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 (48)
1. The Wooden Dish
Aired 4 September 1957 âą 90 min
2. Knife in the Family
Aired 11 September 1957
3. The Green Bay Tree
Aired 18 September 1957
4. Wild Justice
Aired 25 September 1957
5. Rope
Aired 2 October 1957
6. Arrow in the Air
Aired 9 October 1957
7. Ring Round the Moon
Aired 16 October 1957
8. Lost Boundaries
Aired 23 October 1957
9. The Guinea Pig
Aired 30 October 1957
10. Mrs. Willie
Aired 6 November 1957
11. The Springtime of Others
Aired 13 November 1957
12. Widower's Houses
Aired 20 November 1957
13. Death of a Salesman
Aired 27 November 1957
14. Miss Mabel
Aired 4 December 1957
15. The Grass Harp
Aired 11 December 1957
16. A Voice in Vision
Aired 18 December 1957
17. Johnny Belinda
Aired 22 January 1958
18. Reunion in Vienna
Aired 29 January 1958
19. The Witch
Aired 5 February 1958
20. No. 17
Aired 12 February 1958
21. Montserrat
Aired 19 February 1958
22. Myself When Young
Aired 26 February 1958
23. ...And Humanity
Aired 5 March 1958
24. The Rossiters
Aired 12 March 1958
25. The Iron Harp
Aired 19 March 1958
26. The Importance of Being Ernest
Aired 26 March 1958
27. Winterset
Aired 2 April 1958
28. No Medals
Aired 9 April 1958
29. The Mythmakers
Aired 16 April 1958
30. School for Wives
Aired 23 April 1958
31. Squaring the Circle
Aired 30 April 1958
32. Cry, The Beloved Country
Aired 7 May 1958
33. All My Sons
Aired 14 May 1958
34. Shadow of the Vine
Aired 21 May 1958
35. As the Twig is Bent
Aired 28 May 1958
36. Disturbance
Aired 4 June 1958
37. The Troublemakers
Aired 11 June 1958
38. The Chigwell Chicken
Aired 18 June 1958
39. The Linden Tree
Aired 25 June 1958
40. A Room With A View
Aired 2 July 1958
41. The Kidders
Aired 9 July 1958
42. You Never Can Tell
Aired 16 July 1958
43. How Charles Bravo Died
Aired 23 July 1958
44. A Month in the Country
Aired 30 July 1958
45. The Curious Savage
Aired 6 August 1958
46. The Young May Moon
Aired 13 August 1958
47. Arsenic and Old Lace
Aired 20 August 1958
48. The Camel's Back
Aired 27 August 1958