ITV Playhouse

1. S01E01Lady Windemere's FanSeptember 25, 1967—Lord Windermere appears to all - including to his young wife Margaret - as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk w
2. S01E02They Said 'Let's Live Together'October 2, 1967—
3. S01E03The First ThunderOctober 9, 1967—
4. S01E04The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: The Prussian OfficerOctober 16, 1967—
5. S01E05The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: The Thorn In The FleshOctober 23, 1967—
6. S01E06The Stories Of D.H. Lawrence: None Of ThatOctober 30, 1967—Elizabeth Cane arrives in Mexico and starts to take an interest in a bull fighter, but he can find only contempt for this refined American w
7. S01E07Ten Days That Shook The WorldNovember 6, 1967—
8. S01E08The Waste SpacesNovember 13, 1967—A couple buy a house cheap unbeknown it has a sitting tenant in the form of Daniel Bloch, the wife is soon aware of an evil atmosphere.
9. S01E09Children PlayingNovember 20, 1967—A group of school children arriving at their holiday camp hostel find themselves being challenged by strangers there for leadership of their
10. S01E10I Love You Miss PattersonNovember 27, 1967—
11. S01E11The ConfessionDecember 4, 1967—
12. S01E12Top Of The LadderDecember 11, 1967—
13. S01E13Day Of The TortoiseDecember 18, 1967—
14. S01E14A Whistle And A Funny HatDecember 25, 1967—
15. S01E15Seeds Of DestructionJanuary 1, 1968—
16. S01E16Lucky For SomeJanuary 1, 1968—
17. S01E17The Curtis AffairJanuary 8, 1968—A director has to provide an explanation to a public committee on how his firm made such a huge profit on a government contract.
18. S01E18On ApprovalJanuary 15, 1968—Two couples try to discover if they can live together (platonically) and life gets very complicated.
19. S01E19The PhotographerJanuary 22, 1968—
20. S01E20Rogue's Gallery: The Curious Adventures of Miss Jane RawleyJanuary 29, 1968—
21. S01E21Rogues' Gallery: The Misfortunes of Lucy HodgesFebruary 5, 1968—A simple country girl arrives in London and finds herself being accused of murder and the threat of extradition to the USA.
22. S01E22Rogues' Gallery: The Lives and Crimes of Jonathan Wild and Jack SheppardFebruary 12, 1968—Jack Sheppard is a working-class thief, whilst Jonathan Wild is thief-taker to the crown, the country's most senior law-enforcement officer.
23. S01E23Rogues' Gallery: The Tale of Lancelot WishartFebruary 19, 1968—
24. S01E24The FatherFebruary 26, 1968—Parents struggle over the future of their child, resulting in the mother, using her cunning manipulative skills, subduing and finally destro
25. S01E25The JudgeMarch 4, 1968—
26. S01E26The DetourMarch 11, 1968—
27. S01E27Public and ConfidentialMarch 18, 1968—
28. S01E28A Matter of DiamondsMarch 25, 1968—
29. S01E29The Brahmin WidowApril 1, 1968—
30. S01E30Murder: A Professional JobApril 15, 1968—
31. S01E31Murder: The Dancing ManApril 22, 1968—
32. S01E32The BonegrinderMay 6, 1968—Potter contrasted the fading heritage of the British empire with new American values, embodying national traits in his central characters pr
33. S01E33Horizontal HoldMay 20, 1968—
34. S01E34The RetreatJune 3, 1968—
35. S01E35Murder: The Rest of Our LivesJune 10, 1968—
36. S01E36Murder: An Even ChanceJune 17, 1968—A young white couple visiting a friend's flat in Harlem NY find themselves marooned there just as race riots start. The empty flat could be
37. S01E37Murder: Killer's OddsJune 24, 1968—
38. S01E38Boatman Do Not TarryJuly 1, 1968—
39. S01E39Entertaining Mr. SloaneJuly 8, 1968—Mr. Sloane is a murderer. But, as both his middle-aged landlady and her homosexual brother quickly notice, he's very handsome.
40. S01E40CountercrimeJuly 15, 1968—A bustling department store closes for the night, but now amongst the silence and the mannequins, there is an intruder.
41. S01E98deleteMay 13, 1968—
42. S01E99deleteMay 27, 1968—
43. S01E100deleteDecember 28, 1967—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Daddy Kiss It BetterJuly 29, 1968—
2. S02E02Star QualityAugust 8, 1968—An aspiring playwright is delighted when a famous star agrees to appear in his new play. At first, that is.
3. S02E03Bon VoyageAugust 12, 1968—
4. S02E04A Heritage and Its HistoryAugust 19, 1968—
5. S02E05Funeral GamesAugust 26, 1968—Religious cult leader, Pringle, calls in a private investigator, Caulfield, after receiving letters saying that his wife is having an affair
6. S02E06A Most Unfortunate AccidentAugust 29, 1968—
7. S02E07Who Is Sylvia?September 2, 1968—
8. S02E08The Kindness of Mrs RadcliffeSeptember 5, 1968—
9. S02E09There's a Hole in Your Dustbin DelilahSeptember 9, 1968—
10. S02E10Number TenSeptember 12, 1968—
11. S02E11The ExplorerSeptember 16, 1968—
12. S02E12The Tigers of SubtopiaSeptember 19, 1968—
13. S02E13The Stealers of DarknessSeptember 23, 1968—
14. S02E14Inventory for the SummerSeptember 26, 1968—
15. S02E15Neutral GroundSeptember 30, 1968—An allied agent is sent out into an obscure country to find a Russian Agent who has been thrown out of Russia for defection. He finds a brok
16. S02E16Your Name's Not God, It's EdgarOctober 3, 1968—Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might ha
17. S02E17If Only the Trains ComeOctober 7, 1968—
18. S02E18Camille 68October 10, 1968—Camille is living in London, working as a prostitute with her friend Nanine. Her life has no happiness until she meets the son of one her cu
19. S02E19Thirteen Thousand and Eighty Three PoundsOctober 14, 1968—
20. S02E20The Best Pair of Legs in the BusinessOctober 17, 1968—
21. S02E21The TycoonOctober 24, 1968—
22. S02E22Murder: When Robin Was a BoyMarch 17, 1969—
23. S02E23Murder: Return to YesterdayMarch 24, 1969—
24. S02E24Murder: Double NegativeMarch 31, 1969—
25. S02E25Murder: Nobody KnowsApril 14, 1969—Inspector Parker's instinct in trying to nail Pritchard for the horrific murder of a young girl becomes an obsession which puts pressure on
26. S02E26Murder: Mr BuchananApril 21, 1969—
27. S02E27Murder: IdentikitApril 28, 1969—
28. S02E28Double AgentMay 12, 1969—
29. S02E29Public FaceMay 19, 1969—
30. S02E30Uncle JonathanJune 2, 1969—
31. S02E31Square on the HypotenuseJune 9, 1969—
32. S02E32ColombeJune 16, 1969—
33. S02E33The Friendly PersuadersJune 23, 1969—A delegation from the planet Taran is made welcome by almost everyone in Britain. They talk of their planet as a promised land and a new beg
34. S02E34Beast in the JungleJune 30, 1969—May and John had met years earlier by an act of fate. They had gone their separate ways but then bump into each other again by another act o
35. S02E35The Marrying KindJuly 7, 1969—The history of an old four poster bed and its various occupants.
36. S02E36Justice Is a WomanJuly 14, 1969—This drama inspired long running series Justice about a successful lady barrister.Here Julia Stafford is asked to defend a posh youth,an out
37. S02E37End of StoryJuly 21, 1969—
38. S02E38Remember the GermansJuly 28, 1969—
39. S02E39The John Hilarian Salt Exhibition and Numerous Illustrated SlidesAugust 4, 1969—
40. S02E40Stables Theatre Company #1: In a Cottage HospitalAugust 11, 1969—A man is suffering memory loss after slowly recovering from a car crash. Does fate offer a chance to re-invent himself and forget the past?
41. S02E41Stables Theatre Company #2: Wedding NightAugust 18, 1969—
42. S02E42The Ha HaAugust 25, 1969—A young woman experiences a mental breakdown.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01You've Made Your Bed: Now Lie in ItSeptember 8, 1969—
2. S03E02Romans and FriendsSeptember 29, 1969—
3. S03E03Mixed FoursomeOctober 6, 1969—
4. S03E04The Patriot GameOctober 13, 1969—
5. S03E05Omri's BurningOctober 16, 1969—
6. S03E06Like Puppies in a BasketOctober 20, 1969—
7. S03E07The Swan Won't Go in the FridgeOctober 27, 1969—
8. S03E08The Beauty OperatorsNovember 3, 1969—Doreen's rather odd beauty shop gives it's women customers a unique opportunity to act out their fantasies.
9. S03E09Have You Any Washing, Mother Dear?November 10, 1969—
10. S03E10SuspectNovember 17, 1969—A proud woman coldly concentrates on keeping up appearances when her 50-year old husband and a young schoolgirl go missing at the same time.
11. S03E11Ancient and ModernDecember 29, 1969—An Orwellian world in which a Socialist Public School is opened,despite the good intentions and efforts from staff to produce a school of eq
12. S03E12Plastic PeopleJanuary 5, 1970—
13. S03E13A Man for LovingJanuary 12, 1970—
14. S03E14The Pueblo AffairJanuary 19, 1970—A reconstruction of an event in 1968 when a converted cargo ship the USS Pueblo was seized by the North Korean Navy as a spy ship. It was su
15. S03E15The People's JackJanuary 26, 1970—
16. S03E16Would You Look at Them Smashing all Those Lovely Windows?February 2, 1970—Drama around the 1916 Easter uprising in Ireland.
17. S03E17RumourMarch 2, 1970—A hard-bitten newspaper reporter is drawn back into the world of sleaze he had hoped to have left behind, and this time it goes right to the
18. S03E18Unexpectantly VacantMarch 9, 1970—
19. S03E19Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent ItApril 4, 1970—A buffoon is mistaken for an important official.
20. S03E20Arthur Wants You for a SunbeamApril 11, 1970—
21. S03E21Dear Mr. WelfareApril 15, 1970—
22. S03E22Thursday's ChildApril 18, 1970—A crumbling marriage with a child in the middle of it all.
23. S03E23Private Lillywhite's DeadMay 1, 1970—
24. S03E24The BridesmaidJune 20, 1970—
25. S03E25Special Co-respondentJune 24, 1970—
26. S03E26A Family and a FortuneJune 27, 1970—
27. S03E27The High GameJuly 3, 1970—
28. S03E28Brother and SisterJuly 10, 1970—
29. S03E29A Sound from the SeaJuly 17, 1970—While hitchhiking towards the coast, two young men find themselves trapped at an inn by its strange landlord and his beautiful wife.
30. S03E30The Style of the CountessJuly 24, 1970—
31. S03E31The CreeperDecember 9, 1970—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Day They Buried CleaverDecember 15, 1970—
2. S04E02Rose and FernDecember 22, 1970—
3. S04E03Up SchoolDecember 29, 1970—Old boys' reunion is an excuse for high spirits for some of the school's former pupils.
4. S04E04The Waters of BabylonJanuary 5, 1971—
5. S04E05Two World Wars and a Gold ClockMarch 16, 1971—
6. S04E06The Mosedale HorseshoeMarch 23, 1971—
7. S04E07A Kiss Is Just a KissMarch 31, 1971—
8. S04E08The SwitchJune 8, 1971—
9. S04E09The Grass WidowsAugust 24, 1971—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Beneath the TideOctober 6, 1971—
2. S05E02The Chinese Prime MinisterNovember 2, 1971—
3. S05E03The PanelNovember 9, 1971—
4. S05E04FunnyNovember 16, 1971—Tom and Phyl travel down to Wales to stay with friends Huw and Teg, a couple they hung around with in London some years back. Culturally the
5. S05E05Jack Squaler's TimeApril 3, 1972—
6. S05E06Seventeen Percent Said Push OffMay 22, 1972—
7. S05E07A Splinter of IceMay 29, 1972—
8. S05E08The Greeks and Their GiftsJune 20, 1972—A man makes an unexpected appearance at his younger brother's house in the middle of the night. He needs somewhere to stay and convinces his
9. S05E09The SubstituteJune 27, 1972—
10. S05E10The Long Lease of SummerJuly 4, 1972—
11. S05E11Lament of an Unmarried FatherAugust 28, 1972—A young man who likes to cause a stir meets an older woman who refuses to rise to his bait.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Refuge for a HeroJuly 6, 1972—Two mountaineers stumble into the safe haven of a hut after being caught in a blizzard, seemingly unconcerned about the other two of their t
2. S06E02JoNovember 1, 1972—
3. S06E03Evening ClassDecember 4, 1972—
4. S06E04Buggins' ErmineDecember 18, 1972—Frank is elected mayor of a northern town, but wonders whether he's made the right decision.
5. S06E05Dear OctopusDecember 26, 1972—A large gathering of the Randolph clan leads to reflections on the importance of family.
6. S06E06A Point in TimeFebruary 20, 1973—
7. S06E07Putting On The AgonyFebruary 27, 1973—
8. S06E08Operation Magic CarpetMarch 6, 1973—
9. S06E09ProfessionalApril 3, 1973—
10. S06E10RelicsApril 10, 1973—
11. S06E11A Friend IndeedApril 17, 1973—
12. S06E12Vinegar TripApril 24, 1973—
13. S06E13The TeamMay 21, 1973—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01LuckyFebruary 5, 1975—Set in Liverpool in the early 70s, the film tells the story of Samuel 'lucky' Ubooto, a half African, half Irish man in his 20s whose decide
2. S07E02What Would You Do?February 19, 1975—
3. S07E03Weekend GuestFebruary 26, 1975—A man arrives at a couple's home with news about their estranged son. They welcome him at first as a guest, but become suspicious of who he
4. S07E04Mr. Axelford's AngelJune 5, 1975—Todays theme is Mr. Axelford's Angel.
5. S07E05The Finest Family in the LandJune 19, 1975—Life does not get boring for the Harrises living at the top of a 24 floor tower block, they have a moody teenage son Enoch, a lodger called
6. S07E06The CouchJune 26, 1975—Elaine and Max are lovers, but is Elaine's psychiatrist too involved in their relationship?
7. S07E07Love AffairJuly 3, 1975—A lonely elderly woman strikes up a friendship with a driving instructor.
8. S07E08A Kind of BonusJuly 10, 1975—
9. S07E09The Nearly ManAugust 4, 1975—
10. S07E10The Gift of FriendshipSeptember 24, 1975—
11. S07E11Better at MurderOctober 1, 1975—
12. S07E12Graceless Go IOctober 8, 1975—
13. S07E13NormaOctober 15, 1975—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Blind LoveApril 26, 1977—
2. S08E02Short Back and SidesMay 3, 1977—
3. S08E03It's Not Quite CricketMay 10, 1977—
4. S08E04The Proofing SessionMay 17, 1977—Graham, an executive, is ordered by his boss to look after a couple of out-of-town buyers - who make it clear they would like to visit a bro
5. S08E05Cork and BottleMay 24, 1977—A disillusioned husband and wife take a trip across the Channel, hoping to find themselves. In fact they find the French are not what they e
6. S08E06Philby, Burgess & MacleanMay 31, 1977—
7. S08E07The Bass Player and The BlondeJune 14, 1977—
8. S08E08Last SummerJune 21, 1977—A school leaver is teamed up with experienced professional car thief (Beckinsale). The novice ends up going it alone hence car park ending.
9. S08E09It's Only Rock 'n' RollJune 28, 1977—A rock star is kidnapped at the end of a concert. The record company ask the question is he worth more dead than alive?
10. S08E10RoadrunnerJuly 5, 1977—
11. S08E11Love Lies BleedingJuly 12, 1977—
12. S08E12The Best Of EnemiesJuly 19, 1977—A sixteen-year-old boy living in Occupied France develops an uneasy friendship with a Nazi officer billeted in his grandmother's house.
13. S08E13GhostsJuly 26, 1977—Mrs Alving is preparing a memorial for her late husband with Pastor Manders, but years of anger and frustration are exposed, as she confesse

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Home and BeautyJanuary 5, 1978—
2. S09E02A Question of TimeJanuary 12, 1978—
3. S09E03Some Enchanted EveningJanuary 19, 1978—
4. S09E04Aren't We AllFebruary 1, 1978—
5. S09E05Last WishesFebruary 8, 1978—
6. S09E06PartisansFebruary 22, 1978—
7. S09E07Cold HarbourApril 5, 1978—A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.
8. S09E08One of the BoysMay 2, 1978—
9. S09E09Ten Days That Shook the BranchMay 9, 1978—
10. S09E10We Never Do What They WantMay 16, 1978—
11. S09E11Forty WeeksMay 23, 1978—
12. S09E12Queen of a Distant CountryJuly 12, 1978—
13. S09E13AffrontOctober 17, 1978—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01The Case of Cruelty to PrawnsFebruary 27, 1979—
2. S10E02I'm a Dreamer MontrealMarch 6, 1979—A librarian hides from the harsh realities of life in Belfast by embracing a night-time career as a showband singer.
3. S10E03Where the Heart IsMarch 13, 1979—
4. S10E04The ReaperMarch 20, 1979—Jilted by a fickle former pupil Rachel sometime ago, school teacher Nick had yearned someday she would return to him as predicted in the Tar
5. S10E05No, Mama, NoMarch 27, 1979—
6. S10E06The WinklerApril 3, 1979—
7. S10E07The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?April 10, 1979—
8. S10E08Village WooingApril 17, 1979—
9. S10E09Casting the RunesApril 24, 1979—Like Curse of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does featu
10. S10E10The Daughters of AlbionMay 1, 1979—
11. S10E11The BeastMay 8, 1979—
12. S10E12The Winter LadiesMay 15, 1979—
13. S10E13Saint Vitus' DanceJuly 10, 1979—A couple are drawn into a campaign to save their cathedral city from a new motorway.
14. S10E14Getting in on ConcordeJuly 17, 1979—
15. S10E15Going BackJuly 24, 1979—
16. S10E16You're Not Watching Me, MummyJuly 31, 1979—John Osborne play about a world-weary actress, her dresser and various visitors to her dressing room.

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Friends In SpaceMarch 5, 1980—Professor Rex Thornton summons a meeting of fellow UFO-nuts, "The Friends in Space Society", to unveil a wonderful surprise...
2. S11E02Visitors for AndersonMarch 12, 1980—
3. S11E03The LadyMarch 13, 1980—
4. S11E04The Gate of Eden: Part 1 - Mr. FalconerApril 8, 1980—The story concerns the relationship between Peter, a 15 year old boy, and Mr Faulkner, an old man whom he befriends. Mr Faulkner used to be
5. S11E05The Gate of Eden: Part 2 - SueApril 15, 1980—
6. S11E06The Gate of Eden: Part 3 - PeterApril 22, 1980—
7. S11E07A Rod of IronApril 29, 1980—
8. S11E08Midnight at the StarlightMay 6, 1980—
9. S11E09Too Close to the EdgeMay 12, 1980—
10. S11E10The SpecialistJuly 12, 1980—
11. S11E11LindseyJuly 22, 1980—
12. S11E12Looking for VickyJuly 29, 1980—
13. S11E13Kiss and TellAugust 5, 1980—
14. S11E14Facing The SunAugust 12, 1980—Art critic Peter visits a pair of married artists in Brazil for Christmas, leading to romantic complications between him and the male half o
15. S11E15HandsAugust 20, 1980—
16. S11E16One Chance In FourAugust 26, 1980—
17. S11E17The MarquiseSeptember 7, 1980—
18. S11E18The SchoolmistressDecember 21, 1980—
19. S11E99delete—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Little Girls Don'tMarch 10, 1981—Two girls, Sheryl (Toyah Willcox) and Abbey (Rosalyn Landor), have been inseparable friends since childhood. Then Billy (Robert Glenister) a
2. S12E02The Perfect HouseMarch 17, 1981—A woman's new house hides a sinister secret.
3. S12E03Only a GameMarch 24, 1981—
4. S12E04Out of Sight, Out of MindMay 19, 1981—
5. S12E05Sin with Our PermissionMay 26, 1981—Set in the future about a new town that is under constant surveillance and also where a daily TV soap opera provides solutions to problems i
6. S12E06Last Night Another Dissident...July 1, 1981—
7. S12E07The Day of the JanitorJuly 8, 1981—Mild-mannered janitor Arthur Washbrook has been a trusted and respected employee of a City institution for many years. Despite his menial po
8. S12E08ContractJuly 15, 1981—
9. S12E09SinglesJuly 19, 1981—
10. S12E10A Ferry Ride AwayJuly 22, 1981—
11. S12E11Friends and Other LoversAugust 5, 1981—Follows the life of Anna, who leaves school to become a prostitute. Three years later she becomes involved with a lecturer at a college in O
12. S12E12The Quiet Days of Mrs. StaffordAugust 12, 1981—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Something's Got To GiveJune 19, 1982—A straight-laced young businessman finds his life is changed when he literally bumps into a clumsy but attractive female while at the librar
2. S13E02The HouseboyJuly 3, 1982—A gay couple get disturbed by the new boy they hire to work in their hotel.
3. S13E03The ReunionJuly 10, 1982—
4. S13E04The BreadwinnerJuly 17, 1982—
5. S13E05Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen CowboyJuly 24, 1982—Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen Cowboy was a tale of two long-distance dogfood-carrying lorry drivers who, to the other's ignorance, are each
6. S13E06SkirmishesJuly 27, 1982—
7. S13E07The BoxwallahJuly 31, 1982—
8. S13E08NightlifeAugust 3, 1982—
9. S13E09GrandadAugust 7, 1982—
10. S13E10The Glory HoleAugust 10, 1982—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01Something's Got To Give—
2. S14E02The Houseboy—
3. S14E03The Reunion—
4. S14E04The Breadwinner—
5. S14E05Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen CowboyJuly 24, 1982—Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen Cowboy was a tale of two long-distance dogfood-carrying lorry drivers who, to the other's ignorance, are each
6. S14E06Skirmishes—
7. S14E07The Boxwallah—
8. S14E08Nightlife—
9. S14E09Grandad—
10. S14E10The Glory Hole—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed