The Wednesday Play
Season 4
196725 episodes
Episode 1
Sleeping Dog
Oct 11, 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.
Episode 2
Wanted: Single Gentleman
Oct 18, 19671h 15m
The world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.
Episode 3
A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty
Oct 25, 19671h 15m
Mrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.
Episode 4
The Devil a Monk Would Be
Nov 8, 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.
Episode 5
Fall of the Goat
Nov 15, 19671h 15m
A husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.
Episode 6
The Profile of a Gentleman
Nov 22, 19671h 15m
A gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.
Episode 7
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One
Nov 29, 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.
Episode 8
Kippers and Curtains
Dec 6, 19671h 15m
The Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.
Episode 9
Death of a Private
Dec 13, 19671h 15m
An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
Episode 10
An Officer of the Court
Dec 20, 19671h 15m
Incompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.
Episode 11
The Fat of the Land
Dec 27, 19671h 15m
Five distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.
Episode 12
Toggle
Jan 3, 19681h 15m
An adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.
Episode 13
House of Character
Jan 10, 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.
Episode 14
Jamie, On a Flying Visit
Jan 17, 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.
Episode 15
Monsieur Barnett
Jan 24, 19681h 15m
An ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.
Episode 16
The Drummer and the Bloke
Jan 31, 19681h 15m
An industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.
Episode 17
Rebel in the Grave
Feb 7, 19681h 15m
A country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.
Episode 18
Coincidence
Feb 21, 19681h 15m
Three men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.
Episode 19
Light Blue
Apr 3, 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.
Episode 20
Let's Murder Vivaldi
Apr 10, 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.
Episode 21
The Golden Vision
Apr 17, 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.
Episode 22
The Man Behind You
May 1, 19681h 15m
The quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.
Episode 23
Infidelity Took Place
May 8, 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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Episode 98
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Episode 99
Episode 99
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