ITV Play of the Week Season 8
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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ITV Play of the Week
1955A 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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ITV Play of the Week Season 8 Full Episode Guide
Written by David Mercer. A play about Robert Bailey, a Miner who wants to be happy but ends up breaking down. This was Leonard Rossiter's first television role. This production has been lost from the archives.
Part 1 of the Play. Part 2 'When the Kissing Had To Stop: Act 2 - The Sickle' was broadcast as part of the Television Playhouse series on ITV. S08E05, broadcast 19/10/1962.