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 (53)
1. Three Sisters
Aired 3 September 1963 âą 90 min
2. A Question of Morals
Aired 10 September 1963 âą 90 min
3. The Gioconda Smile
Aired 17 September 1963
4. The Stone Dance
Aired 24 September 1963
5. The Facing Chair
Aired 1 October 1963
6. The Fixers
Aired 8 October 1963
7. Stella
Aired 15 October 1963
8. The Finambulists
Aired 21 October 1963
9. Velvet Cage
Aired 28 October 1963
10. London Wall
Aired 4 November 1963
11. Nice Break for the Boys
Aired 11 November 1963
12. The Quails
Aired 18 November 1963
13. A Walk on the Water
Aired 25 November 1963
14. Vicky and the Sultan
Aired 2 December 1963
15. The Travelling Man
Aired 9 December 1963
16. The Teachers
Aired 16 December 1963
17. Pickwick
Aired 25 December 1963
18. Three Roads to Rome
Aired 30 December 1963
19. Acquit or Hang
Aired 6 January 1964
20. The Rose Tattoo
Aired 13 January 1964
21. The Glass Menagerie
Aired 20 January 1964
22. Camino Real
Aired 27 January 1964
23. Marching Song
Aired 3 February 1964
24. Uncle Selwyn
Aired 10 February 1964
25. I Can Walk Where I Like Can't I?
Aired 17 February 1964
26. The Guilty Party
Aired 24 February 1964
27. A Case of Character
Aired 2 March 1964
28. The Rose Garden
Aired 9 March 1964
29. Shadow in the Sun
Aired 16 March 1964
30. Devil in the Wind
Aired 23 March 1964
31. Where Are They Now?
Aired 30 March 1964
32. Finger on the Balance
Aired 6 April 1964
33. Flight From Reality
Aired 13 April 1964
34. Jacko at War
Aired 20 April 1964
35. A Question of Happiness #1: A Question About Hell
Aired 27 April 1964
36. A Question of Happiness #2: Another Port. Another Town
Aired 4 May 1964
37. A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm A Bird
Aired 11 May 1964
38. A Question of Happiness #4: Fred
Aired 18 May 1964
39. A Tricycle Made for Two
Aired 25 May 1964
40. Celebration Dinner
Aired 1 June 1964
41. The Bastow Affair
Aired 8 June 1964
42. Valentina
Aired 15 June 1964
43. A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aired 24 June 1964
44. A Spanner in the Grass Roots
Aired 29 June 1964
45. Samson By Moonshine
Aired 6 July 1964
46. The Lovers of Florence
Aired 13 July 1964
47. The Witnesses
Aired 20 July 1964
48. Gina
Aired 27 July 1964
49. The Offence
Aired 3 August 1964
50. A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter
Aired 10 August 1964
51. A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit
Aired 17 August 1964
52. A Choice of Coward #3: The Vortex
Aired 24 August 1964
53. A Choice of Coward #4: Design For Living
Aired 31 August 1964