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.
ITV Playhouse (Season 5)
Beneath the Tide (Episode 1)
Writer: John Westgate
Air date: 1971-10-06
The Chinese Prime Minister (Episode 2)
Writer: Enid Bagnold
Air date: 1971-11-02
The Panel (Episode 3)
Writer: Arthur Hopcraft
Air date: 1971-11-09
Funny (Episode 4)
Writer: Alun Owen
Air date: 1971-11-16
Overview: Tom and Phyl travel down to Wales to stay with friends Huw and Teg, a couple they hung around with in London some years back. Culturally the couples have their differences, and after a spell of unease, passions come to the surface.
Jack Squaler's Time (Episode 5)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1972-04-03
Seventeen Percent Said Push Off (Episode 6)
Writer: Alan Plater
Air date: 1972-05-22
A Splinter of Ice (Episode 7)
Writer: Fay Weldon
Air date: 1972-05-29
The Greeks and Their Gifts (Episode 8)
Writer: John Hopkins
Air date: 1972-06-20
Overview: A man makes an unexpected appearance at his younger brother's house in the middle of the night. He needs somewhere to stay and convinces his brother and his wife that he is trouble. Or is he?
The Substitute (Episode 9)
Writer: Ronald Harwood
Air date: 1972-06-27
The Long Lease of Summer (Episode 10)
Air date: 1972-07-04
Lament of an Unmarried Father (Episode 11)
Writer: Fay Weldon
Air date: 1972-08-28
Overview: A young man who likes to cause a stir meets an older woman who refuses to rise to his bait.
