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ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week poster
Genre
anthology series, drama television series, television play
Country
United Kingdom
Length
13 seasons, 575 episodes
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a British anthology series from the 1950s that presents a different 90-minute drama each week. The episodes were made by different production companies, so the tone and subject matter shift from one story to the next.

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What happens

Play of the Week is a 90-minute British television anthology series produced for the ITV network by a variety of companies including Granada Television, Associated-Rediffusion, ATV and Anglia Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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