The Wednesday Play

Season 4

Groundbreaking one-off plays in late 1960s, launching careers of Potter, Loach, Mercer and Hopkins. Notable works like "Cathy Come Home" and "Up the Junction" tackled social issues like homelessness and abortion.

Where to Watch The Wednesday Play • Season 4

25 Episodes

  • Sleeping Dog
    E1
    Sleeping DogA black barman upsets a colonial Governor who has just retired and returned to England. He locks the barman in the cellar and treats him like an animal.
  • Wanted: Single Gentleman
    E2
    Wanted: Single GentlemanThe world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.
  • A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty
    E3
    A Black Candle for Mrs. GogartyMrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.
  • The Devil a Monk Would Be
    E4
    The Devil a Monk Would BeA community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and one hundred per cent proof alcohol.
  • Fall of the Goat
    E5
    Fall of the GoatA husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.
  • The Profile of a Gentleman
    E6
    The Profile of a GentlemanA gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.
  • Dial Rudolph Valentino One One
    E7
    Dial Rudolph Valentino One OneIt is the morning of a notorious bachelor's wedding in this tale of marriage, friendship and non-communication between parents and children.
  • Kippers and Curtains
    E8
    Kippers and CurtainsThe Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.
  • Death of a Private
    E9
    Death of a PrivateAn army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
  • An Officer of the Court
    E10
    An Officer of the CourtIncompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.
  • The Fat of the Land
    E11
    The Fat of the LandFive distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.
  • Toggle
    E12
    ToggleAn adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.
  • House of Character
    E13
    House of CharacterBisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc. Finally, it's revealed that the new flat is, in fact, a room in a psychiatric asylum.
  • Jamie, On a Flying Visit
    E14
    Jamie, On a Flying VisitJamie's flying visit is a somewhat sentimental one. Because Jamie is calling to see Lois, an old and dear flame he hasn't met since they left Oxford ten years ago. He is still the same old Jamie, but Lois has changed quite a bit.
  • Monsieur Barnett
    E15
    Monsieur BarnettAn ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.
  • The Drummer and the Bloke
    E16
    The Drummer and the BlokeAn industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.
  • Rebel in the Grave
    E17
    Rebel in the GraveA country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.
  • Coincidence
    E18
    CoincidenceThree men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.
  • Light Blue
    E19
    Light BlueAn African-American trumpet player spends a few hours in an English provincial town, with a girl who happens to be white. As a result, each learns to care for the other, not as a "cipher of a divided society" but as a vulnerable human being.
  • Let's Murder Vivaldi
    E20
    Let's Murder VivaldiTwo couples, one fights all the time and the others let tensions in their relationship build until one stabs the other, the ones that fight end up saying oh well let's murder Vivaldi they pick up their violins and play together.
  • The Golden Vision
    E21
    The Golden VisionStory of a group of manual workers who live and breath watching Everton FC. The gang travel to London, to watch the team play Arsenal, at Highbury. Vince discovers his wife has gone into labour and has to consider returning home early.
  • The Man Behind You
    E22
    The Man Behind YouThe quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.
  • Infidelity Took Place
    E23
    Infidelity Took PlaceA happily married couple divorce for tax purposes, but their lawyer, not knowing the real reason for their divorce, falls in love with the wife.
  • Episode 98
    E98
    Episode 98
  • Episode 99
    E99
    Episode 99

 

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