Thirty-Minute Theatre is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Two on October 7, 1965. It ended on May 17, 1973. It stars Shelley Winters, Tessa Wyatt, Emrys James and Julia Foster.
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
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An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
An unscrupulous antiques dealer with a method for acquiring invaluable antiques in the countryside, stumbles upon a priceless chair owned by a less than cooperative family.
October 7, 1965
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Give the Clown His Supper
Failure to win in a television quiz proves too much for Stuart and Patricia Pendleton.