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ITV Play of the Week

Overview

Series synopsis

ITV Play of the Week is a British drama comedy television series that premiered on ITV1 on September 27, 1955. It ended on September 18, 1967. It stars Lally Bowers, Arthur Lawrence, Hilary Liddell and Michael Meacham.

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 ent ...

Premise

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.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 13 seasons with 575 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 1 40 September 27, 1955 September 3, 1956
Season 2 50 September 10, 1956 August 28, 1957
Season 3 48 September 4, 1957 August 27, 1958
Season 4 50 September 3, 1958 August 25, 1959
Season 5 51 September 1, 1959 August 30, 1960
Season 6 52 September 6, 1960 August 29, 1961
Season 7 31 September 5, 1961 August 28, 1962
Season 8 51 September 4, 1962 August 27, 1963
Season 9 53 September 3, 1963 August 31, 1964
Season 10 48 September 7, 1964 August 23, 1965
Season 11 47 September 6, 1965 August 22, 1966
Season 12 43 September 5, 1966 June 27, 1967
Season 13 11 July 3, 1967 September 18, 1967
Season 1 preview 40 episodes total
Season 2 preview 50 episodes total
Season 3 preview 48 episodes total
Season 4 preview 50 episodes total
Season 5 preview 51 episodes total
Season 6 preview 52 episodes total
Season 7 preview 31 episodes total
Season 8 preview 51 episodes total
Season 9 preview 53 episodes total
Season 10 preview 48 episodes total
Season 11 preview 47 episodes total
Season 12 preview 43 episodes total
Season 13 preview 11 episodes total

Production

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Country
GB
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform ITV1
First aired September 27, 1955
Last aired September 18, 1967
Runtime 90 minutes
Status ended

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. IMDb
  3. EpisodeTime Show Page