ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)

Stars:

Peter Wyngarde, Charles Lloyd Pack, Derek Francis

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Wyngarde	...	Garry Essendine (11 episodes, 1955-1967)
Charles Lloyd Pack	...	Bishop Proudie (11 episodes, 1955-1961)
Derek Francis	...	Behrend (11 episodes, 1959-1967)
Alfred Burke	...	Captain Bitterger (10 episodes, 1957-1964)
Jill Bennett	...	Masha (9 episodes, 1956-1965)
Patrick Wymark	...	Alfred (9 episodes, 1962-1967)
Laurence Hardy	...	Bishop of Buenos Aires (9 episodes, 1957-1965)
Laurence Payne	...	Captain Carvallo (8 episodes, 1956-1967)
Michael Hordern	...	Andrew Crocker Harris (8 episodes, 1956-1966)
Clive Morton	...	Colonel Shepherd (8 episodes, 1956-1967)
Alan Gifford	...	Bancroft (8 episodes, 1958-1965)
Zena Walker	...	Agnes (7 episodes, 1955-1965)
Nora Nicholson	...	Avdotva (7 episodes, 1959-1967)
Anthony Newlands	...	Chiaretti (7 episodes, 1959-1963)
Tony Quinn	...	Dooley (7 episodes, 1958-1964)
Patrick McGoohan	...	Charles Castle (7 episodes, 1958-1961)
William Sylvester	...	Ben Hubbard (7 episodes, 1957-1967)
Richard Vernon	...	Dr. James Cresswell (7 episodes, 1957-1966)
John Tate	...	Bludgeon (7 episodes, 1961-1966)
Douglas Wilmer	...	Attwater (7 episodes, 1956-1964)
Michael Goodliffe	...	Edward (7 episodes, 1957-1966)
Georgina Cookson	...	Edwina (7 episodes, 1958-1966)
Viola Keats	...	Angustias (7 episodes, 1958-1965)
Frazer Hines	...	Andy (7 episodes, 1960-1967)
Arthur Hewlett	...	Colonial Secretary (6 episodes, 1959-1967)
Isabel Dean	...	Elizabeth Hollis (6 episodes, 1957-1963)
Joan Benham	...	Eleanor Lavish (6 episodes, 1956-1966)
Maggie Smith	...	Dixie Evens (6 episodes, 1957-1966)
Brian Smith	...	Alan Mills (6 episodes, 1955-1966)
Kenneth Griffith	...	Alain, a countryman (6 episodes, 1956-1963)
John Bailey	...	Cardinal of Budapest (6 episodes, 1955-1965)
John Phillips	...	Cromwell (6 episodes, 1957-1965)
Judi Dench	...	Dido Morgan (6 episodes, 1959-1966)
Pamela Brown	...	Hedda Gabler (6 episodes, 1957-1964)
Ann Bell	...	Beatrice (6 episodes, 1963-1965)
Cyril Luckham	...	Arthur Mounteney (6 episodes, 1956-1966)
Marian Spencer	...	Charlotte Bartlett (6 episodes, 1958-1967)
Donal Donnelly	...	Christy Mahon (The Playboy) (6 episodes, 1958-1965)
Joan Newell	...	Georgette, a countrywoman (6 episodes, 1958-1964)
Norman Bird	...	Bell (6 episodes, 1959-1967)
Jane Eccles	...	Lady Saltburn (6 episodes, 1958-1964)
Madeleine Christie	...	Anna (6 episodes, 1957-1973)
Oliver Johnston	...	Alexei (6 episodes, 1957-1966)
Denholm Elliott	...	David (6 episodes, 1956-1965)
Gwen Watford	...	Mrs. Arbuthnot (6 episodes, 1957-1965)
John Wood	...	Dr. Gilbert Canning (6 episodes, 1963-1967)
Lee Montague	...	Mr. Black (5 episodes, 1960-1966)
Reginald Marsh	...	Albert Tufton (5 episodes, 1957-1966)
Peter Copley	...	Cardinal Ricci (5 episodes, 1959-1967)
Helen Cherry	...	Linda Cosgrove (5 episodes, 1960-1967)
Richard Pearson	...	Ernest (5 episodes, 1960-1966)
Noel Dyson	...	Laura Priolleau (5 episodes, 1959-1964)
James Dyrenforth	...	Dean Forsythe (5 episodes, 1958-1960)
Noel Howlett	...	David Lancaster (5 episodes, 1958-1964)
Jack Austin	...	Club porter (5 episodes, 1963-1967)
Patrick Allen	...	Guest (5 episodes, 1961-1966)
Lyndon Brook	...	Dan Hughes (5 episodes, 1956-1966)
Barbara Chilcott	...	Cassandra (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Joseph Fürst	...	Bertheimer (5 episodes, 1961-1965)
Nigel Davenport	...	Dandridge (5 episodes, 1962-1966)
Nicholas Pennell	...	Cedric (5 episodes, 1963-1964)
Noel Hood	...	Lady Peasmore (5 episodes, 1956-1965)
Bryan Pringle	...	Ajax (5 episodes, 1960-1967)
Jane Asher	...	Jennifer Simpson (5 episodes, 1961-1967)
Stratford Johns	...	Engineer (5 episodes, 1956-1961)
Jennifer Daniel	...	Daphne (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
Alan MacNaughton	...	Captain Bean (5 episodes, 1956-1967)
Patrick Troughton	...	Jacob Manning (5 episodes, 1961-1966)
Kevin Brennan	...	Berkeley Ogden MP (5 episodes, 1960-1967)
Basil Henson	...	Major Tom Elton, M.C. (5 episodes, 1963-1967)
Michael Robbins	...	Bill Walker (5 episodes, 1962-1966)
George Ghent	...	BTC Police Sergeant (5 episodes, 1964-1967)
Helen Christie	...	Babakina (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
Jennifer Wilson	...	April (5 episodes, 1956-1963)
Wensley Pithey	...	Detective Inspector Pember (5 episodes, 1956-1967)
William Lucas	...	Ernest O'Shea (5 episodes, 1956-1966)
Mary Merrall	...	Hannah Kennion (5 episodes, 1956-1965)
William Mervyn	...	Harry (5 episodes, 1956-1962)
Clive Marshall	...	1st Boy (5 episodes, 1957-1967)
Jack Hedley	...	Gerald (5 episodes, 1958-1974)
Jack Woolgar	...	Henry Thomas (5 episodes, 1959-1967)
Philip Latham	...	Clifford Leeper (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
Barbara Lott	...	Anne Harrison (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
Hilda Barry	...	Antissa (5 episodes, 1959-1964)
Marie Hopps	...	Ellie (5 episodes, 1960-1966)
Tenniel Evans	...	Derek Harvey (5 episodes, 1960-1965)
Justine Lord	...	Claire Goode (5 episodes, 1962-1967)
Pauline Devaney	...	Hazel Conway (5 episodes, 1962-1966)
Jo Rowbottom	...	Beryl Miller (5 episodes, 1962-1966)
Philip Anthony	...	Soldier (5 episodes, 1962-1964)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

anthology

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1955 (UK)

Also Known As:

Play of the Week

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Connections

Followed by ITV Playhouse (1967)

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