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ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959)

ITV Sunday Night Drama poster
Country
United Kingdom
Length
5 seasons, 5 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This anthology drama series presents a rotating set of stories and plays for television. Each episode features different actors and directors, drawing from a mix of classic and contemporary writers over its twenty-year run.

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What happens

ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television. 74 episodes aired on the ITV (TV network) from 1959 to 1980. Directors included Ken Russell, Mike Newell (director), Waris Hussein, and Vivian Matalon. Among its writers were Christopher Fry, Ken Russell, Arthur Hailey, Christopher Hampton, and Arnold Bennett. Guest stars included Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Jean Marsh, Michael Kitchen, Kate Nelligan, Michael Gambon, David Warner, Tim Curry, Judy Geeson, and Derek Benfield (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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