 min - E155
The Exiles
TBA· 60 min - E156
Sovereign's Company
Wed, 22 Apr· 60 min - E157
Auto-Stop
TBA· 60 min - E158
The Snow Ball
Wed, 20 Apr· 60 min - E159
A Brilliant Future Behind Him
Wed, 19 Apr· 60 min - E160
The Golden Vision
TBA· 60 min - E161
Son of Man
TBA· 60 min - E162
Wine of India
TBA· 60 min - E163
The Interior Decorator
TBA· 60 min - E164
The Big Man Coughed and Died
TBA· 60 min - E165
Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness
TBA· 60 min - E166
Let's Murder Vivaldi
TBA· 60 min - E167
A Child and a Half
TBA· 60 min - E168
Three Clear Sundays
Wed, 7 Apr· 60 min - E169
The Voices in the Park
TBA· 60 min - E170
Light Blue
TBA· 60 min - E171
Sling Your Hook
TBA· 60 min - E172
The War Game
TBA· 60 min - E173
The Rank and File
Thu, 20 May· 60 min