Episodes (27)

Where the Buffalo Roam
S06E01 · Where the Buffalo Roam

Nov 02, 1966

A mentally disturbed Welsh teenager is obsessed with Westerns. His volatile temperament loses him the few people who might have been sympathetic, and helped him. Instead, he spirals down to inevitable destruction.

The Head Waiter
S06E02 · The Head Waiter

Nov 09, 1966

It is end of the season and the head waiter at the seaside hotel has some marvelous tales to tell a young boy.

Cathy Come Home
S06E03 · Cathy Come Home

Jan 05, 1973

A wedding. Happy and promising. A young couple, new to the ways of life. The joys of parenthood: A dream comes true. Then the first incident in a long, spiraling chain of events, and down they go. No job, no money. Moving from house to house, each smaller than the last. Hope is briefly found, But fate strikes again under a cruel word: Eviction. The family flees. A caravan is their shelter. But little did they know what was to come. Fire, destruction. Rage. Discrimination towards the poor. Hope is lost. The last straw is pulled. Distress. Separation. The family torn ...

The Private Tutor
S06E04 · The Private Tutor

Nov 23, 1966

A mother, anxious to secure her daughter's admission to Oxford, invites a young male graduate to lodge with them.

A Pyre for Private James
S06E05 · A Pyre for Private James

Nov 30, 1966

A major faces a court martial, accused of the willful murder of Private James.

A Tale of Two Wives
S06E06 · A Tale of Two Wives

Dec 07, 1966

A tale of two wives: one a blonde living in a chic Parisian apartment and the other a brunette with a smart mews flat in London. Both are young, attractive, and separated from their husbands, and their paths are about to cross in an unexpected way.

Little Master Mind
S06E07 · Little Master Mind

Dec 14, 1966

The Barking brothers dote on their parents and do a lot of good work for charity but the police are determined to bring them to account.

The Mayfly and the Frog
S06E08 · The Mayfly and the Frog

Dec 21, 1966

Following an accident, the rider of a rusting old scooter pursues the driver of a Rolls Royce to a Mayfair mansion and forces entry in an attempt to confront the owner.

Person to Person
S06E09 · Person to Person

Jan 04, 1967

A twenty-two-year-old architecture student appears at the door of a divorced thirty-something journalist and asks to use her telephone. They talk, and slowly begin to understand one another: their lives, values, and very different sets of relationships.

The Order
S06E10 · The Order

Jan 18, 1967

An inspector in Austria investigates the death, over twenty years earlier, of a teenage girl who fell into a canal and drowned trying to evade capture by a policeman searching for members of the resistance.

Everybody's Rich Except Us
S06E11 · Everybody's Rich Except Us

Jan 25, 1967

Eddie Marble admires the lifestyles of the rich and wants a piece for himself.

The Lump
S06E12 · The Lump

Feb 01, 1967

The story of a bricklayer, who moonlights as a revolutionary.

Who's Going to Take Me On?
S06E13 · Who's Going to Take Me On?

Feb 08, 1967

The adventures of a knicker factory worker aspiring to be a sales representative.

Death of a Teddy Bear
S06E14 · Death of a Teddy Bear

Feb 15, 1967

Inspired by a real-life case, a woman encourages her lover to murder her older husband.

Days in the Trees
S06E15 · Days in the Trees

Feb 22, 1967

A frail old woman meets a middle-aged man - her estranged son, whom she hasn't seen for five years.

In Two Minds
S06E16 · In Two Minds

Mar 01, 1967

In a series of small vignettes, we follow the course of a manic-depressive girl through high and low instances, slowly following her disintegration as she deals with her doctors and family, especially her hot headed, unimaginative father. Eventually she is brought back to a mental asylum where she'd been committed before.

Another Day, Another Dollar
S06E17 · Another Day, Another Dollar

Mar 08, 1967

A new steward on a large passenger liner finds himself subject to "charges" levied by the senior bar steward.

Public Inquiry
S06E18 · Public Inquiry

Mar 15, 1967

A tired signalman waits to be relieved. However, there are four trains to be guided through and some of the equipment doesn't seem to be working properly.

A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant
S06E19 · A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant

Mar 22, 1967

John Joe Moran is pulled between the compulsion to leave his small town in Ireland and the desire to stay.

A Breach in the Wall
S06E20 · A Breach in the Wall

Mar 29, 1967

A parish church is undergoing restoration, when a coffin bearing the seal of Thomas à Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, is discovered. Will the discovery help unite the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches?

The Voices in the Park
S06E21 · The Voices in the Park

Apr 05, 1967

The life and passions of a speaker at Hyde Park Corner.

Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness
S06E22 · Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness

Apr 12, 1967

A young man, newly dismissed from his job, returns home to a party where the other partygoers seem determined that he and a female flatmate should go on holiday together.

A Brilliant Future Behind Him
S06E23 · A Brilliant Future Behind Him

Apr 19, 1967

A minor driving offence is being tried in court, but the case involves a rich young heiress, a dope peddler, and a Shadow Cabinet member.

Message for Posterity
S06E24 · Message for Posterity

May 03, 1967

An elderly painter, once radical and confrontational, is given a final commission - to paint the portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister who represented a totally opposing set of values when they were both young. Both men are now old and of little consequence to the modern generation, but the painter sees his opportunity to make an artistic statement by means of the portrait.

A Way with the Ladies
S06E25 · A Way with the Ladies

May 10, 1967

Josh and Maisie come to Italy after the passing of the old lady who had been living in their sapre room but are soon drawn to another old lady, and try to convince her daughter that she would be better off in their tender care.

The Playground
S06E26 · The Playground

May 17, 1967

Walter has three children, by his estranged wife and his current partner, so he is far too busy to get a job, preferring to spend his time in the playground.

Drums Along the Avon
S06E27 · Drums Along the Avon

May 24, 1967

A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

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The Wednesday Play Season 6 (1966) is released on Nov 02, 1966 and the latest season 9 of The Wednesday Play is released in 1969. Watch The Wednesday Play online - the English Drama TV series from United Kingdom. The Wednesday Play is directed by Gilchrist Calder,Ken Loach,James Ferman,Gareth Davies and created by Dennis Potter with Edwin Brown and Neville Smith.

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The Wednesday Play

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