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'''''BBC Sunday-Night Play'''''<ref>Sources vary over the precise name. IMDb uses the name given complete with the hyphen while lostshows.com has ''The Sunday Night Play''. [[Asa Briggs]] mentions that ''The Sunday Play'' replaced ''Sunday Night Theatre'' in 1960. See Briggs [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0pRGjVGtUvwC&pg=PA279 ''The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition''], Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279</ref> is the anthology drama series which replaced ''[[Sunday Night Theatre]]'' in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then [[BBC Television]] (now [[BBC One]]).
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|genre=[[Drama]]
|starring=[[Brian Rix]]<br>[[Joby Blanshard]]<br>[[Cyril Luckham]]<br>[[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]]<br>[[Peter Sallis]]<br>[[Larry Noble (actor)|Larry Noble]]<br>[[Richard Pasco]]<br>Reginald Jessup<br>Frank Seiman<br>[[Nigel Stock (actor)|Nigel Stock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.kinorium.com/413065/|title=BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960-1963)}}</ref>
|country=United Kingdom
|language=English
|num_episodes=138 (123 missing)
|network=[[BBC Television]]
|first_aired = {{Start date|1960}}
|last_aired = {{End date|1963}}
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'''''BBC Sunday-Night Play'''''{{efn|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.<ref>Briggs [https://books.google.com/books?id=0pRGjVGtUvwC&pg=PA279 ''The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition''], Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279</ref>}} is the anthology drama series which replaced ''[[Sunday Night Theatre]]'' in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then [[BBC Television]] (now [[BBC One]]).


The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but original work appeared in the slot too. [[David Mercer (playwright)|David Mercer]]'s ''A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1962) was later adapted as the feature film ''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' (1966),<ref>Janet Moat [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/440263/ Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)], BFI screenonline</ref> while ''[[Madhouse on Castle Street]]'' (1963) starred the then little known [[Bob Dylan]].
The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but original work appeared in the slot too. [[David Mercer (playwright)|David Mercer]]'s ''A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1962) was later adapted as the feature film ''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' (1966),<ref>Janet Moat [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/440263/ Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)], BFI screenonline</ref> 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<ref>[http://lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=8a04641e-144f-4e94-b1ec-7603336a98eb Missing or incomplete episodes for programme ''The Sunday Night Play''], lostshows.com</ref> (See [[Wiping]]).
The series ended in 1963. Out of a run of 138 episodes, only 15 are believed to survive.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003645/http://lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=8a04641e-144f-4e94-b1ec-7603336a98eb Missing or incomplete episodes for programme ''The Sunday Night Play''], lostshows.com</ref>{{efn|See [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiping]].}}

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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0990935|title=BBC Sunday-Night Play}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0990935|title=BBC Sunday-Night Play}}
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/18030 ''The Sunday-Night Play''], BFI Film and Television Database
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090117032214/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/18030 ''The Sunday-Night Play''], BFI Film and Television Database


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Revision as of 07:20, 25 June 2024

BBC Sunday-Night Play
GenreDrama
StarringBrian Rix
Joby Blanshard
Cyril Luckham
John Bennett
Peter Sallis
Larry Noble
Richard Pasco
Reginald Jessup
Frank Seiman
Nigel Stock[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes138 (123 missing)
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release1960 (1960) –
1963 (1963)

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).

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

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ See wiping.

References

  1. ^ "BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960-1963)".
  2. ^ Briggs The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279
  3. ^ Janet Moat Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), BFI screenonline
  4. ^ Missing or incomplete episodes for programme The Sunday Night Play, lostshows.com


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