
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.
- Seasons
- 13
- Episodes
- 575
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Status
- Ended in 1967
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Aired 18 September 1967
Seasons 13

Season 1
1955 · 40 episodes

Season 2
1956 · 50 episodes

Season 3
1957 · 48 episodes

Season 4
1958 · 50 episodes

Season 5
1959 · 51 episodes · 1.0/10

Season 6
1960 · 52 episodes

Season 7
1961 · 31 episodes

Season 8
1962 · 51 episodes

Season 9
1963 · 53 episodes

Season 10
1964 · 48 episodes

Season 11
1965 · 47 episodes

Season 12
1966 · 43 episodes

Season 13
1967 · 11 episodes
Cast & crew
- George GhentSergeant · 7 ep
- Marius GoringLewis Eliot · 5 ep
- Jane AsherPoppy Starter · 5 ep
- Geraldine McEwanAnne Hargreaves · 5 ep
- Sarah LawsonRose Sheldon · 4 ep
- Dinsdale LandenDavid Sweet · 4 ep
- Anna MasseyTitania · 3 ep
- Barbara ShelleyStella Curtis · 3 ep
- Suzan FarmerSarah Hollis · 3 ep
- Philip LathamParrish · 2 ep
- Peter CarlisleJ.P Gallagher · 2 ep
- Aleksander BrowneNative Servant · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 27 September 1955
- Last aired
- 18 September 1967
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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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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What is ITV Play of the Week based on?
ITV Play of the Week is adapted from a play or musical.