ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969
What is ITV Saturday Night Theatre?
ITV Saturday Night Theatre is a television anthology series that premiered in 1969. The program is composed of a collection of dramatic works presented in an episodic format.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1969
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 191
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 11, 1969
- Last aired
- Mar 20, 1978
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 191 episodes and an average 50-minute runtime.
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre is a television anthology series that premiered in 1969. The program is composed of a collection of dramatic works presented in an episodic format. As an anthology, the series does not follow a single continuous narrative or a recurring cast of characters, but instead functions as a platform for individual plays and stories. Each installment provides a distinct dramatic experience for the audience, showcasing various scripts and performances under the umbrella of the Saturday night broadcast schedule. The production focuses on delivering theatrical-style storytelling directly to television viewers. By presenting a series of standalone dramas, the show offers a diverse range of content within the anthology genre. The series serves as a dedicated showcase for dramatic television, utilizing the Saturday night time slot to feature its rotating selection of works. The program remains a notable example of the anthology format, emphasizing the presentation of varied dramatic narratives throughout its run.
Should you watch it?
“A rotating showcase of dramatic storytelling from ITV's golden age.”
- Features a diverse range of dramatic works
- Showcases talent from various ITV contributors
- Represents a significant piece of British TV history
- Limited availability may hinder access
- Episodic format may not appeal to all viewers
You enjoy classic British anthology dramas with strong performances.
Suitable for fans of traditional theatre and classic television drama.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 37 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Park People Jan 11, 1969
- E2 Bangelstein's Boys Jan 18, 1969
- E3 My Bonnie Jean Jan 25, 1969
- E4 MacNeil Feb 1, 1969
- E5 Cornelius Feb 8, 1969
- E6 Emlyn Feb 15, 1969
- E7 Tiger Trap in the Street Feb 22, 1969
- E8 An Hour of Love #1: The Bind Mar 1, 1969
- E9 An Hour of Love #2: Anatomy of a Divorce Mar 1, 1969
- E10 The Piano Tuner Mar 8, 1969
- E11 Pig in a Poke Mar 15, 1969
- E12 Machine Mar 22, 1969
- E14 The Dirt on Lucy Lane Apr 5, 1969
- E15 Moonlight on the Highway Apr 12, 1969
- E16 Hazel and Her New Gas Cooker Apr 19, 1969
- E17 Steve Apr 26, 1969
- E18 Toys May 3, 1969
- E19 Rogues Gallery: The Bright Eyed Body Snatcher May 10, 1969
- E20 Rogues Gallery: The Wicked Stage May 17, 1969
- E21 Rogues Gallery: The Timorous Rake May 24, 1969
- E22 Rogues Gallery: The Fearful Image May 31, 1969
- E23 Rogues Gallery: A Bed Full of Miracles Jun 7, 1969
- E24 Rogues Gallery: The Prude Pursued Jun 14, 1969
- E25 The Innocent Ceremony Jun 21, 1969
- E26 The Haunting Jun 28, 1969
- E27 A Measure of Malice Jul 5, 1969
- E28 Better Dead Jul 12, 1969
- E29 Every Day of the Life Man Jul 19, 1969
- E30 Salve Regina Jul 19, 1969
- E31 Takeover Jul 26, 1969
- E32 Two Hundred Miles by Train Jul 26, 1969
- E33 The Funeral of Queen Victoria Aug 2, 1969
- E34 The Garbler Strategy Aug 2, 1969
- E35 Travelling Where? Aug 9, 1969
- E36 Two Feet Off the Ground Aug 16, 1969
- E37 Fly Away Home Aug 23, 1969
- E38 The Talking Head Aug 30, 1969
Season 2 · 50 episodes
- E1 Diddled Sep 6, 1969
- E2 Episode 2 Sep 13, 1969
- E3 That Woman Is Wrecking Our Marriage Sep 20, 1969
- E4 A Walk Through the Forest Sep 27, 1969
- E5 The Undoing Oct 4, 1969
- E6 In Another Country Oct 11, 1969
- E7 Murder: The Colonel and the Naturalist Oct 18, 1969
- E8 Murder: The Blood Relation Oct 25, 1969
- E9 It's Called the Sugar Plum Nov 1, 1969
- E10 Hester Lilly Nov 8, 1969
- E11 Aren't We All? Nov 15, 1969
- E12 The Full Cheddar Nov 22, 1969
- E13 The Comic Nov 29, 1969
- E14 Faith and Henry Dec 6, 1969
- E15 Nora Dec 13, 1969
- E16 It Calls for a Great Deal of Love Dec 20, 1969
- E17 Suffer Little Children Jan 3, 1970
- E18 Anniversary Jan 10, 1970
- E19 A Doll's House Jan 17, 1970
- E20 Mrs. Mouse, Are You Within? Jan 24, 1970
- E21 The Pretenders Jan 31, 1970
- E22 Wolly Wenpol, the Complete Works Feb 7, 1970
- E23 Wicked Women: Alice Rhodes Feb 14, 1970
- E24 Wicked Women: Christiana Edmunds Feb 21, 1970
- E25 Wicked Women: Augusta Fullam Feb 28, 1970
- E26 Wicked Women: Anne-Maria Moody Mar 7, 1970
- E27 Wicked Women: Florence Maybrick Mar 14, 1970
- E28 Wicked Women: Madeleine July Mar 21, 1970
- E29 The Master and the Mask Mar 28, 1970
- E30 The Cork Moustache Apr 4, 1970
- E31 Fade Out Apr 11, 1970
- E32 The Rococo Bush Apr 18, 1970
- E33 Dangerous Corner May 2, 1970
- E34 The Family Is a Vicious Circle May 9, 1970
- E35 When Johnny Comes Marching Home May 16, 1970
- E36 Lay Down Your Arms May 23, 1970
- E37 You See, the Thing Is... May 30, 1970
- E38 The Salesman May 30, 1970
- E39 Married Alive Jun 6, 1970
- E40 Playing with Fire Jun 13, 1970
- E41 Slattery's Mounted Foot Jun 20, 1970
- E42 Hands with the Magic Touch Jun 27, 1970
- E43 The Gingham Dog Jul 4, 1970
- E44 Twelfth Night Jul 11, 1970
- E45 Skyscrapers Jul 18, 1970
- E46 The Insider Jul 25, 1970
- E47 Dear Janet Rosenberg... Dear Mr. Kooning Aug 1, 1970
- E48 Act of Separation Aug 8, 1970
- E49 Honour and Offer Aug 15, 1970
- E50 Hodinott Veiling Aug 22, 1970
Season 3 · 33 episodes
- E1 The Exiles: Jennie Oct 10, 1970
- E2 The Exiles: Emma Oct 17, 1970
- E3 The Exiles: Zo Oct 24, 1970
- E4 Visit from a Stranger Oct 30, 1970
- E5 Roll on Four O'Clock Dec 19, 1970
- E6 The Policeman and the Cook Dec 26, 1970
- E7 The Dead Jan 2, 1971
- E8 Tales of Piccadilly: Behind the Spearmint Sign Jan 9, 1971
- E9 Tales of Piccadilly: A Room Full of Holes Jan 16, 1971
- E10 Tales of Piccadilly: The Way Out Jan 23, 1971
- E11 Big Soft Nellie Feb 21, 1971
- E12 Anna of the Five Towns Feb 28, 1971
- E13 Hari-Kari and Sally Mar 7, 1971
- E14 The Hotel in Amsterdam Feb 14, 1971
- E15 Pandora Mar 21, 1971
- E16 The Price Mar 28, 1971
- E17 Arms and the Man Apr 4, 1971
- E18 Love Doesn't Grow on Trees Apr 11, 1971
- E19 The Silver Collection May 23, 1971
- E20 The Shopper May 30, 1971
- E21 Man and Boy Jun 6, 1971
- E22 Paper Roses Jun 13, 1971
- E23 The Prize Jun 20, 1971
- E24 Square Jun 27, 1971
- E25 Alice Dancing Jul 4, 1971
- E26 Square One Jul 10, 1971
- E27 After a Lifetime Jul 18, 1971
- E28 Mr. Pargiter Jul 24, 1971
- E29 One More on Top Aug 1, 1971
- E30 Hamlet Aug 8, 1971
- E31 The Chaps Aug 14, 1971
- E32 Giants and Ogres Aug 22, 1971
- E33 Green Julia Aug 29, 1971
Season 4 · 30 episodes
- E1 The Wedding Gift Sep 5, 1971
- E2 Concussion Sep 12, 1971
- E3 Fly on the Wall: The General Sep 19, 1971
- E4 Fly on the Wall: The Reformer Sep 26, 1971
- E5 Fly on the Wall: The Designer Oct 3, 1971
- E6 The Signalman's Apprentice Nov 28, 1971
- E7 The Birthday Run Dec 5, 1971
- E8 Some Distant Shadow Dec 12, 1971
- E9 Second Time Around Dec 19, 1971
- E10 Who Killed Santa Claus Dec 26, 1971
- E11 The Midsummer Dream of Chief Inspector Blossom Jan 2, 1972
- E12 Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. Jan 9, 1972
- E13 A Man About a Dog Jan 16, 1972
- E14 Episode 14 Jan 23, 1972
- E15 Whose Life Is It Anyway? Mar 12, 1972
- E16 A Summer Story Mar 19, 1972
- E17 Major Lavender Mar 26, 1972
- E18 Time Lock Apr 2, 1972
- E19 The Last Journey Apr 9, 1972
- E20 Ben Spray Jun 4, 1972
- E21 It's Good to See You Jun 11, 1972
- E22 Consequences Jun 18, 1972
- E23 A Marriage Jun 25, 1972
- E24 Madly in Love Jul 2, 1972
- E25 Summer and Winter Jul 9, 1972
- E26 The Rose Garden Jul 16, 1972
- E27 Last Year's Confetti Jul 23, 1972
- E28 Before Paris Jul 30, 1972
- E29 A Bit of Vision Aug 6, 1972
- E30 Sharing the Honours Aug 13, 1972
Season 5 · 32 episodes
- E1 The Vamp Oct 1, 1972
- E2 When the Music Stops Oct 8, 1972
- E3 When the Wheel Turns Oct 15, 1972
- E4 Ted Oct 22, 1972
- E5 The Samaritan Oct 29, 1972
- E6 Three Months Gone Nov 5, 1972
- E7 God Send Sunday Nov 12, 1972
- E8 First Sight Nov 19, 1972
- E9 Triangles Nov 26, 1972
- E10 The Web Dec 3, 1972
- E11 The Guests Dec 10, 1972
- E12 The Piano Player Dec 17, 1972
- E13 The Death of Adolf Hitler Jan 7, 1973
- E14 The Staff Room Jan 14, 1973
- E15 Sarah Jan 21, 1973
- E16 Pleased to Meet You Mar 25, 1973
- E17 The Ruffian on the Stair Apr 1, 1973
- E18 A.D.A.M. Apr 8, 1973
- E19 But Fred, Freud Is Dead Apr 15, 1973
- E20 Long Day's Journey Into Night Apr 22, 1973
- E21 Harlequinade Apr 29, 1973
- E22 Afternoon at the Festival May 6, 1973
- E23 The Coffee Lace May 13, 1973
- E24 Passengers May 20, 1973
- E25 Willy Jun 3, 1973
- E26 Lorna and Ted Jun 17, 1973
- E27 Reckoning Day Jul 1, 1973
- E28 It Only Hurts for a Minute Jul 8, 1973
- E29 The Intruders Jul 15, 1973
- E30 Blinkers Jul 22, 1973
- E31 Free as a Bird Jul 29, 1973
- E32 A Question of Everything Aug 5, 1973
Frequently asked questions
What years did the series air?
The series aired from 1969 to 1974.
Is this the same as ITV Sunday Night Theatre?
Yes, it was originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre and later became known as ITV Sunday Night Theatre.
Who were some of the stars?
The show featured actors such as Jim Dale, Michael Balfour, and Hannah Gordon.
Where can I watch episodes today?
Episodes may be available through select streaming services or archives, though availability varies.
Was each episode a different story?
Yes, the series was an anthology format, with each episode presenting a new dramatic work.