A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.
ITV Play of the Week (Season 1)
A Month in the Country (Episode 1)
Air date: 1955-09-27
Runtime: 90 min
The Pay Off (Episode 2)
Air date: 1955-10-29
The Salt Land (Episode 3)
Air date: 1955-11-08
No Other Verdict (Episode 4)
Air date: 1955-11-23
The Green of the Year (Episode 5)
Air date: 1955-12-05
Captain Carvallo (Episode 6)
Air date: 1956-01-02
Favonia (Episode 7)
Air date: 1956-01-16
Ignace (Episode 8)
Air date: 1956-01-30
The Anatomist (Episode 9)
Air date: 1956-02-06
We the Living (Episode 10)
Air date: 1956-02-13
Both Ends Meet (Episode 11)
Air date: 1956-02-20
Hamlet (Episode 12)
Air date: 1956-02-27
Message for Margaret (Episode 13)
Air date: 1956-03-05
George and Margaret (Episode 14)
Air date: 1956-03-12
Uncle Harry (Episode 15)
Air date: 1956-03-19
Misalliance (Episode 16)
Air date: 1956-03-28
Skylark (Episode 17)
Air date: 1956-04-09
One (Episode 18)
Air date: 1956-04-16
The Living Room (Episode 19)
Air date: 1956-04-23
The Golden Cuckoo (Episode 20)
Air date: 1956-04-30
Seagulls Over Sorrento (Episode 21)
Air date: 1956-05-07
Ten Minute Alibi (Episode 22)
Air date: 1956-05-14
The Comedy of Errors (Episode 23)
Air date: 1956-05-21
Pink Strings and Sealing Wax (Episode 24)
Air date: 1956-05-28
Come Read Me a Riddle (Episode 25)
Air date: 1956-06-04
I Killed the Count (Episode 26)
Air date: 1956-06-11
Dear Charles (Episode 27)
Air date: 1956-06-18
MacAdam and Eve (Episode 28)
Air date: 1956-06-25
The Innocents (Episode 29)
Air date: 1956-07-02
Rain on the Just (Episode 30)
Air date: 1956-07-09
Rebecca (Episode 31)
Air date: 1956-07-16
Golden Fleece (Episode 32)
Air date: 1956-07-16
Down Came a Blackbird (Episode 33)
Air date: 1956-07-23
The Golden Entry (Episode 34)
Air date: 1956-07-30
The Adding Machine (Episode 35)
Air date: 1956-07-30
Dark Journey (Episode 36)
Air date: 1956-08-06
They Came By Night (Episode 37)
Air date: 1956-08-13
The Terror (Episode 38)
Air date: 1956-08-27
A Box at the Adelphi (Episode 39)
Air date: 1956-09-03
Towards Zero (Episode 40)
Air date: 1956-09-03
