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Season guide
ITV Play of the Week: Season 5
51 episodes
Premiered Sep 1, 1959 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on ITV Play of the Week
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of ITV Play of the Week Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S5·E12
Core
South
Nov 24, 1959 · 80 min
A dashing Polish Army lieutenant named Jan Wicziewsky is in exile in the United States deep South as civil war approaches. He is faced with the question of who he really loves: the
S5·E48
Core
The Watching Eye
Aug 9, 1960
Not broadcast due to a power failure, this play was repeated at S06E13.