The Wednesday Play (シーズン 8)

An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.

  • Poster for Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

    Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (エピソード 1)

    放送日: 1968-08-21

    概要: When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.

  • Poster for Spoiled

    Spoiled (エピソード 2)

    放送日: 1968-08-28

    概要: A schoolmaster invites a nineteen-year-old student to stay with him and his wife to cram for imminent exams.

  • Poster for The Gorge

    The Gorge (エピソード 3)

    放送日: 1968-09-04

    概要: A teenage boy reluctantly accompanies his ghastly family on a coarse bank-holiday day out to local beauty spot and tourist trap, the Cheddar Gorge.

  • Poster for A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka

    A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka (エピソード 4)

    放送日: 1968-09-11

    概要: A lonely bachelor, seeking his long-lost sweetheart at a boarding house, meets a serial divorcée.

  • Poster for Charlie

    Charlie (エピソード 5)

    放送日: 1968-09-18

    概要: James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.

  • Poster for Anyone for Tennis?

    Anyone for Tennis? (エピソード 6)

    放送日: 1968-09-25

    概要: Garry committed suicide to escape disgrace and imprisonment. Does he now have the chance to change the circumstances leading to his downfall?

  • Poster for Mooney and His Caravans

    Mooney and His Caravans (エピソード 7)

    放送日: 1968-10-02

    概要: A couple move to a caravan park, where the owner is a petty dictator.

  • Poster for The Lower Largo Sequence

    The Lower Largo Sequence (エピソード 8)

    放送日: 1968-10-09

    概要: A man seeks his inner island.

  • Poster for Hello, Good Evening and Welcome

    Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (エピソード 9)

    放送日: 1968-10-16

    概要: A talk-show host is required to examine his conscience and also the ethics of "good television".

  • Poster for A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

    A Bit of Crucifixion, Father (エピソード 10)

    放送日: 1968-10-30

    概要: A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.

  • Poster for Nothing Will Be the Same

    Nothing Will Be the Same (エピソード 11)

    放送日: 1968-11-06

    概要: A family becomes increasingly suspicious of the relationship between the mother and a mysterious stranger who starts to follow her around.

  • Poster for A Beast with Two Backs

    A Beast with Two Backs (エピソード 12)

    脚本家: Dennis Potter

    放送日: 1968-11-20

    概要: A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers blame a stranger, an Italian traveling showman and his bear, rather than see the rot in their own camp.

  • Poster for On the Eve of Publication

    On the Eve of Publication (エピソード 13)

    放送日: 1968-11-27

    概要: An author hosts a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his new novel.

  • Poster for The Fabulous Frump

    The Fabulous Frump (エピソード 14)

    放送日: 1969-01-08

    概要: A fashion editor competes for the affections of a designer with their new male model.

  • Poster for The Big Flame

    The Big Flame (エピソード 15)

    脚本家: Jim Allen

    放送日: 1969-02-19

    概要: Dock workers under the threat of redundancy, work day and night in an attempt to keep employed by running the workforce themselves.

  • Poster for Son of Man

    Son of Man (エピソード 16)

    脚本家: Dennis Potter

    放送日: 1969-04-16

    上映時間: 90 min

    概要: Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.

The Wednesday Play

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