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TV series

ITV Play of the Week

1955–1967, English, on ITV1.

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.

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Seasons
13
Episodes
575
Episode length
90 min
Status
Ended in 1967

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Aired 18 September 1967

Seasons 13

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First aired
27 September 1955
Last aired
18 September 1967
Network
ITV1
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
anthologybased on play or musicalbased on short story

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What ITV Play of the Week is based on

ITV Play of the Week is adapted from a play or musical.

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ITV Play of the Week has 13 seasons and 575 episodes, about 90 minutes each.

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