Episodes
- 1
1. Mrs Lawrence Will Look After It
21 Aug 1968 · 75 min
When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.
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2. Spoiled
28 Aug 1968 · 75 min
A schoolmaster invites a nineteen-year-old student to stay with him and his wife to cram for imminent exams.
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3. The Gorge
4 Sept 1968 · 75 min
A teenage boy reluctantly accompanies his ghastly family on a coarse bank-holiday day out to local beauty spot and tourist trap, the Cheddar Gorge.
- 4
4. A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka
11 Sept 1968 · 75 min
A lonely bachelor, seeking his long-lost sweetheart at a boarding house, meets a serial divorcée.
- 5
5. Charlie
18 Sept 1968
James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.
- 6
6. Anyone For Tennis?
25 Sept 1968
Garry committed suicide to escape disgrace and imprisonment. Does he now have the chance to change the circumstances leading to his downfall?
- 7
7. Mooney and his Caravans
2 Oct 1968
A couple move to a caravan park, where the owner is a petty dictator.
- 8
8. The Lower Largo Sequence
9 Oct 1968
A man seeks his inner island.
- 9
9. Hello, Good Evening and Welcome
16 Oct 1968
A talk-show host is required to examine his conscience and also the ethics of "good television".
- 10
10. A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
23 Oct 1968
A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.
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11. Nothing Will be The Same
30 Oct 1968
A family becomes increasingly suspicious of the relationship between the mother and a mysterious stranger who starts to follow her around.
12. A Beast With Two Backs
6 Nov 1968
An isolated New Forest community in 19th Century Britain. A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers blame a stranger, an Italian traveling showman and his bear, rather than see the rot in their own camp.
- 13
13. On the Eve of Publication
27 Nov 1968
An author hosts a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his new novel.
- 14
14. The Fabulous Frump
8 Jan 1969
A fashion editor competes for the affections of a designer with their new male model.
- 15
15. Smoke Screen
15 Jan 1969
A successful advertising executive who promotes a brand of cigarettes is reproached by his family when his mother contracts terminal lung cancer.
- 16
16. Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter
21 Jan 1969
After a year as a Volunteer Service Overseas worker, a young woman returns home in search of love and understanding.
- 17
17. The Apprentices
29 Jan 1969
A portrait of the life of some Northern apprentices.
- 18
18. Birthday
5 Feb 1969
A woman unwittingly springs a surprise at her sister's 27th birthday party.
- 19
19. The Big Flame
12 Feb 1969
Dock workers under the threat of redundancy, work day and night in an attempt to keep employed by running the workforce themselves.
- 20
20. A Serpent in Putney
19 Feb 1969
An off-beat romance in bed-sitter land.
- 21
21. Bami Powl Zapl
5 Mar 1969
A young man bitterly regrets his part in an attack on a bank cashier.
- 22
22. Cathy Come Home
28 Mar 1969
A play about a British woman's descent into poverty and homelessness because of her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.
- 23
23. Sling Your Hook
2 Apr 1969
A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
- 24
24. A Child and a Half
9 Apr 1969
A man enters into a correspondence with his colleague's eight-year-old daughter.
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25. Son of Man
16 Apr 1969
Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.
- 26
26. The Exiles
23 Apr 1969
Three Trinidadians consider what it means to be exiles in an essentially white society.
- 27
27. Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage
30 Apr 1969
The daughter of a religious Welsh family becomes the centrepiece of a bizarre student festival.
The Wednesday Play Season 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Wednesday Play Season 5?
Season 5 of The Wednesday Play has 27 episodes, about 5 hours in total.
When did The Wednesday Play Season 5 come out?
Season 5 premiered on 21 Aug 1968.