About this season
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.
Episodes (11)
1. Beneath the Tide
Aired 6 October 1971
2. The Chinese Prime Minister
Aired 2 November 1971
3. The Panel
Aired 9 November 1971
4. Funny
Aired 16 November 1971
Tom and Phyl travel down to Wales to stay with friends Huw and Teg, a couple they hung around with in London some years back. Culturally the couples have their differences, and after a spell of unease, passions come to the surface.
5. Jack Squaler's Time
Aired 3 April 1972
6. Seventeen Percent Said Push Off
Aired 22 May 1972
7. A Splinter of Ice
Aired 29 May 1972
8. The Greeks and Their Gifts
Aired 20 June 1972
A man makes an unexpected appearance at his younger brother's house in the middle of the night. He needs somewhere to stay and convinces his brother and his wife that he is trouble. Or is he?
9. The Substitute
Aired 27 June 1972
10. The Long Lease of Summer
Aired 4 July 1972
11. Lament of an Unmarried Father
Aired 28 August 1972
A young man who likes to cause a stir meets an older woman who refuses to rise to his bait.