The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were 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.
The Wednesday Play (Season 1)
Catch as Catch Can 0.0
Air date: 1964-09-30
Runtime: 75 min
A Crack in the Ice 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-28
Runtime: 75 min
In Camera 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-04
Runtime: 75 min
Pale Horse, Pale Rider 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-11
Runtime: 75 min
The Big Breaker 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-18
Runtime: 75 min
Mr. Douglas 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-25
Runtime: 75 min
Malatesta 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-02
Runtime: 75 min
The July Plot 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-09
Runtime: 75 min
First Love 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-16
Runtime: 75 min
A Tap on the Shoulder 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-06
Runtime: 75 min
Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ... 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-13
Runtime: 75 min
The Navigators 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-20
Runtime: 75 min
Fable 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-27
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: Fable is a British television play, shown on 27 January 1965 as an episode of The Wednesday Play series on BBC 1. Written by John Hopkins, the play is set in a parallel totalitarian Britain where those in authority are black people, and white people are their social underdogs - a reversal of the situation in contemporary apartheid South Africa. It was directed by Christopher Morahan and produced by James MacTaggart.
Dan, Dan The Charity Man 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-03
Runtime: 75 min
Ashes to Ashes 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-10
Runtime: 75 min
Wear a Very Big Hat 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-17
Runtime: 75 min
The Confidence Course 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-24
Runtime: 75 min
Campaign for One 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-03
Runtime: 75 min
Horror of Darkness 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-10
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: "The liberal middle-class mask well and truly slips in John Hopkins' intense, slow-burning love triangle drama, broadcast in the BBC's groundbreaking Wednesday Play slot. An affluent, cosmopolitan London couple (Jackson and Lynch) find their outwardly charmed lives turned upside down by the appearance of a troubled homosexual friend (Williamson), who quickly touches a raw nerve. In a virtuoso performance, Jackson's spirited, cerebral Cathy finds herself unable to penetrate either man's psyche. Stylishly shot and built to a shocking crescendo by director Page, this gripping chamber piece simmers with suppressed desire, creativity – and rage." Quoting the description from the 2011 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival site.
A Little Temptation 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-17
Runtime: 75 min
Moving On 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-24
Runtime: 75 min
Cat's Cradle 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-31
Runtime: 75 min
Three Clear Sundays 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-07
Runtime: 75 min
The Interior Decorator 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-14
Runtime: 75 min
Auto-Stop 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-21
Runtime: 75 min
The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-28
Runtime: 75 min
Cemented with Love 0.0
Air date: 1965-05-05
Runtime: 75 min
A Knight in Tarnished Armour 0.0
Air date: 1965-05-12
Runtime: 75 min
For the West 0.0
Air date: 1965-05-26
Runtime: 75 min
And Did Those Feet? 0.0
Air date: 1965-06-02
Runtime: 75 min
The Man Without Papers 0.0
Air date: 1965-06-09
Runtime: 75 min
The Pistol 0.0
Air date: 1965-06-16
Runtime: 75 min
Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears 0.0
Air date: 1965-06-23
Runtime: 75 min
The Seven O'Clock Crunch 0.0
Air date: 1965-06-30
Runtime: 75 min
Seasons
Episodes 34
Episodes 37
Episodes 31
Episodes 25
Episodes 26
Episodes 34