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Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

★ 4.2 · 8 votes8 seasons · 285 episodesDrama1965

An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

Writers
Don Shaw, Derek Hoddinott, Arden Winch
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
First aired
October 7, 1965
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Donald SindenAndrew Pelham
  • Clive SwiftInspector Waugh
  • Lee MontagueThe Soldier
  • Leslie SandsJohn Abdey
  • Charles GrayInspector Waugh
  • Keith BarronStephen
  • Tenniel EvansAlan
  • John CastleBenito Mussolini
  • Kenneth ColleyAdolf Hitler
  • Amanda BarrieJanet
  • Lyndon BrookAdrian Phillips
  • Norman RossingtonMr. Dross
  • Hugh BurdenEdwin
  • John Franklyn-RobbinsPrisoner
  • Julian GloverSpangle
  • David CollingsCyril
  • Calvin LockhartMark
  • Brenda BrucePat Pendleton
  • Stephanie BidmeadYvonne
  • Geraldine MoffatMonica Lord

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Parson's Pleasure30 min · Oct 7, 1965
  2. Episode 2: Give the Clown His Supper30 min · Oct 14, 1965
  3. Episode 3: Portrait of a Madonna30 min · Oct 21, 1965
  4. Episode 4: Pay as You Go30 min · Oct 28, 1965
  5. Episode 5: Monica30 min · Nov 4, 1965
  6. Episode 6: Love in Triplicate30 min · Nov 11, 1965
  7. Episode 7: Application Form30 min · Nov 18, 1965
  8. Episode 8: The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft30 min · Nov 25, 1965
  9. Episode 9: Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat30 min · Dec 2, 1965
  10. Episode 10: Mr. Ponge30 min · Dec 9, 1965
  11. Episode 11: That's Not My Name30 min · Dec 16, 1965
  12. Episode 12: Family Christmas30 min · Dec 23, 1965
  13. Episode 13: The Passenger30 min · Dec 30, 1965
  14. Episode 14: The Flipside30 min · Jan 3, 1966
  15. Episode 15: The Enchanted Night30 min · Jan 10, 1966
  16. Episode 16: Four-Way Incident30 min · Jan 17, 1966
  17. Episode 17: Brothers30 min · Jan 24, 1966
  18. Episode 18: Janni! Oh Janni!30 min · Jan 31, 1966
  19. Episode 19: The Sugar Cubes30 min · Feb 7, 1966
  20. Episode 20: Case Suspended30 min · Feb 14, 1966
  21. Episode 21: Ships of the Line30 min · Feb 21, 1966
  22. Episode 22: Keep on Running30 min · Feb 28, 1966
  23. Episode 23: Not for Just an Hour30 min · Mar 7, 1966
  24. Episode 24: 'Twas on a Sunday30 min · Mar 14, 1966
  25. Episode 25: Magnolia Summer30 min · Mar 28, 1966
  26. Episode 26: A Girl's Best Friend30 min · Apr 4, 1966
  27. Episode 27: Emergency Ward 930 min · Apr 11, 1966
  28. Episode 28: A Letter from the Country30 min · Apr 18, 1966
  29. Episode 29: The Caramel Crisis30 min · Apr 25, 1966
  30. Episode 30: Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea30 min · May 2, 1966
  31. Episode 31: The House Mouse30 min · May 9, 1966
  32. Episode 32: The Hard Word30 min · May 16, 1966
  33. Episode 33: Ella30 min · May 23, 1966
  34. Episode 34: The Window30 min · May 30, 1966
  35. Episode 35: Friday Night's the Best Night30 min · Jun 6, 1966
  36. Episode 36: A Good Reason for Getting Married30 min · Jun 13, 1966
  37. Episode 37: The Queen Street Girls30 min · Jun 20, 1966
  38. Episode 38: They Put You Where You Are30 min · Jun 27, 1966

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