The Wednesday Play
Series of one-off plays made by BBC television which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 60s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer and John Hopkins. Famous plays include 'Up the Junction', 'Cathy Come Home' , 'Stand Up Nigel Barton', 'Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton', 'On the Eve of Publication' and 'Son of Man'. The series often addressed controversial issues such as homelessness and abortion.
Direction
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Moira Armstrong
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Bill Bain
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David Benedictus
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Barry Bermange
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Alan Bridges
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Stuart Burge
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Gilchrist Calder
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Rudolph Cartier
Alan Clarke
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Basil Coleman
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Alan Cooke
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Gareth Davies
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Philip Dudley
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Peter Duguid
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Ronald Eyre
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James Ferman
Alan Gibson
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John Glenister
Jack Gold
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John Gorrie
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Roderick Graham
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Piers Haggard
Peter Hammond
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Lionel Harris
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Michael Hayes
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Bill Hays
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Henric Hirsch
Waris Hussein
Charles Jarrott
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Michael Leeston-Smith
Ken Loach
John Mackenzie
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Pharic Maclaren
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James MacTaggart
Vivian Matalon
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Desmond McCarthy
John McGrath
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Donald McWhinnie
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Raymond Menmuir
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Robin Midgley
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Marc Miller
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Christopher Morahan
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Geoffrey Nethercott
Anthony Page
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Brian Parker
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Mary Ridge
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Toby Robertson
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John Robins
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Peter Sasdy
Philip Saville
John Schlesinger
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Michael Simpson
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William Slater
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Eric Till
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Michael Tuchner
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Rex Tucker
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Claude Whatham
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Franz Josef Wild
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Herbert Wise
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Mario Prizek
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Don Taylor
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Robert Fleming
Cast
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Edwin Brown
Chief Prison Officer
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Edwin Brown
George
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Edwin Brown
Jury foreman
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Neville Smith
Eddie
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Neville Smith
He
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Neville Smith
Izzy
Tony Selby
Brother Malachy
Tony Selby
Charlie Mills
Tony Selby
Danny Lee
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Ken Jones
Alec - Gravedigger
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Ken Jones
Arthur
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Ken Jones
Dyke
Michael Robbins
Albert Barking
Michael Robbins
Henry Whittaker
Michael Robbins
Jack
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Alec Coleman
Gambler
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Alec Coleman
Man in window
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Alec Coleman
Pickpocket
George Sewell
Barny the Tallyman, in the washhouse
George Sewell
Eddie
George Sewell
George Barking
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Paddy Joyce
Docker
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Paddy Joyce
Heckler
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Paddy Joyce
Mr. Abercander
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Griffith Davies
Jackie Coulson
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Griffith Davies
Joss
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Griffith Davies
Michael Collins
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Alan Selwyn
Gambler
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Alan Selwyn
Man at Zoo Gate
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Alan Selwyn
Pickpocket