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BBC Sunday-Night Play^[1] is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (later BBC 1), and often included versions of modern theatrical successes. Original work appeared in the slot too, such as David Mercer's A Suitable Case for Treatment (1962), later adapted as the feature film Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966), and Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) which starred the then little known Bob Dylan.

The series ended in 1963. Of a run of 138 episodes, only 15 are believed to survive^[2] (See Wiping).

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^ 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 The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279
^ Missing or incomplete episodes for programme The Sunday Night Play, lostshows.com

External links

BBC Sunday-Night Play at IMDb

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[1] 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 The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.279

[2] Missing or incomplete episodes for programme The Sunday Night Play, lostshows.com

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	'''''BBC Sunday-Night Play'''''<ref>Sources vary over the precise name. IMDb uses the name given while lostshows.com ~~uses~~ ''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]] (later [[BBC One\|BBC 1]]), and often included versions of modern theatrical successes. Original work appeared in the slot too, such as [[David Mercer (playwright)\|David Mercer]]'s ''A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1962), later adapted as the feature film ''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' (1966), and ''[[Madhouse on Castle Street]]'' (1963) which starred the then little known [[Bob Dylan]].		'''''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]] (later [[BBC One\|BBC 1]]), and often included versions of modern theatrical successes. Original work appeared in the slot too, such as [[David Mercer (playwright)\|David Mercer]]'s ''A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1962), later adapted as the feature film ''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' (1966), and ''[[Madhouse on Castle Street]]'' (1963) which starred the then little known [[Bob Dylan]].

	The series ended in 1963. 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. 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]]).