Thursday Theatre (1964)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 23 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a British anthology series from the 1960s that adapts classic plays and novels. Each episode is a self-contained drama, often featuring well-known actors of the time.
theatricaldramaticliteraryslow-pacedintimatestagedperiodrestrained
What happens
Thursday Theatre is a UK television anthology series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1964–1965. There were twenty-three episodes which included adaptations of the play, The Cocktail Party, by T. S. Eliot, and the novel, The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James. The productions ranged in duration from 75 to 95 minutes. Guest stars included John Hurt, Susannah York, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Macnee, Ron Moody and Margaret Whiting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.