Overview of 'The Wednesday Play' Season 1

The Wednesday Play (1964)

Drama

The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. The series gained a reputation for presenting contemporary social dramas, and for bringing issues to the attention of a mass audience that would not otherwise have been discussed on screen.

Writing:

Sydney Newman

Stars:

Release Date: 1964-09-30
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4.5/10

Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 75

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - Catch as Catch Can
Release Date: 1964-09-30
Episode 2 - A Crack in the Ice
Release Date: 1964-10-28
Episode 3 - In Camera
Release Date: 1964-11-04
Episode 4 - Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Release Date: 1964-11-11
Episode 5 - The Big Breaker
Release Date: 1964-11-18
Episode 6 - Mr. Douglas
Release Date: 1964-11-25
Episode 7 - Malatesta
Release Date: 1964-12-02
Episode 8 - The July Plot
Release Date: 1964-12-09
Episode 9 - First Love
Release Date: 1964-12-16
Episode 10 - A Tap on the Shoulder
Release Date: 1965-01-06
Episode 11 - Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...
Release Date: 1965-01-13
Episode 12 - The Navigators
Release Date: 1965-01-20
Episode 13 - Fable
Release Date: 1965-01-27
Fable is a British television play, shown on 27 January 1965 as an episode of The Wednesday Play series on BBC 1. Written by John Hopkins, the play is set in a parallel totalitarian Britain where those in authority are black people, and white people are their social underdogs - a reversal of the situation in contemporary apartheid South Africa. It was directed by Christopher Morahan and produced by James MacTaggart.
Episode 14 - Dan, Dan The Charity Man
Release Date: 1965-02-03
Episode 15 - Ashes to Ashes
Release Date: 1965-02-10
Episode 16 - Wear a Very Big Hat
Release Date: 1965-02-17
Episode 17 - The Confidence Course
Release Date: 1965-02-24
Episode 18 - Campaign for One
Release Date: 1965-03-03
Episode 19 - Horror of Darkness
Release Date: 1965-03-10
"The liberal middle-class mask well and truly slips in John Hopkins' intense, slow-burning love triangle drama, broadcast in the BBC's groundbreaking Wednesday Play slot. An affluent, cosmopolitan London couple (Jackson and Lynch) find their outwardly charmed lives turned upside down by the appearance of a troubled homosexual friend (Williamson), who quickly touches a raw nerve. In a virtuoso performance, Jackson's spirited, cerebral Cathy finds herself unable to penetrate either man's psyche. Stylishly shot and built to a shocking crescendo by director Page, this gripping chamber piece simmers with suppressed desire, creativity – and rage." Quoting the description from the 2011 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival site.
Episode 20 - A Little Temptation
Release Date: 1965-03-17
Episode 21 - Moving On
Release Date: 1965-03-24
Episode 22 - Cat's Cradle
Release Date: 1965-03-31
Episode 23 - Three Clear Sundays
Release Date: 1965-04-07
Episode 24 - The Interior Decorator
Release Date: 1965-04-14
Episode 25 - Auto-Stop
Release Date: 1965-04-21
Episode 26 - The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler
Release Date: 1965-04-28
Episode 27 - Cemented with Love
Release Date: 1965-05-05
Episode 28 - A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Release Date: 1965-05-12
Episode 29 - For the West
Release Date: 1965-05-26
Episode 30 - And Did Those Feet?
Release Date: 1965-06-02
Episode 31 - The Man Without Papers
Release Date: 1965-06-09
Episode 32 - The Pistol
Release Date: 1965-06-16
Episode 33 - Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears
Release Date: 1965-06-23
Episode 34 - The Seven O'Clock Crunch
Release Date: 1965-06-30
Episode 35 - The End of Arthur's Marriage
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Episode 36 - Cathy Come Home
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Episode 37 - Fall of the Goat
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Episode 38 - Happy
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Episode 39 - The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
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Episode 40 - The Head Waiter
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Episode 41 - The Devil a Monk Would Be
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Episode 42 - Nothing Will Be the Same
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Episode 43 - All Out for Kangaroo Valley
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Episode 44 - In Camera
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Episode 45 - Up the Junction
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Episode 46 - Where the Buffalo Roam
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Episode 47 - Pitchi Poi
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Episode 48 - Joan
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Episode 49 - For the West
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Episode 50 - Toddler on the Run
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Episode 51 - Drums Along the Avon
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Episode 52 - Chariot of Fire
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Episode 53 - Ape and Essence
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Episode 54 - The Playground
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Episode 55 - Emma's Time
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Episode 56 - A Knight in Tarnished Armour
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Episode 57 - The Retreat
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Episode 58 - A Way with the Ladies
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Episode 59 - Infidelity Took Place
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Episode 60 - Cemented with Love
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Episode 61 - The Connoisseur
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Episode 62 - Message for Posterity
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Episode 63 - The Man Behind You
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Episode 64 - Cat's Cradle
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Episode 65 - The Portsmouth Defence
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Episode 66 - A Breach in the Wall
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Episode 67 - Moving On
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Episode 68 - Barlowe of the Car Park
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Episode 69 - A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant
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Episode 70 - No Trams to Lime Street
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Episode 71 - A Little Temptation
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Episode 72 - Public Inquiry
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Episode 73 - Horror of Darkness
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Episode 74 - A Walk in the Sea
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Episode 75 - Another Day, Another Dollar
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Episode 76 - Bam! Pow! Zap!
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Episode 77 - The Cellar and the Almond Tree
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Episode 78 - Campaign for One
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Episode 79 - Macready's Gala
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Episode 80 - In Two Minds
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Episode 81 - The Seven O'Clock Crunch
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Episode 82 - Cock, Hen and Courting Pit
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Episode 83 - The Pistol
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Episode 84 - A Soiree at Blossom's Hotel
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Episode 85 - The Man Without Papers
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Episode 86 - Way Off Beat
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Episode 87 - And Did Those Feet?
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Episode 88 - The Executioner
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Episode 89 - The Drummer and the Bloke
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Episode 90 - The Apprentices
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Episode 91 - Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
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Episode 92 - Fable
Release Date: 1965-01-27
Fable is a British television play, shown on 27 January 1965 as an episode of The Wednesday Play series on BBC 1. Written by John Hopkins, the play is set in a parallel totalitarian Britain where those in authority are black people, and white people are their social underdogs - a reversal of the situation in contemporary apartheid South Africa. It was directed by Christopher Morahan and produced by James MacTaggart.
Episode 93 - Calf Love
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Episode 94 - Everybody's Rich Except Us
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Episode 95 - Monsieur Barnett
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Episode 96 - Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter
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Episode 97 - The Hunting of Lionel Crane
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Episode 98 - The Navigators
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Episode 99 - Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero
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Episode 100 - The Order
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Episode 101 - Jamie, On a Flying Visit
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Episode 102 - Smoke Screen
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Episode 103 - Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...
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Episode 104 - A Man on Her Back
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Episode 105 - House of Character
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Episode 106 - The Fabulous Frump
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Episode 107 - The Season of the Witch
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Episode 108 - A Tap on the Shoulder
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Episode 109 - The Bone Yard
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Episode 110 - Person to Person
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Episode 111 - Toggle
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Episode 112 - A Serpent in Putney
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Episode 113 - The Boy Who Wanted Peace
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Episode 114 - The Confidence Course
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Episode 115 - Why Aren't You Famous?
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Episode 116 - Days in the Trees
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Episode 117 - Coincidence
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Episode 118 - The Big Flame
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Episode 119 - The Italian Table
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Episode 120 - Wear a Very Big Hat
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Episode 121 - A Game--Like--Only a Game
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Episode 122 - Death of a Teddy Bear
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Episode 123 - Birthday
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Episode 124 - Nathan and Tabileth
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Episode 125 - Ashes to Ashes
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Episode 126 - Who's a Good Boy Then?
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Episode 127 - Who's Going to Take Me On?
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Episode 128 - Rebel in the Grave
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Episode 129 - Mad Jack
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Episode 130 - Dan, Dan The Charity Man
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Episode 131 - Silent Song
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Episode 132 - The Lump
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Episode 133 - The Fat of the Land
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Episode 134 - The Coming Out Party
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Episode 135 - The Mayfly and the Frog
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Episode 136 - An Officer of the Court
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Episode 137 - It Wasn't Me
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Episode 138 - First Love
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Episode 139 - Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton
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Episode 140 - Little Master Mind
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Episode 141 - Death of a Private
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Episode 142 - The Vortex
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Episode 143 - The July Plot
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Episode 144 - Stand Up, Nigel Barton
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Episode 145 - A Tale of Two Wives
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Episode 146 - Kippers and Curtains
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Episode 147 - Blood of the Lamb
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Episode 148 - Malatesta
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Episode 149 - The Bond
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Episode 150 - Spoiled
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Episode 151 - Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
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Episode 152 - Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage
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Episode 153 - The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler
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Episode 154 - A Cheery Soul
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Episode 155 - The Exiles
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Episode 156 - Sovereign's Company
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Episode 157 - Auto-Stop
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Episode 158 - The Snow Ball
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Episode 159 - A Brilliant Future Behind Him
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Episode 160 - The Golden Vision
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Episode 161 - Son of Man
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Episode 162 - Wine of India
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Episode 163 - The Interior Decorator
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Episode 164 - The Big Man Coughed and Died
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Episode 165 - Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness
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Episode 166 - Let's Murder Vivaldi
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Episode 167 - A Child and a Half
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Episode 168 - Three Clear Sundays
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Episode 169 - The Voices in the Park
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Episode 170 - Light Blue
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Episode 171 - Sling Your Hook
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Episode 172 - The War Game
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