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The Wednesday Play Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 1
Sleeping Dog
80 mins
A black barman upsets a colonial Governor who has just retired and returned to England. He locks the barman in the cellar and treats him like an animal.
Episode 2
Wanted: Single Gentleman
75 mins
The world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.
Episode 3
A Black Candle for Mrs Gogarty
50 mins
Mrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.
Episode 4
Pitchi Poi
135 mins
A French peasant struggles to reunite a young Jewish girl, whom he took in during the Second World War, with her mother when the war is over.
Episode 5
The Devil a Monk Would Be
75 mins
A community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and one hundred per cent proof alcohol.
Episode 6
Fall of the Goat
75 mins
A husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.
Episode 7
The Profile of a Gentleman
75 mins
A gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.
Episode 8
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One
80 mins
It is the morning of a notorious bachelor's wedding in this tale of marriage, friendship and non-communication between parents and children.
Episode 9
Kippers and Curtains
55 mins
The Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.
Episode 10
Death of a Private
80 mins
An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
Episode 11
An Officer of the Court
75 mins
Incompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.
Episode 12
The Fat of the Land
75 mins
Five distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.
Episode 13
Toggle
75 mins
An adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.
Episode 14
House of Character
75 mins
Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc. Finally, it's revealed that the new flat is, in fact, a room in a psychiatric asylum.
Episode 15
Jamie, on a Flying Visit
65 mins
Jamie's flying visit is a somewhat sentimental one. Because Jamie is calling to see Lois, an old and dear flame he hasn't met since they left Oxford ten years ago. He is still the same old Jamie, but Lois has changed quite a bit.
Episode 16
Monsieur Barnett
50 mins
An ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.
Episode 17
The Drummer and the Bloke
70 mins
An industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.
Episode 18
Rebel in the Grave
75 mins
A country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.
Episode 19
Coincidence
70 mins
Three men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.
Episode 20
Light Blue
50 mins
An African-American trumpet player spends a few hours in an English provincial town, with a girl who happens to be white. As a result, each learns to care for the other, not as a "cipher of a divided society" but as a vulnerable human being.
Episode 21
Let's Murder Vivaldi
65 mins
Two couples, one fights all the time and the others let tensions in their relationship build until one stabs the other, the ones that fight end up saying oh well let's murder Vivaldi they pick up their violins and play together.
Episode 22
The Golden Vision
74 mins
Story of a group of manual workers who live and breath watching Everton FC. The gang travel to London, to watch the team play Arsenal, at Highbury. Vince discovers his wife has gone into labour and has to consider returning home early.
Episode 23
The Man Behind You
80 mins
The quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.
Episode 24
Infidelity Took Place
70 mins
A happily married couple divorce for tax purposes, but their lawyer, not knowing the real reason for their divorce, falls in love with the wife.