Sunday-Night Play
Link copied
Play S1 E1BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.
19604 seasons
HDCC
92 episodes
- 1. A Walk in the DesertNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 25, 1960
- 2. The Unplayed PartNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 2, 1960
- 3. The RuffiansNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 9, 1960
- 4. Twentieth Century Theatre: Man and SupermanNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 24, 1960
- 5. Twentieth Century Theatre: The White GuardIt is November 1918 and the scene is the city of Kiev in the Ukraine, lately garrisoned by the German Army of Occupation but now threatened by the approach of a large well-equipped army of Cossacks. There's no ammunition and food is desperately short in the city. But still attempts are made to raise an army of citizens to repel the invaders. Describing the impact of the collapse of the Tsarist Empire on a family of officers, this play centres on Alexei Turbin, Colonel of the White Guard, responsible for defending Kiev, and on his beautiful sister Helena, deserted by her husband and in love with a young lieutenant, Leonid Schervinsky.CCJan 31, 1960
- 6. Twentieth Century Theatre: Our BettersNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 7, 1960
- 7. Twentieth Century Theatre: MacAdam and EveNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 14, 1960
- 8. Brian Rix Presents: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?No synopsis available yet.CCFeb 21, 1960
- 9. Twentieth Century Theatre: The Conquering HeroNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 28, 1960
- 10. Twentieth Century Theatre: Journey's EndNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 6, 1960
- 11. Twentieth Century Theatre: The FanaticsNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 13, 1960
- 12. Twentieth Century Theatre: Young WoodleyNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 20, 1960
- 13. Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here BeforeNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 27, 1960
- 14. Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of FreedomNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 3, 1960
- 15. Twentieth Century Theatre: Glorious MorningNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 10, 1960
- 16. Twentieth Century Theatre: The Queen Came ByNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 17, 1960
- 17. Twentieth Century Theatre: Love on the DoleNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 24, 1960
- 18. Twentieth Century Theatre: The VortexNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 1, 1960
- 19. Twentieth Century Theatre: Judgment DayNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 8, 1960
- 20. Twentieth Century Theatre: Aren't We AllNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 15, 1960
- 21. Twentieth Century Theatre: The Elder StatesmanNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 22, 1960
- 22. Twentieth Century Theatre: The AssassinNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 29, 1960
- 23. Twentieth Century Theatre: Doctor in the HouseNo synopsis available yet.CCJun 5, 1960
- 24. Twentieth Century Theatre: Mr. GillieNo synopsis available yet.CCJun 12, 1960
- 25. Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect PlayNo synopsis available yet.CCJun 19, 1960
- 26. Twentieth Century Theatre: Musical ChairsNo synopsis available yet.CCJun 26, 1960
- 27. Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to DustA weakling sheriff is unable to prevent a lynching. Can he redeem himself by preventing a second one?CCJul 3, 1960
- 28. Summer Theatre: June EveningNo synopsis available yet.CCJul 10, 1960
- 29. Summer Theatre: You're a Long Time DeadNo synopsis available yet.CCJul 17, 1960
- 30. Summer Theatre: My Flesh, My BloodNo synopsis available yet.CCJul 24, 1960
- 31. Summer Theatre: The Critical PointDr. Gage, involved in cryogenics, volunteers to be the first frozen man after murdering his wife. Dr. Mortimer discovers who killed his wife and ponders whether he should play judge and jury by switching Dr. Gage's freezing machine off?CCJul 31, 1960
- 32. Summer Theatre: A Dream of TreasonLambert, a government official, is required to leak a secret document - which may have serious consequences.CCAug 7, 1960
- 33. Summer Theatre: The Devil's GeneralGeneral Harras, a hero of the First World War, finds himself increasingly at odds with the new Germany of Adolf Hitler.CCAug 14, 1960
- 34. Summer Theatre: The LiberatorsNo synopsis available yet.CCAug 21, 1960
- 35. Summer Theatre: The Small VictoryNo synopsis available yet.CCAug 28, 1960
- 36. Summer Theatre: Death of a GuestNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 4, 1960
- 37. Brian Rix Presents: Reluctant HeroesNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 11, 1960
- 38. Summer Theatre: An English SummerNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 18, 1960
- 39. A Walk in the DesertNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 25, 1960
- 40. The Unplayed PartNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 2, 1960
- 41. The RuffiansNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 9, 1960
- 42. Pay DayNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 16, 1960
- 81. Affair of StatePhilip is much older than his wife, who is, he discovers, having an affair with his friend George. When he introduces George to a young woman, he has an ulterior motive.CCDec 31, 1961
- 82. The Barretts of Wimpole StreetElizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.CCDec 24, 1961
- 83. The Judge and His HangmanInspector Barlach is ruthless in pursuit of an arrest, and doesn't seem to care if anyone else gets hurt along the way.CCDec 17, 1961
- 84. Centenary YearNo synopsis available yet.CCDec 10, 1961
- 85. Somewhere for the NightNo synopsis available yet.CCDec 3, 1961
- 86. She Stoops to ConquerHardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he's a charmer with those of a different stamp.CCNov 26, 1961
- 87. Cross of IronNo synopsis available yet.CCNov 19, 1961
- 88. Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat SpinNo synopsis available yet.CCNov 12, 1961
- 89. The TestPressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.CCNov 5, 1961
- 90. Hello RagtimeNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 29, 1961
- 91. The Big NoiseNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 22, 1961
- 92. What Every Woman KnowsMaggie Wylie isn't very beautiful. She isn't even very young any more. But fortunately there is more to Maggie than meets the eye.CCOct 15, 1961
- 93. Faraway PlacesKindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.CCOct 8, 1961
- 94. A Clean KillNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 1, 1961
- 95. The Hasty HeartIt's 1945, Burma, the day the war is over! For many this means they've survived and will be going home. But not for everyone. A Scottish soldier, Corporal Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan is the victim of a wound to the lower back on this day. He's moved to a M.A.S.H. unit and undergoes surgery. As time goes by he begins to recover and watches, in dismay as soldiers pack up and head for home.CCSep 17, 1961
- 96. Wet FishNo synopsis available yet.CCSep 3, 1961
- 97. The Winslow BoyThe Winslow family return from church to their house in South Kensington on a summer morning in 1912 not knowing how their lives will be altered by their son, Ronnie, who has been expelled from Naval College for stealing a five shilling postal order.CCAug 20, 1961
- 98. Brian Rix presents: Basinful of the BrinyNo synopsis available yet.CCAug 6, 1961
- 99. That LadyNo synopsis available yet.CCJul 9, 1961
- 100. A Call on Kuprin: Part 1After the manned satellite, the armed satellite. Kuprin, the Soviet scientist, is working on a warhead for the Chelovyek. But Laye-Parker, M.P., and Smith, a Lobby Correspondent at the House of Commons, remember him at Cambridge before the war as an Anglophile married to an English woman. Can they, by a personal approach, persuade him to return to this country?CCJun 18, 1961
- 101. A Call on Kuprin: Part 2Laye-Parker, M.P., and Smith, a Lobby Correspondent, have reached Moscow in their search for Kuprin, a Soviet rocket expert whom they knew at Cambridge and whom they hope to persuade to return to England. Now Laye-Parker has been arrested by the M.V.D. on unspecified charges, and Smith, a reluctant partner in the enterprise, must carry on the search alone.CCJun 25, 1961
- 102. Home at SevenHome at seven as usual after just another Monday at the office - or that is what Mr. Preston thought. But in fact it is Tuesday and he has no recollection of the past twenty-four hours. It soon becomes vital to fill this gap in his memory.CCJun 4, 1961
- 103. Brian Rix presents: Wolf's ClothingNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 21, 1961
- 104. Marriage LinesA comedy of marriage, set in the secure partnership of two mature and worldly people, examines what happens when an envious free-lance tries to rock the boat.CCMay 14, 1961
- 105. Scene of the AccidentWhen a prominent Q.C. is knocked down and killed by a car, the driver's Insurance Company is faced with paying out on a very substantial claim. Briefed to investigate possible grounds for disputing liability, Sam Holford unearths a delicate and intriguing situation.CCApr 30, 1961
- 106. Charley's AuntI'm Charley's Aunt from Brazil - where the nuts come from.CCApr 16, 1961
- 107. Brian Rix presents: A Fair CopNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 2, 1961
- 108. Fury in PetticoatsIt is 1837 and we are in the home of the Rev. William Dill, the vicar of a small parish in England. Life there is peaceful and leisurely until one day the vicar welcomes into his household a native girl brought from Tierra del Fuego by a Mr. Charles Darwin....CCMar 26, 1961
- 109. The Wrong Side of the ParkNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 19, 1961
- 110. Old Mick MackNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 12, 1961
- 111. A Reason for StayingA group of Eastern European emigres, now living in England, still hope that they will one day return to their home-land in authority. But one of them, a general, has a reason for staying.....CCMar 5, 1961
- 112. The Mather StoryA serious accusation by a famous artist about the work of another gives John Ramsay a chance to 'get something into the paper' and perhaps to keep his job on the Sunday Herald. But rapidly the story becomes a challenge-to his skill, and to his responsibility.CCFeb 26, 1961
- 113. An Inspector CallsSpring, 1912 - for the wealthy a time of good living, gaiety, and a belief in the unshakability of the status quo. Mr. and Mrs. Birling are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft, heir to a title; it is the pinnacle of Mr. Birling's successful rise in society.....CCFeb 19, 1961
- 114. The IntervenerJeremy Penlove is a London solicitor and a confirmed bachelor. His life is placid and uncomplicated until, one fine summer's day, a new client, Lily Forrester, walks into his office to turn his world upside down.CCFeb 12, 1961
- 115. The Final ResultJohn Horner's father, mother, and sister are waiting to hear the result of his degree examination. He is the only one who is not surprised: it is what he expected it to be. It is this result, and the action John takes as a consequence, which reveals, nakedly, the conflict within this family group.CCFeb 5, 1961
- 116. A Kind of StrengthTwo men, both trapped in the world of commerce, struggle for freedom. In facing the truth about themselves, the decisions they have to make need a rare kind of strength.CCJan 29, 1961
- 117. Off CentreJoe Hunter is a scientist living two lives: one as he sees himself, and the other as the world, sees him. The story spans the years from 1917, when he was a young pilot in the Royal Flying Corps, to the present day - when the man and his ideas come into headlong collision.CCJan 22, 1961
- 118. A Woman Comes HomeHome has many meanings; a refuge from strain, the start of 'growing up'; the source of compassion and understanding. When these are lost there is desolation, but if they are fought for, no matter with what human frailty, life may grow again out of a new wisdom.CCJan 15, 1961
- 119. Venus BrownFor Jack Brown, his wife Venus is a goddess in more than name. But she is not a goddess, she is a human being, and it is dangerous to worship human beings.CCJan 8, 1961
- 120. Nearer to HeavenNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 1, 1961
- 121. The Chopping BlockNo synopsis available yet.CCOct 23, 1960
- 122. Looking for GarrowAmerican business woman Clarissa comes to England seeking one J.S. Garrow - author of an alarmingly frank new novel. But it looks as though her teenage daughter has already found Garrow - and he is franker and more alarming than his book!CCOct 30, 1960
- 123. A Subject of Scandal and ConcernIn 1842, a rebel in Cheltenham and Gloucester imprisoned for his beliefs and for the right to express them.CCNov 6, 1960
- 124. The Wind and the SunRuth and Lewis Miller's marriage is almost at breaking point. The result upon their two children of the tension created by this situation is revealed in the play as an important question in modern life. The play is not regarded as suitable for viewing by children.CCNov 13, 1960
- 125. The SqueezeShould Big Tom, a colliery face repairer, confronted by the onset of middle age, continue with his work at the risk of his life, or settle for something safer at the risk of his self-respect?CCNov 20, 1960
- 126. The NightwalkersA young British student wandering through France today becomes involved with remnants of a former French Resistance group.CCNov 27, 1960
- 127. The AssassinsA quiet evening at home for a normal fairly prosperous middle-class family is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of two strangers - two men with a mission, fanatical and ruthless, prepared to kill if necessary; but these men are not criminals-they would be described by some as patriots.CCDec 4, 1960
- 128. The Song of a March HareCrumble is convinced that he was born for success in business. All he needs is a chance to prove it, and this comes with an unexpected legacy.CCDec 11, 1960
- 129. A Time to FightHousewife Ellen Manders had no reason to suspect that this evening was going to be any different from any other until her husband arrived home late with his shoes and brief-case covered in mud.CCDec 18, 1960
- 130. Tuppence in the GodsNo synopsis available yet.CCDec 25, 1960
Sunday-Night Play
19604 seasons231 episodesEnded
BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
Details and artwork from TMDB. Availability from JustWatch and can change without notice.