ITV Play of the Week
Drama
Comedy
September 27, 1955 – September 18, 1967
(began 71 years ago)
1h 30m / episode
4.0/10
Ended
13 Seasons
575 Episodes
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.
S1
Season 1
40 episodes
September 27, 1955
S2
Season 2
50 episodes
September 10, 1956
S3
Season 3
48 episodes
September 4, 1957
S4
Season 4
50 episodes
September 3, 1958
S5
Season 5
51 episodes
September 1, 1959
S6
Season 6
52 episodes
September 6, 1960
S7
Season 7
31 episodes
September 5, 1961
S8
Season 8
51 episodes
September 4, 1962
S9
Season 9
53 episodes
September 3, 1963
S1
Season 10
48 episodes
September 7, 1964
S1
Season 11
47 episodes
September 6, 1965
S1
Season 12
43 episodes
September 5, 1966
S1
Season 13
11 episodes
July 3, 1967
Cast (88)
Directors
Writers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
GB
Production Companies
Associated-Rediffusion Television