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Thursday Theatre (1964)

Thursday Theatre poster
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 23 episodes
Elsewhere
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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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