Is The Wednesday Play coming back?
The Wednesday Play (1969–1971) — drama on BBC One
The answer: Concluded May 20, 1971.
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About The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play was an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. Every week's play was usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. The series gained a reputation for presenting contemporary social dramas, and for bringing issues to the attention of a mass audience that would not otherwise have been discussed on screen.
The Wednesday Play episode schedule
173 aired
Aired · 173
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1971 | S1·E173 | The Rank and File |
| April 22, 1970 | S1·E156 | Sovereign's Company |
| February 4, 1970 | S1·E129 | Mad Jack |
| January 7, 1970 | S1·E107 | The Season of the Witch |
| November 5, 1969 | S1·E43 | All Out for Kangaroo Valley |
| October 29, 1969 | S1·E8 | The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury |
| April 30, 1969 | S1·E152 | Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage |
| February 19, 1969 | S1·E118 | The Big Flame |
| February 12, 1969 | S1·E123 | Birthday |
| January 22, 1969 | S1·E96 | Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter |
| January 8, 1969 | S1·E106 | The Fabulous Frump |
| October 2, 1968 | S1·E22 | Mooney and His Caravans |
| May 8, 1968 | S1·E59 | Infidelity Took Place |
| January 17, 1968 | S1·E101 | Jamie, On a Flying Visit |
| December 20, 1967 | S1·E136 | An Officer of the Court |
| December 13, 1967 | S1·E141 | Death of a Private |
| December 6, 1967 | S1·E146 | Kippers and Curtains |
| November 15, 1967 | S1·E37 | Fall of the Goat |
| November 8, 1967 | S1·E41 | The Devil a Monk Would Be |
| May 3, 1967 | S1·E62 | Message for Posterity |
| April 19, 1967 | S1·E159 | A Brilliant Future Behind Him |
| March 22, 1967 | S1·E69 | A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant |
| March 8, 1967 | S1·E75 | Another Day, Another Dollar |
| March 1, 1967 | S1·E80 | In Two Minds |
| February 1, 1967 | S1·E132 | The Lump |
| January 4, 1967 | S1·E110 | Person to Person |
| November 30, 1966 | S1·E24 | A Pyre for Private James |
| November 16, 1966 | S1·E36 | Cathy Come Home |
| May 11, 1966 | S1·E57 | The Retreat |
| April 20, 1966 | S1·E158 | The Snow Ball |
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| February 2, 1966 | S1·E131 | Silent Song |
| January 26, 1966 | S1·E93 | Calf Love |
| November 24, 1965 | S1·E29 | Tomorrow, Just You Wait |
| November 3, 1965 | S1·E45 | Up the Junction |
| October 13, 1965 | S1·E18 | Alice |
| June 16, 1965 | S1·E83 | The Pistol |
| April 7, 1965 | S1·E168 | Three Clear Sundays |
| March 24, 1965 | S1·E67 | Moving On |
| March 17, 1965 | S1·E71 | A Little Temptation |
| February 3, 1965 | S1·E130 | Dan, Dan the Charity Man |
| January 13, 1965 | S1·E103 | Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word... |
| January 6, 1965 | S1·E108 | A Tap on the Shoulder |
| October 28, 1964 | S1·E9 | A Crack in the Ice |
| S1·E172 | The War Game | |
| S1·E171 | Sling Your Hook | |
| S1·E170 | Light Blue | |
| S1·E169 | The Voices in the Park | |
| S1·E167 | A Child and a Half | |
| S1·E166 | Let's Murder Vivaldi | |
| S1·E165 | Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness | |
| S1·E164 | The Big Man Coughed and Died | |
| S1·E163 | The Interior Decorator | |
| S1·E162 | Wine of India | |
| S1·E161 | Son of Man | |
| S1·E160 | The Golden Vision | |
| S1·E157 | Auto-Stop | |
| S1·E155 | The Exiles | |
| S1·E154 | A Cheery Soul | |
| S1·E153 | The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler | |
| S1·E151 | Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It | |
| S1·E150 | Spoiled | |
| S1·E149 | The Bond | |
| S1·E148 | Malatesta | |
| S1·E147 | Blood of the Lamb | |
| S1·E145 | A Tale of Two Wives | |
| S1·E144 | Stand Up, Nigel Barton | |
| S1·E143 | The July Plot | |
| S1·E142 | The Vortex | |
| S1·E140 | Little Master Mind | |
| S1·E139 | Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton | |
| S1·E138 | First Love | |
| S1·E137 | It Wasn't Me | |
| S1·E135 | The Mayfly and the Frog | |
| S1·E134 | The Coming Out Party | |
| S1·E133 | The Fat of the Land | |
| S1·E128 | Rebel in the Grave | |
| S1·E127 | Who's Going to Take Me On? | |
| S1·E126 | Who's a Good Boy Then? | |
| S1·E125 | Ashes to Ashes | |
| S1·E124 | Nathan and Tabileth | |
| S1·E122 | Death of a Teddy Bear | |
| S1·E121 | A Game--Like--Only a Game | |
| S1·E120 | Wear a Very Big Hat | |
| S1·E119 | The Italian Table | |
| S1·E117 | Coincidence | |
| S1·E116 | Days in the Trees | |
| S1·E115 | Why Aren't You Famous? | |
| S1·E114 | The Confidence Course | |
| S1·E113 | The Boy Who Wanted Peace | |
| S1·E112 | A Serpent in Putney | |
| S1·E111 | Toggle | |
| S1·E109 | The Bone Yard | |
| S1·E105 | House of Character | |
| S1·E104 | A Man on Her Back | |
| S1·E102 | Smoke Screen | |
| S1·E100 | The Order | |
| S1·E99 | Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero | |
| S1·E98 | The Navigators | |
| S1·E97 | The Hunting of Lionel Crane | |
| S1·E95 | Monsieur Barnett | |
| S1·E94 | Everybody's Rich Except Us | |
| S1·E92 | Fable | |
| S1·E91 | Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred | |
| S1·E90 | The Apprentices | |
| S1·E89 | The Drummer and the Bloke | |
| S1·E88 | The Executioner | |
| S1·E87 | And Did Those Feet? | |
| S1·E86 | Way Off Beat | |
| S1·E85 | The Man Without Papers | |
| S1·E84 | A Soiree at Blossom's Hotel | |
| S1·E82 | Cock, Hen and Courting Pit | |
| S1·E81 | The Seven O'Clock Crunch | |
| S1·E79 | Macready's Gala | |
| S1·E78 | Campaign for One | |
| S1·E77 | The Cellar and the Almond Tree | |
| S1·E76 | Bam! Pow! Zap! | |
| S1·E74 | A Walk in the Sea | |
| S1·E73 | Horror of Darkness | |
| S1·E72 | Public Inquiry | |
| S1·E70 | No Trams to Lime Street | |
| S1·E68 | Barlowe of the Car Park | |
| S1·E66 | A Breach in the Wall | |
| S1·E65 | The Portsmouth Defence | |
| S1·E64 | Cat's Cradle | |
| S1·E63 | The Man Behind You | |
| S1·E61 | The Connoisseur | |
| S1·E60 | Cemented with Love | |
| S1·E58 | A Way with the Ladies | |
| S1·E56 | A Knight in Tarnished Armour | |
| S1·E55 | Emma's Time | |
| S1·E54 | The Playground | |
| S1·E53 | Ape and Essence | |
| S1·E52 | Chariot of Fire | |
| S1·E51 | Drums Along the Avon | |
| S1·E50 | Toddler on the Run | |
| S1·E49 | For the West | |
| S1·E48 | Joan | |
| S1·E47 | Pitchi Poi | |
| S1·E46 | Where the Buffalo Roam | |
| S1·E44 | In Camera | |
| S1·E42 | Nothing Will Be the Same | |
| S1·E40 | The Head Waiter | |
| S1·E39 | The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne | |
| S1·E38 | Happy | |
| S1·E35 | The End of Arthur's Marriage | |
| S1·E34 | The Big Breaker | |
| S1·E33 | There is Also Tomorrow | |
| S1·E32 | A Beast with Two Backs | |
| S1·E31 | The Profile of a Gentleman | |
| S1·E30 | The Private Tutor | |
| S1·E28 | Mr. Douglas | |
| S1·E27 | The Compartment/Playmates | |
| S1·E26 | On the Eve of Publication | |
| S1·E25 | Dial Rudolph Valentino One One | |
| S1·E23 | The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel | |
| S1·E21 | Patterson O.K. | |
| S1·E20 | The Lower Largo Sequence | |
| S1·E19 | Sleeping Dog | |
| S1·E17 | The Mark II Wife | |
| S1·E16 | Hello, Good Evening and Welcome | |
| S1·E15 | Wanted: Single Gentleman | |
| S1·E14 | A Piece of Resistance | |
| S1·E13 | The Girl Who Loved Robots | |
| S1·E12 | Close the Coalhouse Door | |
| S1·E11 | A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty | |
| S1·E10 | A Designing Woman | |
| S1·E7 | A Bit of Crucifixion, Father | |
| S1·E6 | The Gorge | |
| S1·E5 | A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka | |
| S1·E4 | Charlie | |
| S1·E3 | Anyone for Tennis? | |
| S1·E2 | A Hero of Our Time | |
| S1·E1 | Catch as Catch Can |