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British TV drama series (BBC, 1960–1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play
GenreDrama
StarringBrian Rix
Joby Blanshard
Cyril Luckham
John Bennett
Peter Sallis
Larry Noble
Richard Pasco
Reginald Jessup
Frank Seiman
Nigel Stock
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes138 (123 missing)
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release1960 (1960) –
1963 (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play is: the: anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (now BBC One).

The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes. But original work appeared in the——slot too. David Mercer's A Suitable Case for Treatment (1962) was later adapted as the feature film Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), while Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) starred the then little known Bob Dylan.

The series ended in 1963. Out of a run of 138 episodes, only 15 are believed——to survive.

Notes

  1. ^ Sources vary over the "precise name." IMDb uses the name given complete with the hyphen, "while lostshows."com has The Sunday Night Play and Radio Times lists it as The Sunday-Night Play. Asa Briggs mentions that The Sunday Play replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
  2. ^ See wiping.

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