Sunday Night Theatre (1950)

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 Captain of the Guard as Charles as Ajax as Casca as Sergeant Hooper as Feret as Peter as as Sergeant Ericsson as Korrianke as Inspector Mitchell as Johnny Huff as Sergeant-Major Mascher as Monsieur Thomas as Jake Middleton
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
as Shylock as Jacques as Hugh Wigmore as General Parmenion as Maurice Lammering as Christopher Williams as Rev. James Mavor Morell as Epilogue spoken by (voice) as Major Booth Voysey as Trigorin
Rupert Davies
Rupert Davies
as Thomas Cromwell as Day-watchman as Thompson as Gabriel Mirabeau as Walters as Frontier guard as Maurice Szeps as Mr. Page as Oderbruch as Wing Commander as Alec Roper
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
as Chorus as Richard Brinsley Sheridan as Crystof Wolters as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer as Robert Clive as Tommy Savidge as General Harras as Hjalmar Ekdal
Evelyn Moore
Evelyn Moore
as as Eliza as Lady Portales as Ellen as Mrs. Johnson's School Friend as Lady Portaries as Phoebe
Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris
as A waiter as Nima Kusang as Frederico as Porter -The Tartar as Horace Pengard as Pepe as Emilio as Ella Petrovitch
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
as Edward Tappercoom as George Ware as Joseph Sedley as Circus Director as Sid Rolands as Smith as Tommy
Oliver MacGreevy
Oliver MacGreevy
as
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney as Emilia as Empress Elizabeth as Catherine of Aragon as Olivia Geiss
Gerard Heinz
Gerard Heinz
as Achille Weber as Alexis Mouranoff as Red Cross Commissioner as Tausch as Dr. Justinus van Galen as Poet
Alfred Burke
Alfred Burke
as Tom Mead as Bowden as Arthur Sandler as Johnny Jason as Ignatius Farrell as PC Weems
Anna Turner
Anna Turner
as Mrs. Topping as Lucy as Petra Stockmann as Elsie Pearce as Isobel Bateman as Girl of the Town
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee
as Rolf Hornblower as Lodovico as Captain Marchant as Captain Peter Niles as Peter
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde
as Sylvius as Charles Granillo as Prokesch
Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
as Fourth Plebeian as 4th Plebeian as Porphyrius Petrovitch Somiotoff as Umberto Martinez
Jeanette Sterke
Jeanette Sterke
as Maria Fitzherbert as Margaret Maskelyne as Anne Boleyn
Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty
as Mr. Blinkard as Old soak as Justice Shallow
Tony Britton
Tony Britton
as Romeo as Albert Landier as HRH George, Prince of Wales
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 Admetus as Orsino as William Herndon
Colin Douglas
Colin Douglas
as Captain Priestman as Tom Grimthorpe as Sampson
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
as Amiens as An innkeeper
Douglas Wilmer
Douglas Wilmer
as Dr. Pesci as Chauvelin as Baron Pflungk
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Cope
as as Robert Nason as Leading Telegraphist Marshall
William Russell
William Russell
as Bill Bolton as Renny as Vicomte de Tournai
Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
as Marcus Brutus as Leggatt
Howard Lang
Howard Lang
as Party Guest as Sir John Lowther as Courier - Pilot
Clement McCallin
Clement McCallin
as King Henry V
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Corporal as Syme
Nora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
as Margaret Devize as
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Dr. John Rollason as Winston Smith
Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank
as Baron Molde as Nigel
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as Tom Williams as Percy Courtney
Michael Golden
Michael Golden
as Wimberber as O'Brien
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley
as Rupert Cadell as Roderigo
William Squire
William Squire
as Hector
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson
as Father Francis as John Wood
Clive Revill
Clive Revill
as Geoffrey Kenyon as Citizen
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
as Mark Smeaton as Father Francisco
Barry Foster
Barry Foster
as Supply Assistant Brooker as Trooper Bates
Laurence Hardy
Laurence Hardy
as Peter Dirk-Smith as A watchman
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
as Phoebe as Adriana
Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
as Captain Janine Mayhew as Juliet
Willoughby Goddard
Willoughby Goddard
as Jellyband as Knowles
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith
as Weintraub as Rodion Raskolnikoff
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
as Zdarov as Kostylyov, Owner of the Dosshouse
Joyce Gregg
Joyce Gregg
as
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
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
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
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
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
David Horne
David Horne
as Capulet
John Phillips
John Phillips
as Escales / Chorus
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
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron
as Detective Sergeant Clarke
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith
as Arthur Lawton
Ian Hendry
Ian Hendry
as Leading Seaman Dembury
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
as De Grignon
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
as Herbert
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
as Quillary
Jack May
Jack May
as David Gottlieb
Jeffrey Segal
Jeffrey Segal
as Corporal Albert Pym
Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
as Lieutenant
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
as Egeon
Avril Elgar
Avril Elgar
as Matilda Rockley
Noel Howlett
Noel Howlett
as Sir Johnstone Kentley
Barbara Lott
Barbara Lott
as Viola
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
as First Officer
Alexander Gauge
Alexander Gauge
as Señor Gonzales
Sam Wanamaker
Sam Wanamaker
as Pepe
Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
as Rudolfo
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
as Bubnov, a Capmaker
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch
as Alyoshka, a Cobbler
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
as Udolphus McCluskey
Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
as Rita Ronan
William Lucas
William Lucas
as Tony Morell
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
as Kellis
Iris Russell
Iris Russell
as Lena
Lee Montague
Lee Montague
as Lugo
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
as Mrs. Moore /Mrs. Bateman
Evelyn Moore
Evelyn Moore
as Second Woman Searcher
Frank Duncan
Frank Duncan
as Rogers
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton
as Sailor
Aleksander Browne
Aleksander Browne
as Islander
Daphne Slater
Daphne Slater
as Lieutenant Maud Harding
Lewis Casson
Lewis Casson
as Captain Elijah Cadman
Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Dwyer
as Lovelace Dashworth
Nicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen
as Admiral Wainwright
Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie Fielding
as Mrs. Wainwright
Basil Appleby
Basil Appleby
as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright RN
Tilsa Page
Tilsa Page
as Margaret Wainwright
Katie Johnson
Katie Johnson
as Martie Craven
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Season 10

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Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Hindle wakes

  • 1x2

    Rope

  • 1x3

    Twelfth night

  • 1x4

    Cheapside

  • 1x5

    Trespass

  • 1x6

    The scarlet pimpernel

  • 1x7

    The indifferent shepherd

  • 1x10

    The seagull

  • 1x11

    The lady's not for burning

  • 1x16

    Promise of tomorrow

  • 1x17

    Othello

  • 1x30

    Dark tribute

  • 1x31

    Adventure story

  • 1x33

    The history of mr. polly

  • 1x36

    Vanity fair

  • 1x40

    Party manners

  • 1x48

    The secret sharer

  • 1x49

    An enemy of the people

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    A phoenix too frequent

  • 2x2

    The scarlet pimpernel

  • 2x3

    David garrick

  • 2x4

    Release

  • 2x5

    Counsellor at law

  • 2x6

    The skin game

  • 2x8

    Julius caesar

  • 2x9

    Julius caesar/ii

  • 2x13

    The voysey inheritance

  • 2x15

    Shout aloud salvation

  • 2x16

    The life of king henry v (part one)

  • 2x17

    The life of henry v (part two)

  • 2x31

    The silent village

  • 2x32

    Albert

  • 2x43

    Escape

Episodes season 3

  • 3x8

    The wanderer

  • 3x9

    The wild duck

  • 3x13

    Mourning becomes elektra

  • 3x18

    Love and mr. lewisham

  • 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

  • 4x7

    The hero

  • 4x11

    As you like it

  • 4x12

    As you like it/ii

  • 4x15

    L'aiglon

  • 4x16

    Moonshine

  • 4x29

    The duenna

  • 4x32

    Sounding brass

  • 4x39

    The bridge

  • 4x48

    Crime and punishment

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    The gift

  • 5x10

    Ambrose applejohn's adventure

  • 5x16

    It never rains

  • 5x20

    The comedy of errors

  • 5x28

    The promised years #3: the small victory

  • 5x32

    Captain banner

  • 5x37

    The moon in the yellow river

  • 5x38

    Troilus and cressida

  • 5x39

    Troilus and cressida/ii

  • 5x40

    The last of the de mullins

  • 5x42

    Ninety sail

  • 5x45

    The silent people

  • 5x46

    Waiting for gillian

  • 5x49

    The whiteoak chronicles #1: young renny

  • 5x50

    Nineteen eighty-four

  • 5x51

    Stand still time

Episodes season 6

  • 6x5

    The creature

  • 6x8

    Candida

  • 6x11

    The merchant of venice

  • 6x12

    The merchant of venice/ii

  • 6x16

    Midsummer fire

  • 6x18

    It could happen only in paris

  • 6x21

    Romeo and juliet

  • 6x23

    The legend of pepito

  • 6x24

    Holiday for simon

  • 6x35

    A life in the sun

  • 6x38

    The scarlet pimpernel

  • 6x43

    The makepeace story #2: a new generation

  • 6x44

    The makepeace story #3: family business

  • 6x47

    Idiot's delight

  • 6x50

    The devil came from dublin

  • 6x51

    The devil's general

Episodes season 7

  • 7x2

    The weeping madonna

  • 7x6

    The white falcon

  • 7x11

    The mayerling affair

  • 7x16

    The seat of the scornful

  • 7x20

    Shout aloud salvation (ii)

  • 7x22

    Epitaph

  • 7x24

    Desert duel

  • 7x27

    The fugitive

  • 7x31

    The cold light

  • 7x34

    Siding 273

  • 7x37

    You touched me

  • 7x39

    Henry irving

  • 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

  • 9x46

    The lower depths

  • 9x50

    The laughing woman

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    The stone ship

  • 10x19

    The fortrose incident

  • 10x21

    When in rome

  • 10x28

    Farewell my city

  • 10x30

    A small revolution

  • 10x49

    Maigret and the lost life

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