The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. The series gained a reputation for presenting contemporary social dramas, and for bringing issues to the attention of a mass audience that would not otherwise have been discussed on screen.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Catch as Catch Can | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | A Hero of Our Time | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Anyone for Tennis? | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Charlie | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Gorge | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | A Bit of Crucifixion, Father | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury | 1969-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | A Crack in the Ice | 1964-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | A Designing Woman | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Close the Coalhouse Door | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Girl Who Loved Robots | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | A Piece of Resistance | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Wanted: Single Gentleman | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Hello, Good Evening and Welcome | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Mark II Wife | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Alice | 1965-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Sleeping Dog | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Lower Largo Sequence | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Patterson O.K. | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Mooney and His Caravans | 1968-10-02 | 85 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | A Pyre for Private James | 1966-11-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Dial Rudolph Valentino One One | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | On the Eve of Publication | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | The Compartment/Playmates | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Mr. Douglas | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Tomorrow, Just You Wait | 1965-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | The Private Tutor | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | The Profile of a Gentleman | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | A Beast with Two Backs | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | There is Also Tomorrow | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | The Big Breaker | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | The End of Arthur's Marriage | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Cathy Come Home | 1966-11-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Fall of the Goat | 1967-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Happy | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | The Head Waiter | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | The Devil a Monk Would Be | 1967-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Nothing Will Be the Same | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | All Out for Kangaroo Valley | 1969-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 44 | In Camera | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 45 | Up the Junction | 1965-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 46 | Where the Buffalo Roam | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 47 | Pitchi Poi | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 48 | Joan | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 49 | For the West | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 50 | Toddler on the Run | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 51 | Drums Along the Avon | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 52 | Chariot of Fire | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 53 | Ape and Essence | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 54 | The Playground | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 55 | Emma's Time | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 56 | A Knight in Tarnished Armour | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 57 | The Retreat | 1966-05-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 58 | A Way with the Ladies | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 59 | Infidelity Took Place | 1968-05-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 60 | Cemented with Love | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 61 | The Connoisseur | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 62 | Message for Posterity | 1967-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 63 | The Man Behind You | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 64 | Cat's Cradle | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 65 | The Portsmouth Defence | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 66 | A Breach in the Wall | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 67 | Moving On | 1965-03-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 68 | Barlowe of the Car Park | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 69 | A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant | 1967-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 70 | No Trams to Lime Street | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 71 | A Little Temptation | 1965-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 72 | Public Inquiry | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 73 | Horror of Darkness | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 74 | A Walk in the Sea | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 75 | Another Day, Another Dollar | 1967-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 76 | Bam! Pow! Zap! | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 77 | The Cellar and the Almond Tree | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 78 | Campaign for One | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 79 | Macready's Gala | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 80 | In Two Minds | 1967-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 81 | The Seven O'Clock Crunch | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 82 | Cock, Hen and Courting Pit | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 83 | The Pistol | 1965-06-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 84 | A Soiree at Blossom's Hotel | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 85 | The Man Without Papers | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 86 | Way Off Beat | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 87 | And Did Those Feet? | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 88 | The Executioner | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 89 | The Drummer and the Bloke | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 90 | The Apprentices | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 91 | Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 92 | Fable | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 93 | Calf Love | 1966-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 94 | Everybody's Rich Except Us | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 95 | Monsieur Barnett | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 96 | Dr. Aitkinson's Daughter | 1969-01-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 97 | The Hunting of Lionel Crane | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 98 | The Navigators | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 99 | Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 100 | The Order | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 101 | Jamie, On a Flying Visit | 1968-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 102 | Smoke Screen | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 103 | Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word... | 1965-01-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 104 | A Man on Her Back | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 105 | House of Character | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 106 | The Fabulous Frump | 1969-01-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 107 | The Season of the Witch | 1970-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 108 | A Tap on the Shoulder | 1965-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 109 | The Bone Yard | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 110 | Person to Person | 1967-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 111 | Toggle | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 112 | A Serpent in Putney | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 113 | The Boy Who Wanted Peace | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 114 | The Confidence Course | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 115 | Why Aren't You Famous? | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 116 | Days in the Trees | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 117 | Coincidence | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 118 | The Big Flame | 1969-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 119 | The Italian Table | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 120 | Wear a Very Big Hat | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 121 | A Game--Like--Only a Game | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 122 | Death of a Teddy Bear | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 123 | Birthday | 1969-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 124 | Nathan and Tabileth | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 125 | Ashes to Ashes | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 126 | Who's a Good Boy Then? | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 127 | Who's Going to Take Me On? | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 128 | Rebel in the Grave | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 129 | Mad Jack | 1970-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 130 | Dan, Dan the Charity Man | 1965-02-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 131 | Silent Song | 1966-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 132 | The Lump | 1967-02-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 133 | The Fat of the Land | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 134 | The Coming Out Party | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 135 | The Mayfly and the Frog | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 136 | An Officer of the Court | 1967-12-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 137 | It Wasn't Me | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 138 | First Love | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 139 | Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 140 | Little Master Mind | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 141 | Death of a Private | 1967-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 142 | The Vortex | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 143 | The July Plot | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 144 | Stand Up, Nigel Barton | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 145 | A Tale of Two Wives | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 146 | Kippers and Curtains | 1967-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 147 | Blood of the Lamb | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 148 | Malatesta | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 149 | The Bond | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 150 | Spoiled | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 151 | Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 152 | Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage | 1969-04-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 153 | The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish Peddler | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 154 | A Cheery Soul | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 155 | The Exiles | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 156 | Sovereign's Company | 1970-04-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 157 | Auto-Stop | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 158 | The Snow Ball | 1966-04-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 159 | A Brilliant Future Behind Him | 1967-04-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 160 | The Golden Vision | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 161 | Son of Man | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 162 | Wine of India | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 163 | The Interior Decorator | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 164 | The Big Man Coughed and Died | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 165 | Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 166 | Let's Murder Vivaldi | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 167 | A Child and a Half | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 168 | Three Clear Sundays | 1965-04-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 169 | The Voices in the Park | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 170 | Light Blue | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 171 | Sling Your Hook | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 172 | The War Game | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 173 | The Rank and File | 1971-05-20 | 60 min |
