Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Drama · 8 Seasons · 285 Episodes · 4.2

An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

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Episodes

E11. Parson's Pleasure30m · 1965-10-07An unscrupulous antiques dealer with a method for acquiring invaluable antiques in the countryside, stumbles upon a priceless chair owned by a less than cooperative family.E22. Give the Clown His Supper30m · 1965-10-14Failure to win in a television quiz proves too much for Stuart and Patricia Pendleton.E33. Portrait of a Madonna30m · 1965-10-21E44. Pay as You Go30m · 1965-10-28E55. Monica30m · 1965-11-04Simon is trying to convince his mistress, Monica, to leave her husband by staging a suicide. But instead of Monica showing up, a stranger appears, who helps him to carry out the suicide he was staging at the beginning of the play.E66. Love in Triplicate30m · 1965-11-11E77. Application Form30m · 1965-11-18E88. The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft30m · 1965-11-25E99. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat30m · 1965-12-02Mrs. Bixby, a dentist's wife, goes alone once a month to the country "to see her aunt"; she's secretly visiting her lover, the Colonel. But when he gives her an expensive coat, she has to devise a way of explaining it to her husband.E1010. Mr. Ponge30m · 1965-12-09E1111. That's Not My Name30m · 1965-12-16E1212. Family Christmas30m · 1965-12-23E1313. The Passenger30m · 1965-12-30E1414. The Flipside30m · 1966-01-03E1515. The Enchanted Night30m · 1966-01-10E1616. Four-Way Incident30m · 1966-01-17E1717. Brothers30m · 1966-01-24E1818. Janni! Oh Janni!30m · 1966-01-31E1919. The Sugar Cubes30m · 1966-02-07E2020. Case Suspended30m · 1966-02-14E2121. Ships of the Line30m · 1966-02-21E2222. Keep on Running30m · 1966-02-28E2323. Not for Just an Hour30m · 1966-03-07E2424. 'Twas on a Sunday30m · 1966-03-14E2525. Magnolia Summer30m · 1966-03-28E2626. A Girl's Best Friend30m · 1966-04-04E2727. Emergency Ward 930m · 1966-04-11In this medical drama for the BBC's THIRTY MINUTE THEATER series, a doctor is helpless as an old man dies in pain. In the same ward, three other patients of different backgrounds attempt to deal with the old man's death.E2828. A Letter from the Country30m · 1966-04-18E2929. The Caramel Crisis30m · 1966-04-25E3030. Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea30m · 1966-05-02E3131. The House Mouse30m · 1966-05-09E3232. The Hard Word30m · 1966-05-16E3333. Ella30m · 1966-05-23E3434. The Window30m · 1966-05-30E3535. Friday Night's the Best Night30m · 1966-06-06E3636. A Good Reason for Getting Married30m · 1966-06-13E3737. The Queen Street Girls30m · 1966-06-20E3838. They Put You Where You Are30m · 1966-06-27

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