Sunday Night Theatre
Series Overview
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, partly because of technical limitations in this era, and the theatrical basis of early television drama. Some of the earliest collaborations between Rudolph Cartier and Nigel Neale were produced for this series, including Arrow to the Heart and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The Sunday night drama slot was subsequently renamed The Sunday-Night Play which ran for four seasons between 1960 and 1963. ITV transmitted its own unrelated run of Sunday Night Theatre between 1971 and 1974.
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10 Seasons • 168 Episodes
1950 – Present
Premiered: Sun, Jan 1, 1950
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Season 10, Episode 50: “Echo from Afar”
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What is Sunday Night Theatre about?
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, partly because of technical limitations in this era, and the theatrical basis of early television drama. Some of the earliest collaborations between Rudolph Cartier and Nigel Neale were produced for this series, including Arrow to the Heart and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The Sunday night drama slot was subsequently renamed The Sunday-Night Play which ran for four seasons between 1960 and 1963. ITV transmitted its own unrelated run of Sunday Night Theatre between 1971 and 1974.
How many seasons does Sunday Night Theatre have?
Sunday Night Theatre comprises 10 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Sunday Night Theatre?
Key cast members in Sunday Night Theatre include Oliver MacGreevy.
Who created or directed Sunday Night Theatre?
Sunday Night Theatre was developed and directed by Not specified.