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 (31)
1. Gilt and Gingerbread
Aired 5 September 1961 • 90 min
2. Then We Fall
Aired 12 September 1961
3. Faraway Music
Aired 19 September 1961
4. Barchester Towers
Aired 26 September 1961
5. Thinking of My Darling
Aired 3 October 1961
6. A House of Strangers
Aired 17 October 1961
7. Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
Aired 24 October 1961
8. A Doll's House
Aired 31 October 1961
9. The Candidate
Aired 7 November 1961
10. Joker's Justice
Aired 14 November 1961
11. The Two on the Beach
Aired 21 November 1961
12. Whiteman
Aired 28 November 1961
13. The Whisperers
Aired 5 December 1961
14. The Wild Duck
Aired 12 December 1961
15. The Visitors
Aired 19 December 1961
16. Murder In Shorthand
Aired 15 May 1962
17. A Perfect Woman
Aired 22 May 1962
18. The Door
Aired 29 May 1962
19. You In Your Small Corner
Aired 5 June 1962
20. Some Other Love
Aired 12 June 1962
21. I Don't Like You
Aired 19 June 1962
22. Lean Liberty
Aired 26 June 1962
23. My Three Angels
Aired 3 July 1962
24. Rough Justice
Aired 10 July 1962
25. The Week-Enders
Aired 17 July 1962
26. A Righteous Woman
Aired 24 July 1962
27. Bird In The Wilderness
Aired 31 July 1962
28. Coach 7, Seat 15
Aired 7 August 1962
29. Miracle on Mano
Aired 14 August 1962
30. The Casualties
Aired 21 August 1962
31. The Lark
Aired 28 August 1962