Thursday Theatre
Thursday Theatre is a UK television anthology series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1964–1965. There were twenty-three episodes which included adaptations of the play, The Cocktail Party, by T. S. Eliot, and the novel, The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James. The productions ranged in duration from 75 to 95 minutes. Out of the twenty-three episodes, thirteen are believed to be lost, and one episode is incomplete.
Sign in to add to your listWhat critics are saying
Verdicts use the same scale as your list: highly recommended through avoid — plus optional scores and blurbs.
Nobody on Critic, Sir! has logged a verdict for this title yet. The silence is either respectful or suspicious.
Sign in and use Add to My List below to share your own verdict.
Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.S1.E1 ∙ Captain Carvallo
08-10-196450mCaptain Carvallo's determined pursuit of the beautiful Smilja might cause his death.
- Ep 2
2.S1.E2 ∙ The Cure for Love
15-10-196450m - Ep 3
3.S1.E3 ∙ Any Other Business
22-10-196450mA routine board meeting of a successful company reveals some facts that a traitor has left the company in a perilous position on the verge of ruin.
- Ep 4
4.S1.E4 ∙ Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
29-10-196450mFor sixteen years, Barney and Roo, a couple of cane-cutters in Australia, have spent their summer holiday boozing and chasing girls. This year, it's different.
- Ep 5
5.S1.E5 ∙ Write Me a Murder
05-11-196450mWhen two brothers inherit a fortune, the less successful one plans a murder.
- Ep 6
6.S1.E6 ∙ The Same Sky
12-11-196450mThe theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The...
- Ep 7
7.S1.E7 ∙ Simon and Laura
19-11-196450mSimon and Laura are married actors - who better for the roles of a happily-married couple in a new TV soap opera? But they're actually on the verge of divorce.
- Ep 8
8.S1.E8 ∙ The Cocktail Party
26-11-196450mLavinia has left her husband before a cocktail party. They have both had relationships. A foreign guest, Sir Henry, analyzes their marriage and relationship. Will they find their w...
- Ep 9
9.S1.E9 ∙ Murder Mistaken
03-12-196450mEdward Bare has murdered his much older wife and inherited her fortune. Now, he meets the tough, vulgar (and very rich) Freda, who seems attracted to him. Will there be a second mu...
- Ep 10
10.S1.E10 ∙ A Day by the Sea
10-12-196450m - Ep 11
11.S1.E11 ∙ Point of Departure
17-12-196450m - Ep 12
12.S1.E12 ∙ The Young Elizabeth
24-12-196450m - Ep 13
13.S1.E13 ∙ When We Are Married
31-12-196450m - Ep 14
14.S1.E14 ∙ The Flowering Cherry
07-01-196550mJim Cherry's an ordinary sort of man leading an ordinary sort of life. But it's about to come crashing down around him.
- Ep 15
15.S1.E15 ∙ The Wings of the Dove
14-01-196550mAn impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the...
- Ep 16
16.Photo Finish
21-01-196550mEighty years old, Sam, a famous writer, looks back on his life and tempestuous marriage, and meets himself at the ages of sixty, forty and twenty.
- Ep 17
17.S1.E17 ∙ Johnson Over Jordan
28-01-196550m - Ep 18
18.S1.E18 ∙ Naked Island
11-02-196550mA prisoner-of-war drama set in Japanese-held Singapore, five Australian POWs listen to radio reports of the Allies' advance toward the island.
- Ep 19
19.The Living Room
18-02-196550mRose Pembleton introduces her new lover, Michael Dennis, to her eccentric family. But they soon learn that Michael is married -- when his suicidal wife arrives at the house.
- Ep 20
20.S1.E20 ∙ Traveller Without Luggage
25-02-196550m - Ep 21
21.S1.E21 ∙ Celebration
04-03-196550m - Ep 22
22.S1.E22 ∙ The Kidders
11-03-196550m - Ep 23
23.S1.E23 ∙ Anatol
18-03-196550mSocialite Anatol Spencer seeks a better relation than he has with his wife. He sets up the friend of his youth Emilie in an apartment only to have her two-time him. He comforts the...
Watching Lists
Sign in to create and edit public lists.
Loading lists…
Purchase & Discovery
Find this title on Amazon
Digital
Prime Video & digitalAmazon mixes rent, buy, and Prime in one place — one search covers the usual options.
Physical edition
4K Blu-ray & physical releasesSearch on AmazonOfficial merchandise
Official-style merch searchApparel, collectibles, and moreAs an Amazon Associate, Critic, Sir! earns from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure








