ITV Play of the Week poster
DRAMA . 1955-1967 . 13 Seasons . 90 min/ep . English . 4.0/10

ITV Play of the Week_

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.

Network ITV1
Episodes 575
4.0/10
Rating
13
Seasons
575
Episodes
ENDED
Status
90 min/ep
Episode
Updated Feb 16, 2026
ITV Play of the Week poster

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.

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Overview
ITV Play of the Week has 13 seasons with 575 episodes spanning 1955-1967.
Year context
ITV Play of the Week first aired 71 years ago in 1955.

SEASONS (13 seasons, 575 episodes)

SEASON 140 eps1955+
01
A Month in the Country
Sep 27, 195590m
02
The Pay Off
Oct 29, 1955
03
The Salt Land
Nov 8, 1955
04
No Other Verdict
Nov 23, 1955
05
The Green of the Year
Dec 5, 1955
06
Captain Carvallo
Jan 2, 1956
07
Favonia
Jan 16, 1956
08
Ignace
Jan 30, 1956
09
The Anatomist
Feb 6, 1956
10
We the Living
Feb 13, 1956
11
Both Ends Meet
Feb 20, 1956
12
Hamlet
Feb 27, 1956
13
Message for Margaret
Mar 5, 1956
14
George and Margaret
Mar 12, 1956
15
Uncle Harry
Mar 19, 1956
16
Misalliance
Mar 28, 1956
17
Skylark
Apr 9, 1956
18
One
Apr 16, 1956
19
The Living Room
Apr 23, 1956
20
The Golden Cuckoo
Apr 30, 1956
21
Seagulls Over Sorrento
May 7, 1956
22
Ten Minute Alibi
May 14, 1956
23
The Comedy of Errors
May 21, 1956
24
Pink Strings and Sealing Wax
May 28, 1956
25
Come Read Me a Riddle
Jun 4, 1956
26
I Killed the Count
Jun 11, 1956
27
Dear Charles
Jun 18, 1956
28
MacAdam and Eve
Jun 25, 1956
29
The Innocents
Jul 2, 1956
30
Rain on the Just
Jul 9, 1956
31
Rebecca
Jul 16, 1956
32
Golden Fleece
Jul 16, 1956
33
Down Came a Blackbird
Jul 23, 1956
34
The Golden Entry
Jul 30, 1956
35
The Adding Machine
Jul 30, 1956
36
Dark Journey
Aug 6, 1956
37
They Came By Night
Aug 13, 1956
38
The Terror
Aug 27, 1956
39
A Box at the Adelphi
Sep 3, 1956
40
Towards Zero
Sep 3, 1956
SEASON 250 eps1956+
01
The Last Enemy
Sep 10, 195690m
02
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Sep 19, 195690m
03
Second Threshold
Sep 26, 1956
04
Corinth House
Oct 3, 1956
05
The Seagull
Oct 10, 1956
06
Traveller's Joy
Oct 17, 1956
07
Yellow Jack
Oct 24, 1956
08
Shooting Star
Oct 31, 1956
09
Act of Madness
Nov 7, 1956
10
Waters of the Moon
Nov 14, 1956
11
The Silver Cord
Nov 21, 1956
12
Look Back in Anger
Nov 28, 1956
13
A Time to be Born
Dec 5, 1956
14
The Doctor's Dilemma
Dec 12, 1956
15
The White Carnation
Dec 19, 1956
16
Action for Slander
Dec 26, 1956
17
The Giconda
Jan 2, 1957
18
The Two Headed Eagle
Jan 9, 1957
19
Another Part of the Forest
Jan 16, 1957
20
Tomorrow We Live
Jan 23, 1957
21
The Wild Duck
Jan 30, 1957
22
A Man About the House
Feb 6, 1957
23
Gertie Maude
Feb 13, 1957
24
Home of the Brave
Feb 20, 1957
25
The Day of the Monkey
Feb 27, 1957
26
Heaven and Earth
Mar 6, 1957
27
Adam's Apple
Mar 13, 1957
28
An Enemy of the People
Mar 20, 1957
29
Dead on Nine
Mar 27, 1957
30
Time Remembered
Apr 3, 1957
31
Dear Brutus
Apr 10, 1957
32
The Shop at Sly Corner
Apr 17, 1957
33
Granite Peak
Apr 24, 1957
34
The Scandalous Affair of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon
May 1, 1957
35
The Age of Abandon
May 8, 1957
36
Accolade
May 15, 1957
37
Venus Observed
May 22, 1957
38
Hedda Gabler
May 29, 1957
39
The Druid's Rest
Jun 5, 1957
40
Boy Meets Girl
Jun 12, 1957
41
His and Hers
Jun 19, 1957
42
Victoria Regina
Jun 26, 1957
43
The Breath of Fools
Jul 3, 1957
44
The Glass Cage
Jul 10, 1957
45
Late Love
Jul 17, 1957
46
Mr. Bolfry
Jul 24, 1957
47
Summertime
Jul 31, 1957
48
The Tigress on the Hearth
Aug 14, 1957
49
Morning's at Seven
Aug 21, 1957
50
The Play's the Thing
Aug 28, 1957
SEASON 348 eps1957+
01
The Wooden Dish
Sep 4, 195790m
02
Knife in the Family
Sep 11, 1957
03
The Green Bay Tree
Sep 18, 1957
04
Wild Justice
Sep 25, 1957
05
Rope
Oct 2, 1957
06
Arrow in the Air
Oct 9, 1957
07
Ring Round the Moon
Oct 16, 1957
08
Lost Boundaries
Oct 23, 1957
09
The Guinea Pig
Oct 30, 1957
10
Mrs. Willie
Nov 6, 1957
11
The Springtime of Others
Nov 13, 1957
12
Widower's Houses
Nov 20, 1957
13
Death of a Salesman
Nov 27, 1957
14
Miss Mabel
Dec 4, 1957
15
The Grass Harp
Dec 11, 1957
16
A Voice in Vision
Dec 18, 1957
17
Johnny Belinda
Jan 22, 1958
18
Reunion in Vienna
Jan 29, 1958
19
The Witch
Feb 5, 1958
20
No. 17
Feb 12, 1958
21
Montserrat
Feb 19, 1958
22
Myself When Young
Feb 26, 1958
23
...And Humanity
Mar 5, 1958
24
The Rossiters
Mar 12, 1958
25
The Iron Harp
Mar 19, 1958
26
The Importance of Being Ernest
Mar 26, 1958
27
Winterset
Apr 2, 1958
28
No Medals
Apr 9, 1958
29
The Mythmakers
Apr 16, 1958
30
School for Wives
Apr 23, 1958
31
Squaring the Circle
Apr 30, 1958
32
Cry, The Beloved Country
May 7, 1958
33
All My Sons
May 14, 1958
34
Shadow of the Vine
May 21, 1958
35
As the Twig is Bent
May 28, 1958
36
Disturbance
Jun 4, 1958
37
The Troublemakers
Jun 11, 1958
38
The Chigwell Chicken
Jun 18, 1958
39
The Linden Tree
Jun 25, 1958
40
A Room With A View
Jul 2, 1958
41
The Kidders
Jul 9, 1958
42
You Never Can Tell
Jul 16, 1958
43
How Charles Bravo Died
Jul 23, 1958
44
A Month in the Country
Jul 30, 1958
45
The Curious Savage
Aug 6, 1958
46
The Young May Moon
Aug 13, 1958
47
Arsenic and Old Lace
Aug 20, 1958
48
The Camel's Back
Aug 27, 1958
SEASON 450 eps1958+
01
Mary Broome
Sep 3, 195890m
02
The Publican's Story
Sep 10, 195890m
03
Man and Superman
Sep 17, 195890m
04
Women in Love
Sep 24, 195890m
05
The Liberty Man
Oct 1, 195890m
06
Dinner With The Family
Oct 15, 195890m
07
Frenzy
Oct 22, 195890m
08
The Strong are Lonely
Oct 29, 195890m
09
The Quare Fellow
Nov 5, 195890m
10
The Enchanted April
Nov 12, 195890m
11
John Gabriel Borkman
Nov 19, 195890m
12
Playboy of the Western World
Nov 26, 195890m
13
In The Shadow of the Axe
Dec 3, 195890m
14
Mrs. Dot
Dec 10, 195890m
15
The Last Enemy
Dec 17, 195890m
16
The Big Knife
Dec 30, 195890m
17
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Jan 6, 195990m
18
Ten Little Niggers
Jan 13, 195990m
19
The Education of Mr. Surrage
Jan 20, 195990m
20
The Killing of the King
Jan 27, 195990m
21
No Time For Comedy
Feb 3, 195990m
22
Parnell
Feb 10, 195990m
23
Garden of Loneliness
Feb 17, 195990m
24
The Judge's Story
Feb 24, 195990m
25
A Dead Secret
Mar 3, 195990m
26
The Face of Treason
Mar 10, 195990m
27
The Skin of our Teeth
Mar 17, 195990m
28
Skyline For Two
Mar 24, 195990m
29
A Day By The Sea
Mar 31, 195990m
30
The Winner
Apr 7, 195990m
31
Ebb Tide
Apr 14, 195990m
32
Family on Trial
Apr 21, 195990m
33
The Secret Agent
Apr 28, 195990m
34
The Age of Juliet
May 5, 195990m
35
Sheppey
May 12, 195990m
36
Distinguished Gathering
May 19, 195990m
37
A Touch of the Sun
May 26, 195990m
38
The Square Ring
Jun 2, 195990m
39
Sugar in the Morning
Jun 9, 195990m
40
The Tortoise and the Hare
Jun 16, 195990m
41
The Wild Bird
Jun 23, 195990m
42
Fly Away, Peter
Jun 30, 195990m
43
For Services Rendered
Jul 7, 195990m
44
The Mark of the Warrior
Jul 14, 195990m
45
Nude with Violin
Jul 21, 195990m
46
Dandy Dick
Jul 28, 195990m
47
Shadow of a Pale Horse
Aug 4, 195990m
48
The Boy from the Gorbals
Aug 11, 195990m
49
The Wind and the Rain
Aug 18, 195990m
50
The Hungry God
Aug 25, 195990m
SEASON 551 eps1959+
01
The Younger Generation
Sep 1, 195990m
02
Mr. Arcularis
Sep 8, 195990m1.0
03
Touch Wood
Sep 15, 195990m
04
The Last Hours
Sep 22, 1959
05
Night of January 16th
Oct 6, 1959
06
The Traveller Without Luggage
Oct 13, 1959
07
Cynara
Oct 20, 1959
08
The Violent Years
Oct 27, 1959
09
The Crucible
Nov 3, 1959
10
The Enormous Shadow
Nov 10, 1959
11
Engineer Extraordinary
Nov 17, 1959
12
South
Nov 24, 195980m
A dashing Polish Army lieutenant named Jan Wicziewsky is in exile in the United States deep South as civil war approaches. He is faced with…
13
Gallows Glorious!
Dec 1, 1959
14
A Man Involved
Dec 8, 1959
15
Sweet Poison
Dec 15, 1959
16
Deep and Crisp and Even
Dec 22, 1959
17
The Signal
Dec 29, 1959
18
Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
Jan 5, 1960
19
In Search of Happiness
Jan 19, 1960
20
Carrington V.C.
Jan 26, 1960
21
Flowering Cherry
Feb 2, 1960
22
A Woman of No Importance
Feb 9, 1960
23
The Member of the Wedding
Feb 16, 1960
24
The House of Bernarda Alba
Feb 23, 1960
25
The Autumn Garden
Mar 1, 1960
26
The Trap
Mar 8, 1960
27
A Leap in the Dark
Mar 15, 1960
28
The Birthday Party
Mar 22, 1960
29
Double Indemnity
Mar 29, 1960
30
Loyalties
Apr 5, 1960
31
All Summer Long
Apr 12, 1960
32
House of Lies
Apr 19, 1960
33
Mademoiselle
Apr 26, 1960
34
The Green Pack
May 3, 1960
35
Beyond the Horizon
May 10, 1960
36
Caroline
May 17, 1960
37
Hay Fever
May 24, 1960
38
Lucky Strike
May 31, 1960
39
The Upstart
Jun 7, 1960
40
Night of the Big Heat
Jun 14, 1960
41
Reputation for a Song
Jun 21, 1960
42
The Shrike
Jun 28, 1960
43
Tess
Jul 5, 1960
44
The Darkness Outside
Jul 12, 1960
45
The Patchwork Quilt
Jul 19, 1960
46
The Search Party
Jul 26, 1960
47
The Ladies of the Corridor
Aug 2, 1960
48
The Watching Eye
Aug 9, 1960
Not broadcast due to a power failure, this play was repeated at S06E13.
49
Kind Lady
Aug 16, 1960
50
Dear Delinquent
Aug 23, 1960
51
Vitriol
Aug 30, 1960
SEASON 652 eps1960+
01
Sparrow, Sparrow
Sep 6, 196090m
02
Shadow of Guilt
Sep 13, 1960
03
Gaslight
Sep 20, 1960
04
The Protest
Sep 27, 1960
05
The Burning Glass
Oct 4, 1960
06
The Pets
Oct 11, 1960
07
Old Man in a Hurry
Oct 18, 1960
08
Tiger at the Gates
Oct 25, 1960
09
Square Dance
Nov 1, 1960
10
The Family First
Nov 8, 1960
11
The Pot Carriers
Nov 15, 1960
12
The Silver Whistle
Nov 22, 1960
13
The Watching Eye
Nov 29, 1960
14
The Accomplices
Dec 6, 1960
15
The Happy Man
Dec 13, 1960
16
The Girl in the Window
Dec 20, 1960
17
The Two Bouquets
Dec 27, 1960
18
The Jason Group
Jan 3, 1961
19
The Road To Hilda Brown
Jan 10, 1961
20
Ring of Truth
Jan 17, 1961
21
The Flashing Stream
Jan 24, 1961
22
A Spring of Love
Jan 31, 1961
23
Negative Evidence
Feb 7, 1961
24
Plough and the Stars
Feb 14, 1961
25
The Break-Up
Feb 21, 1961
26
The Poisoned Earth
Feb 28, 1961
27
Hell Hath No Fury
Mar 7, 1961
28
The Girl on the Via Flaminia
Mar 14, 1961
29
Doctor Everyman's Hour
Mar 21, 1961
30
Echoes on a Lonely Shore
Mar 28, 1961
31
The Threatening Storm
Apr 4, 1961
32
Midnight Sun
Apr 11, 1961
33
All on a Summer's Day
Apr 18, 1961
34
Break From Cover
Apr 25, 1961
35
Miss Treeves
May 2, 1961
36
Soldier in the Snow
May 9, 1961
37
Mrs. Skeffington
May 16, 1961
38
Any Other Business
May 23, 1961
39
All My Own Work
May 30, 1961
40
Fairy Tales of New York
Jun 6, 1961
41
Countdown at Woomera
Jun 13, 1961
42
The Paper Palace
Jun 20, 1961
43
I Remember Mama
Jun 27, 1961
44
Life With Father
Jul 4, 1961
45
The Burden of Proof
Jul 11, 1961
46
Hallelujah Corner
Jul 18, 1961
47
The Primitive
Jul 25, 1961
48
Ivanov
Aug 1, 1961
49
Conflict in the Sun
Aug 8, 1961
50
Harriet
Aug 15, 1961
51
A Shred of Evidence
Aug 22, 1961
52
Over the Bridge
Aug 29, 1961
SEASON 731 eps1961+
01
Gilt and Gingerbread
Sep 5, 196190m
02
Then We Fall
Sep 12, 1961
03
Faraway Music
Sep 19, 1961
04
Barchester Towers
Sep 26, 1961
05
Thinking of My Darling
Oct 3, 1961
06
A House of Strangers
Oct 17, 1961
07
Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
Oct 24, 1961
08
A Doll's House
Oct 31, 1961
09
The Candidate
Nov 7, 1961
10
Joker's Justice
Nov 14, 1961
11
The Two on the Beach
Nov 21, 1961
12
Whiteman
Nov 28, 1961
13
The Whisperers
Dec 5, 1961
14
The Wild Duck
Dec 12, 1961
15
The Visitors
Dec 19, 1961
16
Murder In Shorthand
May 15, 1962
17
A Perfect Woman
May 22, 1962
18
The Door
May 29, 1962
19
You In Your Small Corner
Jun 5, 1962
20
Some Other Love
Jun 12, 1962
21
I Don't Like You
Jun 19, 1962
22
Lean Liberty
Jun 26, 1962
23
My Three Angels
Jul 3, 1962
24
Rough Justice
Jul 10, 1962
25
The Week-Enders
Jul 17, 1962
26
A Righteous Woman
Jul 24, 1962
27
Bird In The Wilderness
Jul 31, 1962
28
Coach 7, Seat 15
Aug 7, 1962
29
Miracle on Mano
Aug 14, 1962
30
The Casualties
Aug 21, 1962
31
The Lark
Aug 28, 1962
SEASON 851 eps1962+
01
The Gentle Assassin
Sep 4, 196290m
02
A Matter of Principle
Sep 11, 1962
03
Freedom in September
Sep 18, 1962
04
Hobson's Choice
Sep 25, 1962
05
The Second Chef
Oct 2, 1962
06
A Lily in Little India
Oct 9, 1962
07
When the Kissing Had to Stop: Act 1 - The Hammer
Oct 16, 1962
Part 1 of the Play. Part 2 'When the Kissing Had To Stop: Act 2 - The Sickle' was broadcast as part of the Television…
08
Major Barbara
Oct 23, 1962
09
Misalliance
Oct 30, 1962
10
Don Juan in Hell
Nov 6, 1962
11
The Applecart
Nov 13, 1962
12
The Typewriter
Nov 20, 1962
13
Haven In Sunset
Nov 27, 1962
14
A Letter From the General
Dec 4, 1962
15
Alida
Dec 11, 1962
16
The Shifting Heart
Dec 18, 1962
17
The Rehearsal
Jan 1, 1963
18
All Good Children
Jan 8, 1963
19
Darkness at Noon
Jan 15, 1963
20
Danger Zone
Jan 22, 1963
21
Time and the Conways
Jan 29, 1963
22
The Tin Whistle Man
Feb 5, 1963
23
The Buried Man
Feb 12, 1963
Written by David Mercer. A play about Robert Bailey, a Miner who wants to be happy but ends up breaking down. This was Leonard Rossiter's…
24
The Cruel Deadline
Feb 19, 1963
25
The Search
Feb 26, 1963
26
JB Priestley Season #1: Eden End
Mar 5, 1963
27
JB Priestley Season #2: I Can't Bear Violence
Mar 12, 1963
28
JB Priestley Season #3: Dangerous Corner
Mar 19, 1963
29
War and Peace
Mar 26, 1963
30
The Kidnapping of Mary Smith
Apr 2, 1963
31
The Sandcastle
Apr 9, 1963
32
The Brimstone Butterfly
Apr 16, 1963
33
Ever Since Paradise
Apr 23, 1963
34
Cunningham
Apr 30, 1963
35
Double Stakes
May 7, 1963
36
Girl With a Difference
May 14, 1963
37
The Rainmaker
May 21, 1963
38
Breakthrough
May 28, 1963
39
The Truth About Alan
Jun 4, 1963
40
The Seventh Wave
Jun 11, 1963
41
The Eve of St. Mark's
Jun 18, 1963
42
True Love and Limbeck
Jun 25, 1963
43
The Heart of the Country
Jul 2, 1963
44
Double Yolk
Jul 9, 1963
45
The Touch of a Dead Hand
Jul 16, 1963
46
End of Conflict
Jul 23, 1963
47
Conspiracy of Silence
Jul 30, 1963
48
For King and Country #1: Out There
Aug 6, 1963
49
For King and Country #2: The Barricade
Aug 13, 1963
50
For King and Country #3: Tunnel Trench
Aug 20, 1963
51
For King and Country #4: The Enemy
Aug 27, 1963
SEASON 953 eps1963+
01
Three Sisters
Sep 3, 196390m
02
A Question of Morals
Sep 10, 196390m
03
The Gioconda Smile
Sep 17, 1963
04
The Stone Dance
Sep 24, 1963
05
The Facing Chair
Oct 1, 1963
06
The Fixers
Oct 8, 1963
07
Stella
Oct 15, 1963
08
The Finambulists
Oct 21, 1963
09
Velvet Cage
Oct 28, 1963
10
London Wall
Nov 4, 1963
11
Nice Break for the Boys
Nov 11, 1963
12
The Quails
Nov 18, 1963
13
A Walk on the Water
Nov 25, 1963
14
Vicky and the Sultan
Dec 2, 1963
15
The Travelling Man
Dec 9, 1963
16
The Teachers
Dec 16, 1963
17
Pickwick
Dec 25, 1963
18
Three Roads to Rome
Dec 30, 1963
19
Acquit or Hang
Jan 6, 1964
20
The Rose Tattoo
Jan 13, 1964
21
The Glass Menagerie
Jan 20, 1964
22
Camino Real
Jan 27, 1964
23
Marching Song
Feb 3, 1964
24
Uncle Selwyn
Feb 10, 1964
25
I Can Walk Where I Like Can't I?
Feb 17, 1964
26
The Guilty Party
Feb 24, 1964
27
A Case of Character
Mar 2, 1964
28
The Rose Garden
Mar 9, 1964
29
Shadow in the Sun
Mar 16, 1964
30
Devil in the Wind
Mar 23, 1964
31
Where Are They Now?
Mar 30, 1964
32
Finger on the Balance
Apr 6, 1964
33
Flight From Reality
Apr 13, 1964
34
Jacko at War
Apr 20, 1964
35
A Question of Happiness #1: A Question About Hell
Apr 27, 1964
36
A Question of Happiness #2: Another Port. Another Town
May 4, 1964
37
A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm A Bird
May 11, 1964
38
A Question of Happiness #4: Fred
May 18, 1964
39
A Tricycle Made for Two
May 25, 1964
40
Celebration Dinner
Jun 1, 1964
41
The Bastow Affair
Jun 8, 1964
42
Valentina
Jun 15, 1964
43
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jun 24, 1964
44
A Spanner in the Grass Roots
Jun 29, 1964
45
Samson By Moonshine
Jul 6, 1964
46
The Lovers of Florence
Jul 13, 1964
47
The Witnesses
Jul 20, 1964
48
Gina
Jul 27, 1964
49
The Offence
Aug 3, 1964
50
A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter
Aug 10, 1964
51
A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit
Aug 17, 1964
52
A Choice of Coward #3: The Vortex
Aug 24, 1964
53
A Choice of Coward #4: Design For Living
Aug 31, 1964
SEASON 1048 eps1964+
01
The Other Man
Sep 7, 196490m
02
The Wife of Knightsbridge
Sep 14, 1964
03
The Man in the Panama Hat
Sep 21, 1964
04
Find Yourself a Mug
Sep 28, 1964
05
Goodnight to Heroes
Oct 5, 1964
06
Undercurrent
Oct 19, 1964
07
A Really Good Jazz Piano
Oct 26, 1964
08
The Sound of Murder
Nov 2, 196490m
A tape-recording plays a vital part in a cunning murder plot.
09
Crime and Punishment
Nov 16, 196490m
10
The Bachelors
Nov 23, 1964
11
Tarnish on a Golden Boy
Nov 30, 1964
12
The Rules that Jack Made
Dec 7, 1964
13
Drill Pig
Dec 14, 1964
14
Deep and Crisp and Stolen
Dec 21, 1964
15
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
Dec 28, 1964
16
Blood & Thunder: The Changeling
Jan 4, 1965
17
Blood & Thunder: Women Beware Women
Jan 11, 1965
18
A Tank of Fish
Jan 18, 1965
19
The Image
Jan 25, 1965
20
Giants on Saturday
Feb 1, 1965
21
No Baby, No Baby At All
Feb 8, 1965
22
The Rules of the Game
Feb 15, 1965
23
An Aspidistra in Babylon
Feb 22, 1965
24
The Fall of the Sparrow
Mar 1, 1965
25
Come Back Little Sheba
Mar 8, 1965
26
A Fearful Thing
Mar 15, 1965
27
I Remember the Battle
Mar 22, 1965
28
Finesse in Diamonds
Apr 5, 1965
29
Thick as Old Timber
Apr 12, 1965
30
We Thought You'd Like to be Caesar
Apr 19, 1965
31
Goodbye Johnny
Apr 26, 1965
32
The Edwardians #1: The Walls of Jericho
May 3, 1965
33
The Edwardians #2: Mid Channel
May 10, 1965
34
The Edwardians #3: Olive Latimer's Husband
May 17, 1965
35
The Edwardians #4: The Madras House
May 24, 1965
36
John Paddington
May 31, 1965
37
Beautiful Forever
Jun 7, 1965
38
A Couple of Dry Martinis
Jun 14, 1965
39
The Misunderstanding
Jun 21, 1965
40
The Death of Bessie Smith
Jun 28, 1965
41
The American Dream
Jul 5, 1965
42
Winter in Ischia
Jul 12, 1965
43
Between The Two Of Us
Jul 19, 1965
44
As The Crow Flies
Jul 26, 1965
45
When The Wind Blows
Aug 2, 1965
46
Helen and Edward and Henry
Aug 9, 1965
47
The Way of all Flesh
Aug 16, 1965
48
Their Obedient Servants
Aug 23, 1965
SEASON 1147 eps1965+
01
Strife
Sep 6, 196590m
02
The Successor
Sep 13, 1965
03
The Winds of Green Monday
Sep 20, 1965
04
Four of Hearts #1: Tilt
Sep 27, 1965
05
Four of Hearts #2: Please Love My Wife
Oct 4, 1965
06
Four of Hearts #3: This Year's Girl
Oct 11, 1965
07
Four of Hearts #4: Summertime Ends Tonight
Oct 18, 1965
08
Breaking Point
Oct 25, 1965
09
Four Days to the Fireworks
Nov 1, 1965
10
The Corsican Brothers
Nov 8, 1965
11
Mr. Fowlds
Nov 15, 1965
12
Point of Order
Nov 22, 1965
13
Finder's Keepers
Nov 29, 1965
14
My Father's Keeper
Dec 6, 1965
15
The Cabbage Tree Hat Boys
Dec 13, 1965
16
Solo for the Banker
Dec 20, 1965
17
The Stories of DH Lawrence #1: White Stocking
Jan 3, 1966
18
The Stories of DH Lawrence #2: Daughters of the Vicar
Jan 10, 1966
19
The Stories of DH Lawrence #3: New Eve and Old Adam
Jan 17, 1966
20
The Stories of DH Lawrence #4: Samson and Delilah
Jan 24, 1966
21
The Stories of DH Lawrence #5: Tickets Please/Monkey Nuts
Jan 31, 1966
22
The Stories of DH Lawrence #6: The Blind Man
Feb 7, 1966
23
The Stories of DH Lawrence #7: Jimmy and the Desperate Woman
Feb 14, 1966
24
The Stories of DH Lawrence #8: Two Blue Birds/In Love
Feb 21, 1966
25
The Reluctant Debutante
Feb 28, 1966
26
The Dance of Death
Mar 7, 1966
27
Nelson - A Study in Miniature
Mar 14, 1966
28
Ivanov
Mar 21, 1966
29
All My Loving
Mar 28, 1966
30
A View from the Bridge
Apr 4, 1966
31
The First Thunder
Apr 11, 1966
32
Variation on a Theme
Apr 18, 1966
33
The Browning Version
Apr 25, 1966
34
The Move after Checkmate
May 2, 1966
35
Seven Deadly Sins #1: My Friend Corby
May 9, 1966
36
Seven Deadly Sins #2: File on Harry Jordan
May 16, 1966
37
Seven Deadly Sins #3: A Cold Heart
May 23, 1966
38
Seven Deadly Sins #4: A Temporary Typist
Jun 6, 1966
39
Seven Deadly Sins #5: In The Night
Jun 13, 1966
40
Seven Deadly Sins #6: A Lion In His Way
Jun 20, 1966
41
Seven Deadly Sins #7: The Erphinham Camp
Jun 27, 1966
42
The Cretan
Jul 4, 1966
43
Blue as his Eyes, The Tin Helmet he Wore
Jul 18, 1966
44
An Experience of Evil
Aug 1, 1966
45
The Climbers
Aug 8, 1966
46
Convalescence
Aug 15, 1966
47
You'll Know Me by the Stars in My Eyes
Aug 22, 1966
SEASON 1243 eps1966+
01
Plays of Married Life #1: A Catching Complaint
Sep 5, 196690m
02
Plays of Married Life No. 2: Where Shall I Find What Will Change My Life?
Sep 12, 196690m
03
Plays of Married Life No. 3: The Fat Woman's Tale
Sep 19, 1966
04
Plays of Married Life No. 4: The Bright Side
Sep 27, 1966
05
Home and Beauty
Oct 4, 1966
06
A Choice of Kings
Oct 11, 1966
07
Major Barbara
Oct 18, 1966
08
The Caretaker
Oct 25, 1966
09
Dear Liar
Nov 1, 1966
10
The New Men
Nov 8, 1966
11
The East Wind
Nov 15, 1966
12
End In Tears
Nov 22, 1966
13
The Tormentors
Nov 29, 1966
14
A Tot At The Local
Dec 6, 1966
15
The First Thing You Think Of
Dec 13, 1966
16
Come Laughing Home
Dec 20, 1966
17
Julie's Gone
Dec 27, 1966
18
On The Island
Jan 3, 1967
Set on an island off the coast of South America, Robert Cosgrove (Marius Goring) is a writer and Nobel Prize winner. His wife, Linda (Helen…
19
A Roof Over Our Mouths
Jan 10, 1967
20
Love On The Dole
Jan 17, 1967
21
Nice To Have You Back
Jan 24, 1967
22
That Old Black Magic
Jan 31, 1967
23
The Crossfire
Feb 7, 1967
24
A Drug on the Market
Feb 14, 1967
25
Cry Baby Bunting
Feb 21, 1967
26
Present Laughter
Feb 28, 1967
27
The Investigation
Mar 7, 1967
28
Dr. De Waldo's Therapy
Mar 14, 1967
29
Person Unknown
Mar 21, 1967
30
Seven Deadly Virtues #1: It's Your Move
Mar 27, 1967
31
Seven Deadly Virtues #2: The Good and Faithful Servant
Apr 4, 1967
32
Seven Deadly Virtues #3: Surface of Innocent
Apr 11, 1967
33
Seven Deadly Virtues #4: The Man with Two Heads
Apr 18, 1967
34
Seven Deadly Virtues #5: The Whole Truth
Apr 26, 1967
35
Seven Deadly Virtues #6: A Pain in the Neck
May 2, 1967
36
Seven Deadly Virtues #7: Are You By Yourself?
May 9, 1967
37
Little Moon of Alban
May 16, 1967
38
The Division
May 23, 1967
39
The Trial and Error of Colonel Winchip
May 30, 1967
40
The Stories of DH Lawrence #9: Strike Pay
Jun 6, 1967
41
The Stories of DH Lawrence #10: Blue Moccasins
Jun 13, 1967
42
The Stories of DH Lawrence #11: Mother and Daughter
Jun 20, 1967
43
The New Assistant
Jun 27, 1967
SEASON 1311 eps1967+
01
ITV Summer Playhouse #1: The Sleeping Partner
Jul 3, 196790m
02
ITV Summer Playhouse #2: The English Climate
Jul 10, 196790m
03
ITV Summer Playhouse #3: Death By Misadventure
Jul 17, 196790m
04
ITV Summer Playhouse #4: Difference of Opinion
Jul 24, 196790m
05
ITV Summer Playhouse #5: The Big Killing
Jul 31, 196790m
06
ITV Summer Playhouse #6: The Small Rebellion of Jess Calvert
Aug 7, 196790m
07
ITV Summer Playhouse #7: A Brand New Scrubbing Brush
Aug 14, 1967
08
ITV Summer Playhouse #8: One Fat Englishman
Aug 21, 1967
09
ITV Summer Playhouse #9: The Voysey Inheritance
Sep 4, 1967
10
ITV Summer Playhouse #10: Travelling Light
Sep 11, 1967
11
ITV Summer Playhouse #11: The Man Who Understood Women
Sep 18, 196790m

SERIES INFO

13
Seasons
575
Episodes
90 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status

NETWORKS (1)

ITV1

DETAILS

First Aired
Last Aired
Status
Ended
Seasons
13
Episodes
575
Episode Length
90 min/ep
Language
English
Country
UK
Rating
4.0/10 (5 votes)
Popularity
4
IMDB

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is ITV Play of the Week about?
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.
How many seasons does ITV Play of the Week have?
ITV Play of the Week has 13 seasons with 575 episodes total.
What is the rating of ITV Play of the Week?
ITV Play of the Week has a rating of 4.0 out of 10 based on 5 votes on TMDB.
Is ITV Play of the Week still running?
ITV Play of the Week has ended. The final episode aired on .

GENRES (2)

Drama Comedy
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