The Wednesday Play (Season 5)

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.

  • Poster for Mrs Lawrence Will Look After It

    Mrs Lawrence Will Look After It (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1968-08-21

    Runtime: 75 min

  • Poster for Spoiled

    Spoiled (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1968-08-28

    Runtime: 75 min

  • Poster for The Gorge

    The Gorge (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1968-09-04

    Runtime: 75 min

  • Poster for A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka

    A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1968-09-11

    Runtime: 75 min

  • Poster for Charlie

    Charlie (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1968-09-18

  • Poster for Anyone For Tennis?

    Anyone For Tennis? (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1968-09-25

  • Poster for Mooney and his Caravans

    Mooney and his Caravans (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1968-10-02

  • Poster for The Lower Largo Sequence

    The Lower Largo Sequence (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1968-10-09

  • Poster for Hello, Good Evening and Welcome

    Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1968-10-16

  • Poster for A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

    A Bit of Crucifixion, Father (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1968-10-23

  • Poster for Nothing Will be The Same

    Nothing Will be The Same (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1968-10-30

  • Poster for A Beast With Two Backs

    A Beast With Two Backs (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1968-11-06

    Overview: An isolated New Forest community in 19th Century Britain. 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 (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1968-11-27

  • Poster for The Fabulous Frump

    The Fabulous Frump (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1969-01-08

  • Poster for Smoke Screen

    Smoke Screen (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1969-01-15

  • Poster for Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter

    Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1969-01-21

  • Poster for The Apprentices

    The Apprentices (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1969-01-29

  • Poster for Birthday

    Birthday (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1969-02-05

  • Poster for The Big Flame

    The Big Flame (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1969-02-12

  • Poster for A Serpent in Putney

    A Serpent in Putney (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1969-02-19

  • Poster for Bami Powl Zapl

    Bami Powl Zapl (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1969-03-05

  • Poster for Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1969-04-02

  • Poster for A Child and a Half

    A Child and a Half (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1969-04-09

  • Poster for Son of Man

    Son of Man (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1969-04-16

  • Poster for The Exiles

    The Exiles (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1969-04-23

  • Poster for Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage

    Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1969-04-30

The Wednesday Play

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