ITV Play of the Week

Name: ITV Play of the Week
Genre: Drama, Comedy

1955–1967

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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.

First aired: 27 Sep 1955
Episode length: 90 min
Also known as: ITV Television Playhouse, Play of the Week
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Writers: Barry England, Eve Martell, Fay Weldon and 7 others
Producers: Cecil Clarke, Philip Mackie
Elsewhere: TMDB