Sydney Newman
Director
The Wednesday Play (1964)
Season 8
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
Released Sept. 30, 1964
Episode 75 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.day-in-title, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S8E12 - A Beast with Two Backs
A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers blame a stranger, an Italian traveling showman and his bear, rather than see the rot in their own camp.
Nov. 20, 1968, midnight
S8E25 - Son of Man
Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.
Nov. 27, 1968, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 75 min.
Season Runtime: 14175 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 1964
Last Air Date: May 27, 1970, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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