The Wednesday Play — Season 4

Oct 19671h 15m

A black barman upsets a colonial Governor who has just retired and returned to England. He locks the barman in the cellar and treats him like an animal.

Oct 19671h 15m

The world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.

Oct 19671h 15m

Mrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.

Nov 19671h 15m

A community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and one hundred per cent proof alcohol.

Nov 19671h 15m

A husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.

Nov 19671h 15m

A gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.

Nov 19671h 15m

It is the morning of a notorious bachelor's wedding in this tale of marriage, friendship and non-communication between parents and children.

Dec 19671h 15m

The Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.

Dec 19671h 15m

An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.

Dec 19671h 15m

Incompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.

Dec 19671h 15m

Five distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.

Jan 19681h 15m

An adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.

Jan 19681h 15m

Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc. Finally, it's revealed that the new flat is, in fact, a room in a psychiatric asylum.

Jan 19681h 15m

Jamie's flying visit is a somewhat sentimental one. Because Jamie is calling to see Lois, an old and dear flame he hasn't met since they left Oxford ten years ago. He is still the same old Jamie, but Lois has changed quite a bit.

Jan 19681h 15m

An ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.

Jan 19681h 15m

An industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.

Feb 19681h 15m

A country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.

Feb 19681h 15m

Three men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.

Apr 19681h 15m

An African-American trumpet player spends a few hours in an English provincial town, with a girl who happens to be white. As a result, each learns to care for the other, not as a "cipher of a divided society" but as a vulnerable human being.

Apr 19681h 15m

Two couples, one fights all the time and the others let tensions in their relationship build until one stabs the other, the ones that fight end up saying oh well let's murder Vivaldi they pick up their violins and play together.

Apr 19681h 15m

Story of a group of manual workers who live and breath watching Everton FC. The gang travel to London, to watch the team play Arsenal, at Highbury. Vince discovers his wife has gone into labour and has to consider returning home early.

May 19681h 15m

The quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.

May 19681h 15m

A happily married couple divorce for tax purposes, but their lawyer, not knowing the real reason for their divorce, falls in love with the wife.

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