The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play Season 1

TV Show

Season 1 Episodes

1. Catch as Catch Can

September 30th, 19641 hr 15 min

2. A Crack in the Ice

October 28th, 19641 hr 15 min

3. In Camera

November 4th, 19641 hr 15 min

4. Pale Horse, Pale Rider

November 11th, 19641 hr 15 min

5. The Big Breaker

November 18th, 19641 hr 15 min

6. Mr. Douglas

November 25th, 19641 hr 15 min

7. Malatesta

December 2nd, 19641 hr 15 min

8. The July Plot

December 9th, 19641 hr 15 min

9. First Love

December 16th, 19641 hr 15 min

10. A Tap on the Shoulder

January 6th, 19651 hr 15 min

11. Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word ...

January 13th, 19651 hr 15 min

12. The Navigators

January 20th, 19651 hr 15 min

13. Fable

January 27th, 19651 hr 15 min

Fable is a British television play, shown on 27 January 1965 as an episode of The Wednesday Play series on BBC 1. Written by John Hopkins, the play is set in a parallel totalitarian Britain where those in authority are black people, and white people are their social underdogs - a reversal of the situation in contemporary apartheid South Africa. It was directed by Christopher Morahan and produced by James MacTaggart.

14. Dan, Dan The Charity Man

February 3rd, 19651 hr 15 min

15. Ashes to Ashes

February 10th, 19651 hr 15 min

16. Wear a Very Big Hat

February 17th, 19651 hr 15 min

17. The Confidence Course

February 24th, 19651 hr 15 min

18. Campaign for One

March 3rd, 19651 hr 15 min

19. Horror of Darkness

March 10th, 19651 hr 15 min

"The liberal middle-class mask well and truly slips in John Hopkins' intense, slow-burning love triangle drama, broadcast in the BBC's groundbreaking Wednesday Play slot. An affluent, cosmopolitan London couple (Jackson and Lynch) find their outwardly charmed lives turned upside down by the appearance of a troubled homosexual friend (Williamson), who quickly touches a raw nerve. In a virtuoso performance, Jackson's spirited, cerebral Cathy finds herself unable to penetrate either man's psyche. Stylishly shot and built to a shocking crescendo by director Page, this gripping chamber piece simmers with suppressed desire, creativity – and rage." Quoting the description from the 2011 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival site.

20. A Little Temptation

March 17th, 19651 hr 15 min

21. Moving On

March 24th, 19651 hr 15 min

22. Cat's Cradle

March 31st, 19651 hr 15 min

23. Three Clear Sundays

April 7th, 19651 hr 15 min

24. The Interior Decorator

April 14th, 19651 hr 15 min

25. Auto-Stop

April 21st, 19651 hr 15 min

26. The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler

April 28th, 19651 hr 15 min

27. Cemented with Love

May 5th, 19651 hr 15 min

28. A Knight in Tarnished Armour

May 12th, 19651 hr 15 min

29. For the West

May 26th, 19651 hr 15 min

30. And Did Those Feet?

June 2nd, 19651 hr 15 min

31. The Man Without Papers

June 9th, 19651 hr 15 min

32. The Pistol

June 16th, 19651 hr 15 min

33. Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears

June 23rd, 19651 hr 15 min

34. The Seven O'Clock Crunch

June 30th, 19651 hr 15 min

All Seasons

Season 6

Season 6

Aug 6, 1969
Season 5

Season 5

Aug 21, 1968
Season 4

Season 4

Oct 11, 1967
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 21, 1966
Season 2

Season 2

Oct 6, 1965
Season 1

Season 1

Sep 30, 1964