Sunday Night Theatre (1950)

Sunday Night Theatre

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.

Sunday Night Theatre

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Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan
as Charles as Captain of the Guard as Ajax as Casca as Sergeant-Major Mascher as Sergeant Hooper as as Jake Middleton as Sergeant Ericsson as Peter as Monsieur Thomas as Inspector Mitchell as Feret as Johnny Huff as Korrianke
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
as Jacques as Shylock as Rev. James Mavor Morell as Hugh Wigmore as Christopher Williams as Maurice Lammering as General Parmenion as Major Booth Voysey as Epilogue spoken by (voice) as Trigorin
Rupert Davies
Rupert Davies
as Thompson as Oderbruch as Day-watchman as Maurice Szeps as Frontier guard as Gabriel Mirabeau as Walters as Thomas Cromwell as Alec Roper as Mr. Page as Wing Commander
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
as Chorus as Richard Brinsley Sheridan as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer as Crystof Wolters as General Harras as Hjalmar Ekdal as Robert Clive as Tommy Savidge
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
as Sid Rolands as Smith as Tommy as George Ware as Edward Tappercoom as Circus Director as Joseph Sedley
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney as Olivia Geiss as Catherine of Aragon as Emilia as Empress Elizabeth
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee
as Lodovico as Captain Peter Niles as Peter as Rolf Hornblower as Captain Marchant
Jeanette Sterke
Jeanette Sterke
as Anne Boleyn as Margaret Maskelyne as Maria Fitzherbert
Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty
as Old soak as Justice Shallow as Mr. Blinkard
Tony Britton
Tony Britton
as Romeo as HRH George, Prince of Wales as Albert Landier
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde
as Sylvius as Prokesch
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
as Orlando as Cassio
John Fraser
John Fraser
as Troilus as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright, RN
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
as Calchas / Alexander as Val as Calchas
Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy
as Orsino as Admetus as William Herndon
Colin Douglas
Colin Douglas
as Captain Priestman as Sampson as Tom Grimthorpe
Clement McCallin
Clement McCallin
as King Henry V
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Syme as Corporal
Nora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
as as Margaret Devize
Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank
as Baron Molde as Nigel
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as Percy Courtney as Tom Williams
Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
as Marcus Brutus
Michael Golden
Michael Golden
as Wimberber as O'Brien
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
as Amiens
Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
as 4th Plebeian as Fourth Plebeian
William Squire
William Squire
as Hector
Laurence Hardy
Laurence Hardy
as Peter Dirk-Smith as A watchman
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Winston Smith
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell
as Julia Dixon
Arnold Diamond
Arnold Diamond
as Emmanuel Goldstein
Hilda Fenemore
Hilda Fenemore
as Mrs. Parsons
Keith Davis
Keith Davis
as Parsons Boy
Wilfrid Brambell
Wilfrid Brambell
as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
Sydney Bromley
Sydney Bromley
as Waiter
André Morell
André Morell
as O'Brien
Campbell Gray
Campbell Gray
as Parsons
Pamela Grant
Pamela Grant
as Parsons Girl
Janet Barrow
Janet Barrow
as Woman Supervisor
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
as Mr. Charrington
Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon
as Ann Harlow
John Laurie
John Laurie
as Allen Campbell
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers
as Henry VIII
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as Cardinal Wolsey
Lucie Mannheim
Lucie Mannheim
as Queen Charlotte
Annette Carell
Annette Carell
as Princess Caroline of Brunswick
Nicholas Amer
Nicholas Amer
as Sebastian
Newton Blick
Newton Blick
as Sir Toby Belch
Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
George Hall
George Hall
as Fabian
Dilys Hamlett
Dilys Hamlett
as Viola
James Maxwell
James Maxwell
as Feste
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Malvolio
Priscilla Morgan
Priscilla Morgan
as Maria
Maureen Quinney
Maureen Quinney
as Olivia
Arthur Skinner
Arthur Skinner
as Captain/Priest
David Terence
David Terence
as Valentine
Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson
as Antonio
Paul Vieyra
Paul Vieyra
as Curio/Officer
Alex Whittaker
Alex Whittaker
as Hautboy
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer
as Emperor Franz I
Eileen Peel
Eileen Peel
as Marie-Louise
Martin Starkie
Martin Starkie
as Duke Franz
André van Gyseghem
André van Gyseghem
as Chancellor Metternich
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
as Flambeau
William Devlin
William Devlin
as General Hartmann
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
as Count Sedlinsky
John Gabriel
John Gabriel
as Gentz
Raymond Young
Raymond Young
as Count Bombelles
Eric Messiter
Eric Messiter
as Marmont
Ian Collin
Ian Collin
as French Attaché
Charles Hodgson
Charles Hodgson
as Tiburce de Lorget
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Sheila Shand Gibbs
as Thérèse de Lorget
Margot Van der Burgh
Margot Van der Burgh
as Countess Camarata
Peggy Simpson
Peggy Simpson
as Fanny Elssier
Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley
as Archduchess
Conrad Phillips
Conrad Phillips
as Officer
MacGregor Urquhart
MacGregor Urquhart
as Old Peasant
Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow
as Dancer
Paddy Ward
Paddy Ward
as
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley
as Roderigo
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
as 2nd Stranger
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
as Albert Davies
Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Llewelyn
as Pandimiglio
Michael Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
as Sir Edward Fortrose
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
as Jennet Jourdemayne
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson
as John Wood
Ballard Berkeley
Ballard Berkeley
as Bentley
John G. Heller
John G. Heller
as The Tenor
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
as Rene Latour
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells
as Mary Winsloe
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
as Benjamin Lassies
Robin Bailey
Robin Bailey
as Lieut -Colonel
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
as Second sentry
Patrick Jordan
Patrick Jordan
as First sentry
Douglas Wilmer
Douglas Wilmer
as Baron Pflungk
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
as Mark Smeaton
Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson
as Archduke Johann Salvator
Keith Michell
Keith Michell
as Crown Prince Rudolf
Walter Gotell
Walter Gotell
as
Ewen Solon
Ewen Solon
as Joannides
Sean Connery
Sean Connery
as Mountain McClintock
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Fighter
John Pike
John Pike
as Boy
Clive Revill
Clive Revill
as Geoffrey Kenyon
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
as Jackson
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
as
Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert
as
Denys Graham
Denys Graham
as
Faith Brook
Faith Brook
as Caroline Sophia
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
as Samuel Pepys
Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
as Juliet
David Horne
David Horne
as Capulet
John Phillips
John Phillips
as Escales / Chorus
Barry Foster
Barry Foster
as Trooper Bates
André Maranne
André Maranne
as Croupier
Barry Jones
Barry Jones
as Henry Aspen
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
as Konstantin Treplyov
John Arnatt
John Arnatt
as Ninian Edwards
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
as Lt. Geza von Mattachich
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Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Hindle wakes

  • 1x4

    Cheapside

  • 1x6

    The scarlet pimpernel

  • 1x7

    The indifferent shepherd

  • 1x10

    The seagull

  • 1x11

    The lady's not for burning

  • 1x16

    Promise of tomorrow

  • 1x17

    Othello

  • 1x31

    Adventure story

  • 1x36

    Vanity fair

  • 1x40

    Party manners

Episodes season 2

  • 2x2

    The scarlet pimpernel

  • 2x6

    The skin game

  • 2x8

    Julius caesar

  • 2x9

    Julius caesar/ii

  • 2x13

    The voysey inheritance

  • 2x16

    The life of king henry v (part one)

  • 2x17

    The life of henry v (part two)

  • 2x31

    The silent village

Episodes season 3

  • 3x8

    The wanderer

  • 3x9

    The wild duck

  • 3x13

    Mourning becomes elektra

  • 3x29

    Arrow to the heart (i)

  • 3x31

    Her royal highness

  • 3x40

    Strange orchestra

  • 3x46

    The merry wives of windsor

  • 3x47

    No cross, no crown

Episodes season 4

  • 4x6

    Our marie

  • 4x11

    As you like it

  • 4x12

    As you like it/ii

  • 4x15

    L'aiglon

  • 4x32

    Sounding brass

Episodes season 5

  • 5x28

    The promised years #3: the small victory

  • 5x32

    Captain banner

  • 5x38

    Troilus and cressida

  • 5x39

    Troilus and cressida/ii

  • 5x42

    Ninety sail

  • 5x45

    The silent people

  • 5x50

    Nineteen eighty-four

  • 5x51

    Stand still time

Episodes season 6

  • 6x8

    Candida

  • 6x11

    The merchant of venice

  • 6x12

    The merchant of venice/ii

  • 6x18

    It could happen only in paris

  • 6x21

    Romeo and juliet

  • 6x35

    A life in the sun

  • 6x43

    The makepeace story #2: a new generation

  • 6x44

    The makepeace story #3: family business

  • 6x51

    The devil's general

Episodes season 7

  • 7x6

    The white falcon

  • 7x11

    The mayerling affair

  • 7x20

    Shout aloud salvation (ii)

  • 7x24

    Desert duel

  • 7x27

    The fugitive

  • 7x31

    The cold light

  • 7x40

    One morning near troodos

  • 7x53

    Clive of india

Episodes season 8

  • 8x10

    Twelfth night

  • 8x13

    Requiem for a heavyweight

  • 8x23

    The lass of richmond hill

  • 8x26

    Abe lincoln in illinois

  • 8x28

    The magnificent egotist

Episodes season 9

  • 9x50

    The laughing woman

Episodes season 10

  • 10x19

    The fortrose incident

  • 10x28

    Farewell my city

  • 10x49

    Maigret and the lost life

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