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  • ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
  • TV Series | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
TV Series | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Seasons
13   |   12   |   11   |   10   |   9   |   8   |   7   |   6  | …   See all
Writers
Gerald Savory (adaptation) (television adaptation) (script) (writer) (adaptation for television) | Giles Cooper (adaptation) (writer) (adapted by) (screenplay) | George Bernard Shaw (writer) (original play) (play) (play "Man and Superman") (story) | Denis Webb (adaptation) (adapted by) (adapted for television by) & 508 more
Producers
Cecil Clarke (producer) | Lionel Harris (producer) | Derek Bennett (producer) | Margaret Morris (producer) & 49 more
Cinematographers
Walter J. Harvey | Brendan J. Stafford (director of photography) (as Brendan Stafford) | Lionel Banes | Douglas Slocombe | Derek Cochrane
Editors
John Seabourne Sr. (as John Seabourne) | Richard Sidwell | Juan Cortez
Production Design
Frederick Pusey (designer) | John Clements (designer) | Peter Phillips (designed by) (designer) | Reece Pemberton (designer) & 55 more
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Status
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Updated Sep 27, 1955
Release date (First episode)
Sep 1955 (United Kingdom)

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50 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Derek Francis
Charles Kenyon / Lord Hood / Martin Meadows / Nirdlinger / Behrend / … See more Charles Kenyon / Lord Hood / Martin Meadows / Nirdlinger / Behrend / Lassiter / Jacob Friedland / Barry Clarke / Harry Dietzler / Det. Insp. Hudson / Thomas Kennion / Mr. Pitt / Mr. Gracey / Major Black   See fewer
14
Scrooge (1970)
Esther Lawrence
Emily Vokes / Maria / Mrs. Thomas / Waitress / Mrs. Skipp / … See more Emily Vokes / Maria / Mrs. Thomas / Waitress / Mrs. Skipp / Ada / Marie-Celeste / Nora / Cloakroom Attendant / Maid-servant / Piny   See fewer
13
The Wednesday Play (1964)
Alfred Burke
Robert Law / Captain Bitterger / Inspector Rideout / Timothy Healy / Lieutenant Trant / … See more Robert Law / Captain Bitterger / Inspector Rideout / Timothy Healy / Lieutenant Trant / Smiley Coy / Shamus McCann / Reverend John Hale / Frank Ford / Lorenzo Querini / Dr. Smithson / Supt. Ridout / Dr. James Carroll   See fewer
13
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Arthur Hewlett
Clive Clarke / Henry / Snug / Monsieur Delachaume / Teddy Cloud / … See more Clive Clarke / Henry / Snug / Monsieur Delachaume / Teddy Cloud / Colonial Secretary / Petey Bowles / Supt. Jock Wilson / Defendant / Valentine Walton   See fewer
13
The Avengers (1961)
Laurence Hardy
Dobbie / Sir Edward Barkes / Charles Playden. MP / The Dad / Mr. Walker / … See more Dobbie / Sir Edward Barkes / Charles Playden. MP / The Dad / Mr. Walker / Oliver Savage / Cutler Walpole / Mr Huxtable / Stanley Littlefield / Bishop of Buenos Aires / Dr. Relling / Sir Stephen Welch   See fewer
12
The Black Arrow (1958)
Charles Lloyd Pack
Bolshintsov / The Ven. Archdeacon Dauberry, DD / Bishop Proudie / Father Coronil / Lord Allerdale / … See more Bolshintsov / The Ven. Archdeacon Dauberry, DD / Bishop Proudie / Father Coronil / Lord Allerdale / Gibson / Flogdell / Trump / Mr. Beebe / Mr. Gurney / Hubert Reedback / George Crossley   See fewer
12
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Peter Wyngarde
Garry Essendine / Oberon / Hovstad / Jaques Casanova / Gletkin / … See more Garry Essendine / Oberon / Hovstad / Jaques Casanova / Gletkin / Isambard Kingdom Brunel / Major Peter Brayling / Jan Wicziewsky / Hugo de Croissillon / Vallance / Guido   See fewer
12
Flash Gordon (1980)
John Phillips
General von Sauberzweig / Anthony Folland / Mr. Friday / Simon Mortwill / Mr. Smith / … See more General von Sauberzweig / Anthony Folland / Mr. Friday / Simon Mortwill / Mr. Smith / David Crampton / John Graham Whitfield / John Anthony / Prime Minister / Cromwell / Professor Robert Linden / Judge Gaunt   See fewer
12
Village of the Damned (1960)
Viola Keats
Mrs. Marion Honeychurch / Mrs Burrows / Lady Mulligan / Mrs. Turner / Mme. Raskolnikov / … See more Mrs. Marion Honeychurch / Mrs Burrows / Lady Mulligan / Mrs. Turner / Mme. Raskolnikov / Mrs. John Brown / Muriel Hyslup / Mrs. Rogers / Mrs. Durbeyfield / Angustias   See fewer
11
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
Michael Hordern
Sir Norman Tullis / Jim Cherry / George Kettle / Lord Minto / Andrew Crocker-Harris / … See more Sir Norman Tullis / Jim Cherry / George Kettle / Lord Minto / Andrew Crocker-Harris / Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington / Lloyd Hartley / Ratcliff / Pastor Iorweth / Absolon   See fewer
11
A Christmas Carol (1951)
William Mervyn
Mark Lemon / Dr. Stanhope / Mr. Brooks / Sir George / Richard Gable / … See more Mark Lemon / Dr. Stanhope / Mr. Brooks / Sir George / Richard Gable / Harry / Lord Summerhays / Edward Montmorency / Romainville / Sir Harold Peach / Reggie Pelham   See fewer
11
The Ruling Class (1972)
Clive Morton
Jacob Bowers / Peter Stockmann / Colonel Shepherd / Matey / Mark Sutherland / … See more Jacob Bowers / Peter Stockmann / Colonel Shepherd / Matey / Mark Sutherland / Mr. Voysey / Hugh Wallis / Judge / Colonel Spence / The Duke of Bristol / Hartmann   See fewer
11
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Oliver Johnston
Night Porter / Mr. Clinton / Old gentleman / Joshua / Quentin Willard / … See more Night Porter / Mr. Clinton / Old gentleman / Joshua / Quentin Willard / Giles Cory / Sir Laverock Whyte / Alexei / Sam Yaeger / Herbert Lymm / John Bunting   See fewer
11
The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
Basil Henson
Denis Lester / Major Tom Elton, M.C. / Charles Bravo / John Tanner / Colin / … See more Denis Lester / Major Tom Elton, M.C. / Charles Bravo / John Tanner / Colin / Colin Newman / Tony / Witness / Rex Linden / Mr. Golding   See fewer
11
The Final Programme (1973)
Madeleine Christie
Mrs. Baines / Mrs. McCrimmon / Mildred McBane / Mrs. County / Miss Prism / … See more Mrs. Baines / Mrs. McCrimmon / Mildred McBane / Mrs. County / Miss Prism / Jeanne / Almoner / Bente / Miss Wright / Anna   See fewer
11
Electric Dreams (1984)
Patrick Wymark
Alfred / Porfiry / Ernie Wagstaffe / Merwin / Tom Delahunty / … See more Alfred / Porfiry / Ernie Wagstaffe / Merwin / Tom Delahunty / Miles Parker QC / Lt. William Peglar / Joe Brent / Fred / Bertie   See fewer
10
Repulsion (1965)
Noel Hood
Lady Warren / Matron / Jane Williams / Lady Terriford / Lady Peasmore / … See more Lady Warren / Matron / Jane Williams / Lady Terriford / Lady Peasmore / Mrs. Mackenzie / Martha Rossiter / Mrs. Southcott / Mrs. Daly   See fewer
10
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Douglas Wilmer
Bryan Gibbons / Obadiah Slope / Svidrigaylov / Attwater / Doctor / … See more Bryan Gibbons / Obadiah Slope / Svidrigaylov / Attwater / Doctor / Matthew Chance, MP / Theodore Henderson / Robert Gresham / Standa / Rupert Page-Gorman   See fewer
10
Octopussy (1983)
Wensley Pithey
Doctor Kirby / Lapshin / Dr. Clive / William Blore / Detective Inspector Pember / … See more Doctor Kirby / Lapshin / Dr. Clive / William Blore / Detective Inspector Pember / Arnold Cutforth / Gilchrist / Mr. Read / Doctor Stanley Mace / Dr. Chebutikin   See fewer
10
Oliver! (1968)
Ralph Michael
Geoffrey Wardwell / Father Paul / Henry / Anton / C. J. Williams / … See more Geoffrey Wardwell / Father Paul / Henry / Anton / C. J. Williams / Sir Guy Freeman / Ratzin / Mr. Thompson / Albert / Vincent   See fewer
10
A Night to Remember (1958)
Alan Gifford
Stephen Mott / Harry Lancaster / Edward Broderick / The Boss / Chase Allen / … See more Stephen Mott / Harry Lancaster / Edward Broderick / The Boss / Chase Allen / Cardinal of Boston / Fred Eisenring / Bancroft / Jack Burke / Joe Cuthbertson   See fewer
10
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Joan Newell
Margaret Dyson / Maud / Mrs. Grantly / Mlle. Fabre / Miss. Bennett / … See more Margaret Dyson / Maud / Mrs. Grantly / Mlle. Fabre / Miss. Bennett / Hetty Sparrow / The girl's mother / Miss Barber / Sarah Jane Jehovah / Georgette, a countrywoman   See fewer
10
Secret Agent (1964)
Laurence Payne
Captain Carvallo / White Man, Narrator / David De Waldo / Simon Heppelwhite / Earl of Essex / … See more Captain Carvallo / White Man, Narrator / David De Waldo / Simon Heppelwhite / Earl of Essex / Gilbert / King Magnus / Witness / Peter Rossiter / Hippolito   See fewer
10
The Crawling Eye (1958)
Basil Dignam
Sir Arthur Lovecraft / Arthur Stilton / Doctor / Doctor Mac Dougal / Dr. Grantly / … See more Sir Arthur Lovecraft / Arthur Stilton / Doctor / Doctor Mac Dougal / Dr. Grantly / Mr. Ramsden / Det.-Insp. Phipps / Eliot Richard Vines / Bishop Juxon / Robert Lancaster   See fewer
10
Department S (1969)
Nora Nicholson
Aunt Isabel / Ma Potter / Avdotva / Miss Willesden / Maria Josefa / … See more Aunt Isabel / Ma Potter / Avdotva / Miss Willesden / Maria Josefa / Mrs. Pearce / Mrs. Lutterwell / Mrs Ross / Mme. Bazin / Herlofs-Marte   See fewer
10
Secret Agent (1964)
Tony Quinn
Dooley / Father O'Neill / Pat Moody / Rev. Tidmarsh / Philly Cullen / … See more Dooley / Father O'Neill / Pat Moody / Rev. Tidmarsh / Philly Cullen / Shamus / Mick / Dr. Ford / Chief warder / Pat Simpson   See fewer
10
Boys in Brown (1949)
Gwen Watford
Miss Ferguson / Mrs. John Logie Baird / Mrs. Arbuthnot / The Mistress / Lina M'Leod / … See more Miss Ferguson / Mrs. John Logie Baird / Mrs. Arbuthnot / The Mistress / Lina M'Leod / Rose Arbuthnot / Signora Ualdi / Silia / Elizabeth Wiedman   See fewer
9
Cleopatra (1963)
Pamela Brown
Emma Lovat / Marguerite Gautier / Myra Arundel / Hedda Gabler / Anna Petrovna / … See more Emma Lovat / Marguerite Gautier / Myra Arundel / Hedda Gabler / Anna Petrovna / Miss Ella Rentheim / Miss Treeves / The Countess   See fewer
9
Cleopatra (1963)
Richard Vernon
Richard Starter / Felix Ducotel / Tom Asher / Sir John Travers / Dr. James Cresswell / … See more Richard Starter / Felix Ducotel / Tom Asher / Sir John Travers / Dr. James Cresswell / Mortimer / Roger Schofield / Sir Hector Rose / Sir John Conroy   See fewer
9
Goldfinger (1964)
Frederick Piper
William Gregson / Pa Dyson / Mr. Malcolm / Joe Hurst / Georges Boutin / … See more William Gregson / Pa Dyson / Mr. Malcolm / Joe Hurst / Georges Boutin / Carl Bolton / Mr. Owen / Jackson Hibberd / Mr. Purnell   See fewer
9
Fly Away Peter (1948)
Helen Cherry
Ruth Condomine / Mrs. Allonby / Esmeralda Leigh / Miss Janus / Amanda Smith / … See more Ruth Condomine / Mrs. Allonby / Esmeralda Leigh / Miss Janus / Amanda Smith / Linda Cosgrove / Elena   See fewer
9
His Excellency (1952)
Zena Walker
Nora / Vera Alexandrovna / Lesley Price / Bertha / Freda Henley / … See more Nora / Vera Alexandrovna / Lesley Price / Bertha / Freda Henley / Madeleine / Lucienne / Joan Henderson / Agnes   See fewer
9
The Dresser (1983)
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Caley / Mrs. Hudd / Mrs. Wilson / Mme Parole / Countess von Stainz / … See more Mrs. Caley / Mrs. Hudd / Mrs. Wilson / Mme Parole / Countess von Stainz / Mrs. Miller / Nurse Braddock / Lady Emily Chatterton / Mrs. Pearson   See fewer
9
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
Jill Bennett
Masha / Gilda / Helena / Harriet / Emma Gore / … See more Masha / Gilda / Helena / Harriet / Emma Gore / Mary Belle / Lizzie / Marjorie Wilton   See fewer
9
The Nanny (1965)
Jane Eccles
Lady Saltburn / Mrs. Shepherd / Mrs. Goodrich / Mrs. Leverson / Lady in the park / … See more Lady Saltburn / Mrs. Shepherd / Mrs. Goodrich / Mrs. Leverson / Lady in the park / Mrs. Hepworth / Mrs. Timbrell / Miss Haley / Lady Hackbridge   See fewer
9
Jane Eyre (1963)
Richard Pearson
Ernest / Harry Spencer / Mr. Bullmore / Stanley Webber / Lionel Bellows / … See more Ernest / Harry Spencer / Mr. Bullmore / Stanley Webber / Lionel Bellows / Mr. Agar / Keith Lewis / Chief Inspector Heat / George Wiedman   See fewer
9
A Christmas Carol (1951)
John Bailey
Fitzosbern / Kolya / John Dusset / Matthew Sangosse / Marcus / … See more Fitzosbern / Kolya / John Dusset / Matthew Sangosse / Marcus / Enrique, who has been in America / Cardinal of Budapest / Sam / Evan Manders   See fewer
9
Celia (1949)
Mary Merrall
Miss Charlesworth / Miss Malleson / Dame Mildred / Miss Nightingale / Miss. Mabel / … See more Miss Charlesworth / Miss Malleson / Dame Mildred / Miss Nightingale / Miss. Mabel / Ofelia / Hannah Kennion / Mrs. Osborne   See fewer
8
Dead of Night (1945)
William Lucas
Vincent / Robert Caplan / Ernest O'Shea / Gerry / Tom Jayson / Melvyn Morris Vincent / Robert Caplan / Ernest O'Shea / Gerry / Tom Jayson / Melvyn Morris   See fewer
8
Portrait of Alison (1955)
Carl Bernard
Brother Anton / Louis / Dr. Thurston / George Aveling / Carl Vollaire / … See more Brother Anton / Louis / Dr. Thurston / George Aveling / Carl Vollaire / Edward Weston / Esdras   See fewer
8
Reluctant Bandit (1965)
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Lessing / Major Rhodes / John Brown / Toby Weldon-Clarke / The Captain / … See more Michael Lessing / Major Rhodes / John Brown / Toby Weldon-Clarke / The Captain / Izquierdo / Charles Stewart Parnell / Edward   See fewer
8
A Night to Remember (1958)
Dennis Price
Mr. Dearth / William / Constantine Chase / Rupert Cadell / Steven Gaye / … See more Mr. Dearth / William / Constantine Chase / Rupert Cadell / Steven Gaye / Michael Charlton / Peter Conway / Lord Dilling   See fewer
8
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Ursula Howells
Liz Essendine / Mary Armstrong / Simone de Waldo / Helen / Eva Ardsley / … See more Liz Essendine / Mary Armstrong / Simone de Waldo / Helen / Eva Ardsley / Mrs. Gee / Margot Winchip / Sally Grosvenor   See fewer
8
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
Anne Blake
Miss. Ferguson / Mrs. Larios / Clara Wood / Nanny / Miss Van Ryn / … See more Miss. Ferguson / Mrs. Larios / Clara Wood / Nanny / Miss Van Ryn / Francesca / Servant / Assunta   See fewer
8
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Michael Bryant
Maurice Bowers / Admiral Horatio Nelson / Frank Hunter / Walter Luke / Daniel Morvah / … See more Maurice Bowers / Admiral Horatio Nelson / Frank Hunter / Walter Luke / Daniel Morvah / Hugo Lutterwell / Godfrey Perry   See fewer
8
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Norman Bird
George Bland / Uncle George / Henry Williams / Ronald Bradshaw / Dr. McTaggart / … See more George Bland / Uncle George / Henry Williams / Ronald Bradshaw / Dr. McTaggart / Bell / Taxi Driver / Lomax   See fewer
8
Maniac (1963)
Victor Platt
Fireman / PC Bobby Garrity / Police inspector / Charlie Wilson / Geraghty / … See more Fireman / PC Bobby Garrity / Police inspector / Charlie Wilson / Geraghty / Poppa Bianchi / Jack Harrison / Sgt. James   See fewer
8
The Escape of R.D.7 (1961)
Charles Carson
Leonard Ardsley / Lord St Erth / William Ewart Gladstone / Sir Miles Standing / Demoyte / … See more Leonard Ardsley / Lord St Erth / William Ewart Gladstone / Sir Miles Standing / Demoyte / Sir William Shanklin / Haakon Werle / Harper   See fewer
8
Secret Agent (1936)
Tenniel Evans
Paul Lewisham / Peter Baker / Derek Harvey / Mr. Chadwick / Jonathan Kail / … See more Paul Lewisham / Peter Baker / Derek Harvey / Mr. Chadwick / Jonathan Kail / Arthur Robinson / Fanshawe / Llewelyn Richards   See fewer
8
Raven (1977)
Jack Woolgar
Doormouse / Sergeant / Mr. Hardcastle / Shop Lifter / John Durant / … See more Doormouse / Sergeant / Mr. Hardcastle / Shop Lifter / John Durant / Arthur Simcock / Henry Thomas / Waiter   See fewer
8
Coronation Street (1960)
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