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 (50)
1. Mary Broome
Aired 3 September 1958 • 90 min
2. The Publican's Story
Aired 10 September 1958 • 90 min
3. Man and Superman
Aired 17 September 1958 • 90 min
4. Women in Love
Aired 24 September 1958 • 90 min
5. The Liberty Man
Aired 1 October 1958 • 90 min
6. Dinner With The Family
Aired 15 October 1958 • 90 min
7. Frenzy
Aired 22 October 1958 • 90 min
8. The Strong are Lonely
Aired 29 October 1958 • 90 min
9. The Quare Fellow
Aired 5 November 1958 • 90 min
10. The Enchanted April
Aired 12 November 1958 • 90 min
11. John Gabriel Borkman
Aired 19 November 1958 • 90 min
12. Playboy of the Western World
Aired 26 November 1958 • 90 min
13. In The Shadow of the Axe
Aired 3 December 1958 • 90 min
14. Mrs. Dot
Aired 10 December 1958 • 90 min
15. The Last Enemy
Aired 17 December 1958 • 90 min
16. The Big Knife
Aired 30 December 1958 • 90 min
17. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Aired 6 January 1959 • 90 min
18. Ten Little Niggers
Aired 13 January 1959 • 90 min
19. The Education of Mr. Surrage
Aired 20 January 1959 • 90 min
20. The Killing of the King
Aired 27 January 1959 • 90 min
21. No Time For Comedy
Aired 3 February 1959 • 90 min
22. Parnell
Aired 10 February 1959 • 90 min
23. Garden of Loneliness
Aired 17 February 1959 • 90 min
24. The Judge's Story
Aired 24 February 1959 • 90 min
25. A Dead Secret
Aired 3 March 1959 • 90 min
26. The Face of Treason
Aired 10 March 1959 • 90 min
27. The Skin of our Teeth
Aired 17 March 1959 • 90 min
28. Skyline For Two
Aired 24 March 1959 • 90 min
29. A Day By The Sea
Aired 31 March 1959 • 90 min
30. The Winner
Aired 7 April 1959 • 90 min
31. Ebb Tide
Aired 14 April 1959 • 90 min
32. Family on Trial
Aired 21 April 1959 • 90 min
33. The Secret Agent
Aired 28 April 1959 • 90 min
34. The Age of Juliet
Aired 5 May 1959 • 90 min
35. Sheppey
Aired 12 May 1959 • 90 min
36. Distinguished Gathering
Aired 19 May 1959 • 90 min
37. A Touch of the Sun
Aired 26 May 1959 • 90 min
38. The Square Ring
Aired 2 June 1959 • 90 min
39. Sugar in the Morning
Aired 9 June 1959 • 90 min
40. The Tortoise and the Hare
Aired 16 June 1959 • 90 min
41. The Wild Bird
Aired 23 June 1959 • 90 min
42. Fly Away, Peter
Aired 30 June 1959 • 90 min
43. For Services Rendered
Aired 7 July 1959 • 90 min
44. The Mark of the Warrior
Aired 14 July 1959 • 90 min
45. Nude with Violin
Aired 21 July 1959 • 90 min
46. Dandy Dick
Aired 28 July 1959 • 90 min
47. Shadow of a Pale Horse
Aired 4 August 1959 • 90 min
48. The Boy from the Gorbals
Aired 11 August 1959 • 90 min
49. The Wind and the Rain
Aired 18 August 1959 • 90 min
50. The Hungry God
Aired 25 August 1959 • 90 min