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The Best Episodes of The Wednesday Play Season 1

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The Best Episodes of The Wednesday Play Season 1

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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  1. Background image for Catch as Catch Can
    4.5/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Catch as Catch Can

    S1:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - A Crack in the Ice

    S1:E2

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    Director:Ronald Eyre
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(84 votes)

    #3 - In Camera

    S1:E3

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    Director:Henric Hirsch
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Pale Horse, Pale Rider

    S1:E4

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    Director:Claude Whatham
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Big Breaker

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Mr. Douglas

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Malatesta

    S1:E7

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    Director:Christopher Morahan
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - The July Plot

    S1:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - First Love

    S1:E9

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    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - A Tap on the Shoulder

    S1:E10

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    Director:Ken Loach
    Writer:Jimmy O'Connor
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    #11 - Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Navigators

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Fable

    S1:E13

    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.

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    Director:Christopher Morahan
    Writer:John Hopkins
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    #14 - Dan, Dan The Charity Man

    S1:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hugh Whitemore
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    #15 - Ashes to Ashes

    S1:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Wear a Very Big Hat

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - The Confidence Course

    S1:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dennis Potter
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    #18 - Campaign for One

    S1:E18

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    Director:Moira Armstrong
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Horror of Darkness

    S1:E19

    "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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - A Little Temptation

    S1:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Moving On

    S1:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Cat's Cradle

    S1:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Three Clear Sundays

    S1:E23

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    Director:Ken Loach
    Writer:Jimmy O'Connor
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    #24 - The Interior Decorator

    S1:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Auto-Stop

    S1:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Catch as Catch Can" is the best rated episode of "The Wednesday Play" season 1. It scored 4.5/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1964. This episode is rated 4.5 points higher than the second-best, "A Crack in the Ice".