Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV Show| Title | Thirty-Minute Theatre |
| User score | 3.8 |
| Release date | Oct 7, 1965 |
| Release date of last episode | May 17, 1973 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 8 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 285 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known. Thirty-Minute Theatre followed on from a similarly named ITV series, beginning on BBC2 in 1965 with an adaptation of the black comedy Parsons Pleasure. In 1967 BBC2 launched the UK's first colour service, with the consequence that Thirty-Minute Theatre became the first drama series in the country to be shown in colour.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS8.E33 ∙ Shakespeare Country
May 17, 1973
S8.E32 ∙ About a Bout
May 10, 1973
S8.E31 ∙ Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath
May 3, 1973
S8.E30 ∙ The Baby's Name Being Kitchener
Apr 26, 1973
S8.E29 ∙ Croust
Apr 19, 1973
S8.E28 ∙ Swamp Music
Apr 12, 1973
S8.E27 ∙ Beginning To End
Mar 29, 1973
S8.E26 ∙ Atrocity
Mar 15, 1973
S8.E25 ∙ The Great Acrobile
Mar 1, 1973
S8.E24 ∙ You and Me and Him
Feb 22, 1973
S8.E23 ∙ A Chance Encounter
Jan 31, 1973
S8.E22 ∙ Is Nellie Dead?
Jan 24, 1973
S8.E21 ∙ Playthings
Jan 17, 1973
S8.E20 ∙ The Punchy and the Fairy
Jan 10, 1973
S8.E19 ∙ The Japanese Student
Jan 3, 1973
S8.E18 ∙ You've Been a Long Time, Alfred
Dec 13, 1972
S8.E17 ∙ The Chauffeur and the Lady
Dec 6, 1972
S8.E16 ∙ Krapp's Last Tape
Nov 29, 1972
S8.E15 ∙ Dialogue
Nov 22, 1972
S8.E14 ∙ You're Free
Nov 16, 1972
Actors
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Norman Rossington
Connor, Mr. Dross, Zinoviev
Richard Pearson
, Cloon
Brian Wilde
Mr Shater, Shyster
George Cole
Paul Bishop, Caramel
Lee Montague
Shuki, Lenin
Jimmy Gardner
Elderly Sam, Little Tom
Rosemary Leach
Josie, Iris Purvis
Michael Brennan
Fred Giley, Leonard
Jeremy Child
Robert, Jack
Derek Francis
Shelley Winters
Mrs. Bixby
Marius Goring
Mr Ponge
