ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

1955 · 13 seasons · 575 eps · ★ 4.0 · Drama, Comedy

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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.

Directed by Graham Evans · Written by Philip Mackie

Network: ITV1

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George Ghent Orderly
Marius Goring Robert Cosgrove
Sarah Lawson Elizabeth Rossiter
Anna Massey Jacqueline
Barbara Shelley Stella Curtis
Suzan Farmer Agnes Sorrell
Philip Latham Pearson
Peter Carlisle Clerk of the Court
Aleksander Browne Candia
Lally Bowers Mrs. Gudgeon
Arthur Lawrence Charles Revere
Hilary Liddell Jane Hornby

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