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 (43)
1. Plays of Married Life #1: A Catching Complaint
Aired 5 September 1966 âą 90 min
2. Plays of Married Life No. 2: Where Shall I Find What Will Change My Life?
Aired 12 September 1966 âą 90 min
3. Plays of Married Life No. 3: The Fat Woman's Tale
Aired 19 September 1966
4. Plays of Married Life No. 4: The Bright Side
Aired 27 September 1966
5. Home and Beauty
Aired 4 October 1966
6. A Choice of Kings
Aired 11 October 1966
7. Major Barbara
Aired 18 October 1966
8. The Caretaker
Aired 25 October 1966
9. Dear Liar
Aired 1 November 1966
10. The New Men
Aired 8 November 1966
11. The East Wind
Aired 15 November 1966
12. End In Tears
Aired 22 November 1966
13. The Tormentors
Aired 29 November 1966
14. A Tot At The Local
Aired 6 December 1966
15. The First Thing You Think Of
Aired 13 December 1966
16. Come Laughing Home
Aired 20 December 1966
17. Julie's Gone
Aired 27 December 1966
18. On The Island
Aired 3 January 1967
Set on an island off the coast of South America, Robert Cosgrove (Marius Goring) is a writer and Nobel Prize winner. His wife, Linda (Helen Cherry) and daughter Tess (Michele Dotrice) live with him in a comfortable villa overlooking a pleasant and peaceful bay on the island of Serez. Linda Cosgrove is not happy on the island and her husband, preoccupied with his work, seems to be deliberately ignoring her. Then strange things begin to happen on the island, and the Cosgroves find themselves involved in a political revolution.
19. A Roof Over Our Mouths
Aired 10 January 1967
20. Love On The Dole
Aired 17 January 1967
21. Nice To Have You Back
Aired 24 January 1967
22. That Old Black Magic
Aired 31 January 1967
23. The Crossfire
Aired 7 February 1967
24. A Drug on the Market
Aired 14 February 1967
25. Cry Baby Bunting
Aired 21 February 1967
26. Present Laughter
Aired 28 February 1967
27. The Investigation
Aired 7 March 1967
28. Dr. De Waldo's Therapy
Aired 14 March 1967
29. Person Unknown
Aired 21 March 1967
30. Seven Deadly Virtues #1: It's Your Move
Aired 27 March 1967
31. Seven Deadly Virtues #2: The Good and Faithful Servant
Aired 4 April 1967
32. Seven Deadly Virtues #3: Surface of Innocent
Aired 11 April 1967
33. Seven Deadly Virtues #4: The Man with Two Heads
Aired 18 April 1967
34. Seven Deadly Virtues #5: The Whole Truth
Aired 26 April 1967
35. Seven Deadly Virtues #6: A Pain in the Neck
Aired 2 May 1967
36. Seven Deadly Virtues #7: Are You By Yourself?
Aired 9 May 1967
37. Little Moon of Alban
Aired 16 May 1967
38. The Division
Aired 23 May 1967
39. The Trial and Error of Colonel Winchip
Aired 30 May 1967
40. The Stories of DH Lawrence #9: Strike Pay
Aired 6 June 1967
41. The Stories of DH Lawrence #10: Blue Moccasins
Aired 13 June 1967
42. The Stories of DH Lawrence #11: Mother and Daughter
Aired 20 June 1967
43. The New Assistant
Aired 27 June 1967