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 Gentle Assassin
Aired 4 September 1962 âą 90 min
2. A Matter of Principle
Aired 11 September 1962
3. Freedom in September
Aired 18 September 1962
4. Hobson's Choice
Aired 25 September 1962
5. The Second Chef
Aired 2 October 1962
6. A Lily in Little India
Aired 9 October 1962
7. When the Kissing Had to Stop: Act 1 - The Hammer
Aired 16 October 1962
Part 1 of the Play. Part 2 'When the Kissing Had To Stop: Act 2 - The Sickle' was broadcast as part of the Television Playhouse series on ITV. S08E05, broadcast 19/10/1962.
8. Major Barbara
Aired 23 October 1962
9. Misalliance
Aired 30 October 1962
10. Don Juan in Hell
Aired 6 November 1962
11. The Applecart
Aired 13 November 1962
12. The Typewriter
Aired 20 November 1962
13. Haven In Sunset
Aired 27 November 1962
14. A Letter From the General
Aired 4 December 1962
15. Alida
Aired 11 December 1962
16. The Shifting Heart
Aired 18 December 1962
17. The Rehearsal
Aired 1 January 1963
18. All Good Children
Aired 8 January 1963
19. Darkness at Noon
Aired 15 January 1963
20. Danger Zone
Aired 22 January 1963
21. Time and the Conways
Aired 29 January 1963
22. The Tin Whistle Man
Aired 5 February 1963
23. The Buried Man
Aired 12 February 1963
Written by David Mercer. A play about Robert Bailey, a Miner who wants to be happy but ends up breaking down. This was Leonard Rossiter's first television role. This production has been lost from the archives.
24. The Cruel Deadline
Aired 19 February 1963
25. The Search
Aired 26 February 1963
26. JB Priestley Season #1: Eden End
Aired 5 March 1963
27. JB Priestley Season #2: I Can't Bear Violence
Aired 12 March 1963
28. JB Priestley Season #3: Dangerous Corner
Aired 19 March 1963
29. War and Peace
Aired 26 March 1963
30. The Kidnapping of Mary Smith
Aired 2 April 1963
31. The Sandcastle
Aired 9 April 1963
32. The Brimstone Butterfly
Aired 16 April 1963
33. Ever Since Paradise
Aired 23 April 1963
34. Cunningham
Aired 30 April 1963
35. Double Stakes
Aired 7 May 1963
36. Girl With a Difference
Aired 14 May 1963
37. The Rainmaker
Aired 21 May 1963
38. Breakthrough
Aired 28 May 1963
39. The Truth About Alan
Aired 4 June 1963
40. The Seventh Wave
Aired 11 June 1963
41. The Eve of St. Mark's
Aired 18 June 1963
42. True Love and Limbeck
Aired 25 June 1963
43. The Heart of the Country
Aired 2 July 1963
44. Double Yolk
Aired 9 July 1963
45. The Touch of a Dead Hand
Aired 16 July 1963
46. End of Conflict
Aired 23 July 1963
47. Conspiracy of Silence
Aired 30 July 1963
48. For King and Country #1: Out There
Aired 6 August 1963
49. For King and Country #2: The Barricade
Aired 13 August 1963
50. For King and Country #3: Tunnel Trench
Aired 20 August 1963
51. For King and Country #4: The Enemy
Aired 27 August 1963