Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, partly because of technical limitations in this era, and the theatrical basis of early television drama. Some of the earliest collaborations between Rudolph Cartier and Nigel Neale were produced for this series, including Arrow to the Heart and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The Sunday night drama slot was subsequently renamed The Sunday-Night Play which ran for four seasons between 1960 and 1963. ITV transmitted its own unrelated run of Sunday Night Theatre between 1971 and 1974.
Cast: Oliver MacGreevy
21 episodes
- 1. Hindle WakesNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 1, 1950
- 2. RopeTwo young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.CCJan 8, 1950
- 3. Twelfth NightViola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke's sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio.CCJan 15, 1950
- 4. CheapsideNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 22, 1950
- 5. TrespassNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 29, 1950
- 6. The Scarlet PimpernelA noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.CCFeb 5, 1950
- 7. The Indifferent ShepherdNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 12, 1950
- 10. The SeagullThis quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.CCMar 5, 1950
- 11. The Lady's Not for BurningNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 12, 1950
- 16. Promise of TomorrowMarius Goring stars as Tommy Savidge, a crippled poet who longs to compose verse dramas but is forced to write trashy plays for dingy provincial repertory companies to make a living.CCApr 16, 1950
- 17. OthelloNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 23, 1950
- 21. The TitleNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 21, 1950
- 22. The Insect PlayNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 28, 1950
- 24. The Admirable CrichtonA group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.CCJun 11, 1950
- 30. Dark TributeNo synopsis available yet.CC
- 31. Adventure StoryThe story of Alexander the Great, a compulsive conqueror.CCJul 30, 1950
- 33. The History of Mr. PollyNo synopsis available yet.CCAug 13, 1950
- 36. Vanity FairNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 3, 1950
- 40. Party MannersNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 1, 1950
- 48. The Secret SharerA ship's captain must conceal a stowaway from his crew.CCNov 26, 1950
- 49. An Enemy of the PeopleA scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.CCDec 3, 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, partly because of technical limitations in this era, and the theatrical basis of early television drama. Some of the earliest collaborations between Rudolph Cartier and Nigel Neale were produced for this series, including Arrow to the Heart and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The Sunday night drama slot was subsequently renamed The Sunday-Night Play which ran for four seasons between 1960 and 1963. ITV transmitted its own unrelated run of Sunday Night Theatre between 1971 and 1974.
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Oliver MacGreevy
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
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Cast
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