ITV Play of the Week — Season 5

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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 (51)

1. The Younger Generation

Aired 1 September 1959 • 90 min

2. Mr. Arcularis

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Aired 8 September 1959 • 90 min

3. Touch Wood

Aired 15 September 1959 • 90 min

4. The Last Hours

Aired 22 September 1959

5. Night of January 16th

Aired 6 October 1959

6. The Traveller Without Luggage

Aired 13 October 1959

7. Cynara

Aired 20 October 1959

8. The Violent Years

Aired 27 October 1959

9. The Crucible

Aired 3 November 1959

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10. The Enormous Shadow

Aired 10 November 1959

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11. Engineer Extraordinary

Aired 17 November 1959

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12. South

Aired 24 November 1959 • 80 min

A dashing Polish Army lieutenant named Jan Wicziewsky is in exile in the United States deep South as civil war approaches. He is faced with the question of who he really loves: the plantation owner's angry niece, Miss Regina, or the tall, blond, rugged officer who suddenly arrives at the plantation, a handsome man called Eric MacClure. (Julien Green's 1953 play "Sud" was banned from performance in the UK because of its homosexual lead character and homosexual theme. The BFI has described 'South' as the "earliest known gay TV drama" in the UK.)

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