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Thursday Theatre | |
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Genre | Drama, Anthology, television plays |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Release | |
Original network | BBC 2 |
Picture format | 576i PAL |
Original release | October 8, 1964 – March 18, 1965 |
Thursday Theatre is a UK television anthology series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1964–1965. There were twenty-three episodes which included adaptions of the play, The Cocktail Party, by T.S. Eliot, and the novel, The Wings of the Dove (novel), by Henry James. The productions ranged in duration from 75 to 95 minutes.
Guest stars included John Hurt, Susannah York, Ralph Richardson, Patrick MacNee, Ron Moody and Margaret Whiting.
This table is based on records in the BBC Genome archive of the Radio Times [1] and the BFI database. [2] Links to the original works from which the productions were adapted are provided in the Notes column, where available. The 13 productions missing from (or incomplete in) the archives are noted according to the TV Brain database. [3]
Original UK transmission date | Title | Author | Producer | Director | Performers | Notes |
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8 Oct 1964 | Captain Carvallo | Denis Cannan | Cedric Messina | Charles Jarrott | Patrick MacNee Ron Moody Barbara Jefford Laurence Hardy Ronald Lacey Jo Rowbottom Hugh Paddick | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Missing. |
15 Oct 1964 | The Cure for Love | Walter Greenwood | John Gorrie | June Barry Terence Edmond Marjorie Rhodes Joan Hickson Norman Bird | Adapted from the play. Billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times only for the repeat on 21 Jan 1965. Missing. | |
22 Oct 1964 | Any Other Business | George Ross and Campbell Singer | John Warrington | Maurice Denham George Baker John Bentley Jean Anderson John Sharp Basil Sydney | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. | |
29 Oct 1964 | The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Ray Lawler | Mary Ridge | Sheila Hancock Madge Ryan Grant Taylor Ewen Solon | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times (where it was titled in error as Summer of the Seventh Doll). | |
5 Nov 1964 | Write Me a Murder | Frederick Knott | Alan Gibson | David Buck Elizabeth MacLennan James Villiers Noel Hood T. P. McKenna | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Missing. | |
12 Nov 1964 | The Same Sky | Yvonne Mitchell | George R. Foa | Barry Foster George Pravda Hana Pravda Sandra Carom Alan Baulch | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Missing. | |
19 Nov 1964 | Simon and Laura | Alan Melville | Christopher Morahan | Moira Lister Ian Carmichael Richard Briers Henry McGee Charles Lloyd-Pack Molly Urquhart Penny Morrell Philo Hauser | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Repeated under Theatre 625 , 6 March 1966. | |
26 Nov 1964 | The Cocktail Party | T.S. Eliot | Naomi Capon | James Donald Michael Bryant Virginia Maskell Daphne Slater Nora Swinburne Robert Eddison Philip Locke Hilary Sesta | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. | |
3 Dec 1964 | Murder Mistaken | Janet Green | Mary Ridge | Pamela Brown Julian Glover | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Missing. | |
10 Dec 1964 | A Day by the Sea | N.C. Hunter | John Gorrie | Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Robert Flemyng Rachel Gurney Felix Aylmer Laurence Hardy Cyril Raymond Peter Collingwood Elizabeth Benzimra Gerald Rowland Gene Anderson | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. Repeated 2 Sep 1965. Missing. | |
17 Dec 1964 | Point of Departure | Jean Anouilh , translated by Kitty Black | Donald McWhinnie | Derek Jack Godfrey MacGowran Frances Cuka John Hurt Carmel McSharry | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. | |
24 Dec 1964 | The Young Elizabeth | Jennette Dowling and Francis Letton | Charles Jarrott | Valerie Gearon Katharine Blake Gwen Cherrell Scott Forbes Cyril Luckham | Adapted from the play. Not billed under Thursday Theatre in the Radio Times. | |
31 Dec 1964 | When we are Married | J.B. Priestley | Vivian A. Daniels | Gwendolyn Watts Gilbert Wynne Marjorie Rhodes Sian Davies John Sharp Avis Bunnage Newton Blick Noel Dyson Glenn Melvyn Mary Quinn George A. Cooper Clare Kelly Robert James | Adapted from the play. Incomplete (only the final reel survives). | |
7 Jan 1965 | Flowering Cherry | Robert Bolt | John Chaft | Bernard Lee Margaret Tyzack | Adapted from the play. Repeated 9 Sep 1965. | |
14 Jan 1965 | The Wings of the Dove | Henry James , adapted by Christopher Taylor | Bernard Hepton | Rudolph Cartier | Susannah York Wendy Craig Edmund Purdom Lana Morris Frederick Jaeger Joyce Carey | Adapted from the novel. Missing. |
28 Jan 1965 | Photo Finish | Peter Ustinov | Naomi Capon | Paul Rogers Robert Brown James Maxwell Simon Prebble Peter Ashmore Barbara Couper Daphne Slater Meg Wynn Owen Alice Montego Priscilla Morgan Michael Bates | Adapted from the play. Repeated on BBC1 under The Wednesday Play , 21 September 1966. Missing. | |
4 Feb 1965 | Johnson Over Jordan | J.B. Priestley , adapted by David Lyons | Lionel Harris | Ralph Richardson Rachel Gurney Basil Henson Oliver Johnston Paul Eddington George Moon | Adapted from the play. Repeated 12 Aug 1965. | |
11 Feb 1965 | Naked Island | Russell Braddon | John Gorrie | Ray Barrett Alan White Lewis Fiander John Breslin Barry Lowe Burt Kwouk James Bolam | Adapted from the play of the book. Repeated 16 Sep 1965. | |
18 Feb 1965 | The Living Room | Graham Greene | Herbert Wise | Paul Rogers Robert Flemyng Janet Kelly | Adapted from the play. Missing. | |
25 Feb 1965 | Traveller Without Luggage | Jean Anouilh , translated by Lucienne Hill | George R. Foa | Richard Pasco Lana Morris Margaret Whiting Reginald Beckwith Peter Pratt Madeleine Christie Noel Hood | Adapted from the play. Repeated 19 Aug 1965. Missing. | |
4 Mar 1965 | Celebration | Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse | Mary Ridge | Bert Palmer Noel Dyson Trevor Bannister Angela Crow Julian Somers Brian Smith Joan Young Nancie Jackson Jayne Muir Jane Tann Leonard Rossiter Derek Smee Jennifer Oulton Leslie Lawton Linda Polan Dudley Foster | Adapted from the play. Repeated 26 Aug 1965. Missing. | |
11 Mar 1965 | The Kidders | Donald Ogden Stewart | Alan Gibson | Nyree Dawn Porter Rick Jones John McLaren Ann Lynn Neil McCallum Paul Maxwell James Maxwell Frank O'Keeffe | Adapted from the play. Missing. | |
18 Mar 1965 | Anatol | Arthur Schnitzler | Christopher Morahan | Robert Hardy, John Wood, Moira Redmond, Elvi Hale, Priscilla Morgan | Adapted from the play. Repeated under Theatre 625 , 4 December 1966. |
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