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 (52)
1. Sparrow, Sparrow
Aired 6 September 1960 âą 90 min
2. Shadow of Guilt
Aired 13 September 1960
3. Gaslight
Aired 20 September 1960
4. The Protest
Aired 27 September 1960
5. The Burning Glass
Aired 4 October 1960
6. The Pets
Aired 11 October 1960
7. Old Man in a Hurry
Aired 18 October 1960
8. Tiger at the Gates
Aired 25 October 1960
9. Square Dance
Aired 1 November 1960
10. The Family First
Aired 8 November 1960
11. The Pot Carriers
Aired 15 November 1960
12. The Silver Whistle
Aired 22 November 1960
13. The Watching Eye
Aired 29 November 1960
14. The Accomplices
Aired 6 December 1960
15. The Happy Man
Aired 13 December 1960
16. The Girl in the Window
Aired 20 December 1960
17. The Two Bouquets
Aired 27 December 1960
18. The Jason Group
Aired 3 January 1961
19. The Road To Hilda Brown
Aired 10 January 1961
20. Ring of Truth
Aired 17 January 1961
21. The Flashing Stream
Aired 24 January 1961
22. A Spring of Love
Aired 31 January 1961
23. Negative Evidence
Aired 7 February 1961
24. Plough and the Stars
Aired 14 February 1961
25. The Break-Up
Aired 21 February 1961
26. The Poisoned Earth
Aired 28 February 1961
27. Hell Hath No Fury
Aired 7 March 1961
28. The Girl on the Via Flaminia
Aired 14 March 1961
29. Doctor Everyman's Hour
Aired 21 March 1961
30. Echoes on a Lonely Shore
Aired 28 March 1961
31. The Threatening Storm
Aired 4 April 1961
32. Midnight Sun
Aired 11 April 1961
33. All on a Summer's Day
Aired 18 April 1961
34. Break From Cover
Aired 25 April 1961
35. Miss Treeves
Aired 2 May 1961
36. Soldier in the Snow
Aired 9 May 1961
37. Mrs. Skeffington
Aired 16 May 1961
38. Any Other Business
Aired 23 May 1961
39. All My Own Work
Aired 30 May 1961
40. Fairy Tales of New York
Aired 6 June 1961
41. Countdown at Woomera
Aired 13 June 1961
42. The Paper Palace
Aired 20 June 1961
43. I Remember Mama
Aired 27 June 1961
44. Life With Father
Aired 4 July 1961
45. The Burden of Proof
Aired 11 July 1961
46. Hallelujah Corner
Aired 18 July 1961
47. The Primitive
Aired 25 July 1961
48. Ivanov
Aired 1 August 1961
49. Conflict in the Sun
Aired 8 August 1961
50. Harriet
Aired 15 August 1961
51. A Shred of Evidence
Aired 22 August 1961
52. Over the Bridge
Aired 29 August 1961