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.
Seasons and episodes
10 seasons · 134 episodes
10
- 1S10 E1
The Stone Ship
Jan 4, 1959
- 14S10 E14
The Small Back Room
Apr 5, 1959
Sammy Rice - prevented by an artificial foot from military service in World War II - is instead a "back room boy", a life he finds frustrating in the extreme.
- 19S10 E19
The Fortrose Incident
May 10, 1959
- 21S10 E21
When in Rome
May 4, 1959
- 28S10 E28
Farewell My City
Jul 12, 1959
- 30S10 E30
A Small Revolution
Jul 26, 1959
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Sunday Night Theatre?
- Sunday Night Theatre is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Sunday Night Theatre are there?
- Sunday Night Theatre has 10 seasons and 134 episodes. Status: Returning.
- When is the next season of Sunday Night Theatre?
- No air date has been announced for the next episode of Sunday Night Theatre. Status: Returning. The latest episode aired on December 13, 1959.
- Who stars in Sunday Night Theatre?
- Sunday Night Theatre stars Michael Brennan, Michael Hordern, Rupert Davies, Oliver MacGreevy, Marius Goring.
