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ITV Saturday Night Theatre: With Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale. Anthology series of dramatic works.
- (99)
- 1969-01-11
- Drama
- 78
It stars David Swift, Freddie Fletcher, and Gordon McGrase. It also features Anne Kirkbride, who as a result of her performance was cast in Coronation Street in the role of Deirdre Barlow. The play won the TV Critics' Circle Best Play of the Year Award.
- (3)
- April 11, 1969
Episode list. ITV Saturday Night Theatre. Top-rated. Sat, Dec 19, 1970. S3.E5. Roll on Four O'Clock. Set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform to the macho culture and is labeled a homosexual, leading to bullying by both the pupils and some of the teachers. 8.8/10. Rate. Top-rated.
ITV Sunday Night Theatre, originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre and often shortened to simply Sunday Night Theatre or Saturday Night Theatre, [citation needed] is a British television anthology series screened on ITV, whose episodes were contributed by various companies in the ITV network.
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6 seasons • 1969 • Ended. Drama. Throughout the 1970's, British television network ITV comissioned 199 episodes of short plays, from regional television companies in the network. Most of the writers were just beginning their careers, along with various actors who then went on to be famously known.
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