Starring
Derek FrancisAlfred BurkeArthur HewlettEsther LawrencePeter WyngardeJohn Phillips
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| S4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S10 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S12 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
All Seasons
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Season 11955
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Season 21956
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Season 31957
7.6235111h
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Season 41958
7.559521h 30m
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Season 51959
7.3525310h 57m
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Season 61960
8.2115211h 43m
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Season 71961
8.043338h 10m
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Season 81962
8.0445111h 30m
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Season 91963
6.7885412h 33m
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Season 101964
8.428517h 50m
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Season 111965
—0519h 35m
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Season 121966
6.9344310h 35m
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Season 131967
—011
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Derek Francis Barry Clarke, Behrend, Charles Kenyon
Alfred Burke Captain Bitterger, Dr. James Carroll, Dr. Smithson
Arthur Hewlett Clive Clarke, Colonial Secretary, Defendant
Esther Lawrence Ada, Cloakroom Attendant, Emily Vokes
Peter Wyngarde Garry Essendine, Gletkin, Guido
John Phillips Anthony Folland, Cromwell, David Crampton
Charles Lloyd Pack Bishop Proudie, Bolshintsov, Father Coronil
Laurence Hardy Bishop of Buenos Aires, Charles Playden. MP, Cutler Walpole
Michael Hordern Absolon, Andrew Crocker-Harris, George Kettle
Clive Morton Colonel Shepherd, Colonel Spence, Hartmann
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