ITV Playhouse (Season 3)

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

  • Poster for You've Made Your Bed: Now Lie in It

    You've Made Your Bed: Now Lie in It (Episode 1)

    Writer: Brian Phelan

    Air date: 1969-09-08

  • Poster for Romans and Friends

    Romans and Friends (Episode 2)

    Writer: William Marchant

    Air date: 1969-09-29

  • Poster for Mixed Foursome

    Mixed Foursome (Episode 3)

    Writer: Alan Melville

    Air date: 1969-10-06

  • Poster for The Patriot Game

    The Patriot Game (Episode 4)

    Writer: Dominic Behan

    Air date: 1969-10-13

  • Poster for Omri's Burning

    Omri's Burning (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1969-10-16

  • Poster for Like Puppies in a Basket

    Like Puppies in a Basket (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1969-10-20

  • Poster for The Swan Won't Go in the Fridge

    The Swan Won't Go in the Fridge (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1969-10-27

  • Poster for The Beauty Operators

    The Beauty Operators (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1969-11-03

    Overview: Doreen's rather odd beauty shop gives it's women customers a unique opportunity to act out their fantasies.

  • Poster for Have You Any Washing, Mother Dear?

    Have You Any Washing, Mother Dear? (Episode 9)

    Writer: Clive Exton

    Air date: 1969-11-10

  • Poster for Suspect

    Suspect (Episode 10)

    Writer: Mike Hodges

    Air date: 1969-11-17

    Overview: A proud woman coldly concentrates on keeping up appearances when her 50-year old husband and a young schoolgirl go missing at the same time.

  • Poster for Ancient and Modern

    Ancient and Modern (Episode 11)

    Writer: Guy Slater

    Air date: 1969-12-29

    Overview: An Orwellian world in which a Socialist Public School is opened,despite the good intentions and efforts from staff to produce a school of equal opportunity and excellence, the school ends up like all the others.

  • Poster for Plastic People

    Plastic People (Episode 12)

    Writer: James Saunders

    Air date: 1970-01-05

  • Poster for A Man for Loving

    A Man for Loving (Episode 13)

    Writer: Jeremy Paul

    Air date: 1970-01-12

  • Poster for The Pueblo Affair

    The Pueblo Affair (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1970-01-19

    Overview: A reconstruction of an event in 1968 when a converted cargo ship the USS Pueblo was seized by the North Korean Navy as a spy ship. It was supposed to be protected by the US Pacific Fleet but they are out of range at this time. The play concerns Captain Bucher and his crew left on their own to deal with duty, their own lives and preventing another Korean War.

  • Poster for The People's Jack

    The People's Jack (Episode 15)

    Writer: Peter Wildeblood

    Air date: 1970-01-26

  • Poster for Would You Look at Them Smashing all Those Lovely Windows?

    Would You Look at Them Smashing all Those Lovely Windows? (Episode 16)

    Writer: David Wright

    Air date: 1970-02-02

    Overview: Drama around the 1916 Easter uprising in Ireland.

  • Poster for Rumour

    Rumour (Episode 17)

    Writer: Mike Hodges

    Air date: 1970-03-02

    Overview: A hard-bitten newspaper reporter is drawn back into the world of sleaze he had hoped to have left behind, and this time it goes right to the top.

  • Poster for Unexpectantly Vacant

    Unexpectantly Vacant (Episode 18)

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

    Air date: 1970-03-09

  • Poster for Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

    Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It (Episode 19)

    Writer: Henry Livings

    Air date: 1970-04-04

    Overview: A buffoon is mistaken for an important official.

  • Poster for Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam

    Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam (Episode 20)

    Writer: Douglas Livingstone

    Air date: 1970-04-11

  • Poster for Dear Mr. Welfare

    Dear Mr. Welfare (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1970-04-15

  • Poster for Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child (Episode 22)

    Writer: Julian Bond

    Air date: 1970-04-18

    Overview: A crumbling marriage with a child in the middle of it all.

  • Poster for Private Lillywhite's Dead

    Private Lillywhite's Dead (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1970-05-01

  • Poster for The Bridesmaid

    The Bridesmaid (Episode 24)

    Writer: Noel Robinson

    Air date: 1970-06-20

  • Poster for Special Co-respondent

    Special Co-respondent (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1970-06-24

  • Poster for A Family and a Fortune

    A Family and a Fortune (Episode 26)

    Writer: Julian Mitchell

    Air date: 1970-06-27

  • Poster for The High Game

    The High Game (Episode 27)

    Writer: Paul Geddes

    Air date: 1970-07-03

  • Poster for Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister (Episode 28)

    Writer: Noel Robinson

    Air date: 1970-07-10

  • Poster for A Sound from the Sea

    A Sound from the Sea (Episode 29)

    Writer: Alan Sharp

    Air date: 1970-07-17

    Overview: While hitchhiking towards the coast, two young men find themselves trapped at an inn by its strange landlord and his beautiful wife.

  • Poster for The Style of the Countess

    The Style of the Countess (Episode 30)

    Writer: Gavin Lambert

    Air date: 1970-07-24

  • Poster for The Creeper

    The Creeper (Episode 31)

    Writer: Pauline Macaulay

    Air date: 1970-12-09

ITV Playhouse - Movie poster from The Movie Database (TMDB)