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All Episodes of The Wednesday Play

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...
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Season 1

  • Catch as Catch Can
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    Catch as Catch Can

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1964

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Crack in the Ice
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    A Crack in the Ice

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/1964

    No description available

    Director: Ronald Eyre

    Writer: Unknown

  • In Camera
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    In Camera

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/1964

    No description available

    Director: Henric Hirsch

    Writer: Unknown

  • Pale Horse, Pale Rider
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    Pale Horse, Pale Rider

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/1964

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    Director: Claude Whatham

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Big Breaker
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    The Big Breaker

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1964

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mr. Douglas
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    Mr. Douglas

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/1964

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Malatesta
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    Malatesta

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/1964

    No description available

    Director: Christopher Morahan

    Writer: Unknown

  • The July Plot
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    The July Plot

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1964

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • First Love
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    First Love

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1964

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    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Tap on the Shoulder
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    A Tap on the Shoulder

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/1965

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    Director: Ken Loach

    Writer: Jimmy O'Connor

  • Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...
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    Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1965

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Navigators
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    The Navigators

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Fable
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    Fable

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/1965

    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.

    Director: Christopher Morahan

    Writer: John Hopkins

  • Dan, Dan The Charity Man
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    Dan, Dan The Charity Man

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1965

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

  • Ashes to Ashes
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    Ashes to Ashes

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Wear a Very Big Hat
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    Wear a Very Big Hat

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Confidence Course
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    The Confidence Course

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Dennis Potter

  • Campaign for One
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    Campaign for One

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1965

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    Director: Moira Armstrong

    Writer: Unknown

  • Horror of Darkness
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    Horror of Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/1965

    "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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Little Temptation
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    A Little Temptation

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Moving On
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    Moving On

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cat's Cradle
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    Cat's Cradle

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Three Clear Sundays
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    Three Clear Sundays

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/7/1965

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    Director: Ken Loach

    Writer: Jimmy O'Connor

  • The Interior Decorator
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    The Interior Decorator

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/14/1965

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Auto-Stop
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    Auto-Stop

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/21/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler
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    The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/28/1965

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    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cemented with Love
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    Cemented with Love

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 5/5/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Knight in Tarnished Armour
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    A Knight in Tarnished Armour

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 5/12/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • For the West
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    For the West

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/26/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • And Did Those Feet?
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    And Did Those Feet?

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 6/2/1965

    No description available

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: David Mercer

  • The Man Without Papers
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    The Man Without Papers

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 6/9/1965

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Pistol
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    The Pistol

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 6/16/1965

    No description available

    Director: James Ferman

    Writer: Unknown

  • Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears
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    Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 6/23/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Seven O'Clock Crunch
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    The Seven O'Clock Crunch

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 6/30/1965

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown