About this season
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.
Episodes (40)
1. A Month in the Country
Aired 27 September 1955 • 90 min
2. The Pay Off
Aired 29 October 1955
3. The Salt Land
Aired 8 November 1955
4. No Other Verdict
Aired 23 November 1955
5. The Green of the Year
Aired 5 December 1955
6. Captain Carvallo
Aired 2 January 1956
7. Favonia
Aired 16 January 1956
8. Ignace
Aired 30 January 1956
9. The Anatomist
Aired 6 February 1956
10. We the Living
Aired 13 February 1956
11. Both Ends Meet
Aired 20 February 1956
12. Hamlet
Aired 27 February 1956
13. Message for Margaret
Aired 5 March 1956
14. George and Margaret
Aired 12 March 1956
15. Uncle Harry
Aired 19 March 1956
16. Misalliance
Aired 28 March 1956
17. Skylark
Aired 9 April 1956
18. One
Aired 16 April 1956
19. The Living Room
Aired 23 April 1956
20. The Golden Cuckoo
Aired 30 April 1956
21. Seagulls Over Sorrento
Aired 7 May 1956
22. Ten Minute Alibi
Aired 14 May 1956
23. The Comedy of Errors
Aired 21 May 1956
24. Pink Strings and Sealing Wax
Aired 28 May 1956
25. Come Read Me a Riddle
Aired 4 June 1956
26. I Killed the Count
Aired 11 June 1956
27. Dear Charles
Aired 18 June 1956
28. MacAdam and Eve
Aired 25 June 1956
29. The Innocents
Aired 2 July 1956
30. Rain on the Just
Aired 9 July 1956
31. Rebecca
Aired 16 July 1956
32. Golden Fleece
Aired 16 July 1956
33. Down Came a Blackbird
Aired 23 July 1956
34. The Golden Entry
Aired 30 July 1956
35. The Adding Machine
Aired 30 July 1956
36. Dark Journey
Aired 6 August 1956
37. They Came By Night
Aired 13 August 1956
38. The Terror
Aired 27 August 1956
39. A Box at the Adelphi
Aired 3 September 1956
40. Towards Zero
Aired 3 September 1956