The Wednesday Play - Season 8

First aired: 8/21/1968 16 episodes
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Episodes

1. Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Aired: 8/21/1968

When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.

2. Spoiled

Aired: 8/28/1968

A schoolmaster invites a nineteen-year-old student to stay with him and his wife to cram for imminent exams.

3. The Gorge

Aired: 9/4/1968

A teenage boy reluctantly accompanies his ghastly family on a coarse bank-holiday day out to local beauty spot and tourist trap, the Cheddar Gorge.

4. A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka

Aired: 9/11/1968

A lonely bachelor, seeking his long-lost sweetheart at a boarding house, meets a serial divorcée.

5. Charlie

Aired: 9/18/1968

James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.

6. Anyone for Tennis?

Aired: 9/25/1968

Garry committed suicide to escape disgrace and imprisonment. Does he now have the chance to change the circumstances leading to his downfall?

7. Mooney and His Caravans

Aired: 10/2/1968

A couple move to a caravan park, where the owner is a petty dictator.

8. The Lower Largo Sequence

Aired: 10/9/1968

A man seeks his inner island.

9. Hello, Good Evening and Welcome

Aired: 10/16/1968

A talk-show host is required to examine his conscience and also the ethics of "good television".

10. A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

Aired: 10/30/1968

A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.

11. Nothing Will Be the Same

Aired: 11/6/1968

A family becomes increasingly suspicious of the relationship between the mother and a mysterious stranger who starts to follow her around.

12. A Beast with Two Backs

Aired: 11/20/1968

A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers blame a stranger, an Italian traveling showman and his bear, rather than see the rot in their own camp.

13. On the Eve of Publication

Aired: 11/27/1968

An author hosts a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his new novel.

14. The Fabulous Frump

Aired: 1/8/1969

A fashion editor competes for the affections of a designer with their new male model.

19. The Big Flame

Aired: 2/19/1969

Dock workers under the threat of redundancy, work day and night in an attempt to keep employed by running the workforce themselves.

25. Son of Man

Aired: 4/16/1969

Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.