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BBC invented prestige TV in 1964 and nobody told America.
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The Wednesday Play (1964)

kitchen sink realismsocially furiousblack-and-white grit

Latest Episode

Season 6 • Episode 34

Latest

Wind Vs. Polygamy

May 27, 1970

Overview

Drama

An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.

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Standout Aspects

Writing

Dennis Potter and David Mercer weaponized television.

Direction

Loach and Clarke invented a whole visual language.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel intellectually destroyed.·Rewatch: Track how 60s Britain slowly loses its mind across 205 episodes.
Heads up:Disturbing: Unflinching depictions of poverty, abortion, and social collapse.
Sydney Newman

Creator

Sydney Newman

First AiredSep 30, 1964
StatusEnded

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Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons9·Episodes205
BBC One

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Cultural

Sydney Newman imported this anthology format from Canadian television and essentially built the blueprint for modern prestige drama.

Trivia

Cathy Come Home (1966) was so devastating that it led directly to the founding of Shelter, the UK's homelessness charity.

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