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BBC Sunday-Night Play 
Summary
BBC Sunday-Night Play[a] is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (now BBC One).
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Brian Rix Joby Blanshard Cyril Luckham John Bennett Peter Sallis Larry Noble Richard Pasco Reginald Jessup Frank Seiman Nigel Stock[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 138 (123 missing) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 1960 – 1963 |
The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but original work appeared in the slot too. David Mercer's A Suitable Case for Treatment (1962) was later adapted as the feature film Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966),[3] while Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) starred the then little known Bob Dylan.
The series ended in 1963. Out of a run of 138 episodes, only 15 are believed to survive.[4][b]
Notes edit
- ^ Sources vary over the precise name. IMDb uses the name given complete with the hyphen, while lostshows.com has The Sunday Night Play and Radio Times lists it as The Sunday-Night Play. Asa Briggs mentions that The Sunday Play replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.[2]
- ^ See wiping.
References edit
- ^ "BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960-1963)".
- ^ Briggs The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279
- ^ Janet Moat Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), BFI screenonline
- ^ Missing or incomplete episodes for programme The Sunday Night Play, lostshows.com
External links edit
- BBC Sunday-Night Play at IMDb
- The Sunday-Night Play, BFI Film and Television Database
