The Wednesday Play: Season 4
Season 4 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 The Wednesday Play Season 3.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Sleeping Dog
Oct 11, 1967 · 75 min
A black barman upsets a colonial Governor who has just retired and returned to England. He locks the barman in the cellar and treats him like an animal.
Wanted: Single Gentleman
Oct 18, 1967 · 75 min
The world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.
A Black Candle for Mrs. Gogarty
Oct 25, 1967 · 75 min
Mrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.
The Devil a Monk Would Be
Nov 8, 1967 · 75 min
A community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and one hundred per cent proof alcohol.
Fall of the Goat
Nov 15, 1967 · 75 min
A husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.
The Profile of a Gentleman
Nov 22, 1967 · 75 min
A gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One
Nov 29, 1967 · 75 min
It is the morning of a notorious bachelor's wedding in this tale of marriage, friendship and non-communication between parents and children.
Kippers and Curtains
Dec 6, 1967 · 75 min
The Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.
Death of a Private
Dec 13, 1967 · 75 min
An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
An Officer of the Court
Dec 20, 1967 · 75 min
Incompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.
The Fat of the Land
Dec 27, 1967 · 75 min
Five distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.
Toggle
Jan 3, 1968 · 75 min
An adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.
House of Character
Jan 10, 1968 · 75 min
Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising
Jamie, On a Flying Visit
Jan 17, 1968 · 75 min
Jamie's flying visit is a somewhat sentimental one. Because Jamie is calling to see Lois, an old and dear flame he hasn't met since they left Oxford ten years ago. He is still the
Monsieur Barnett
Jan 24, 1968 · 75 min
An ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.
The Drummer and the Bloke
Jan 31, 1968 · 75 min
An industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.
Rebel in the Grave
Feb 7, 1968 · 75 min
A country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.
Coincidence
Feb 21, 1968 · 75 min
Three men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.
Light Blue
Apr 3, 1968 · 75 min
An African-American trumpet player spends a few hours in an English provincial town, with a girl who happens to be white. As a result, each learns to care for the other, not as a "
Let's Murder Vivaldi
Apr 10, 1968 · 75 min
Two couples, one fights all the time and the others let tensions in their relationship build until one stabs the other, the ones that fight end up saying oh well let's murder Vival
The Golden Vision
Apr 17, 1968 · 75 min
Story of a group of manual workers who live and breath watching Everton FC. The gang travel to London, to watch the team play Arsenal, at Highbury. Vince discovers his wife has gon
The Man Behind You
May 1, 1968 · 75 min
The quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.
Infidelity Took Place
May 8, 1968 · 75 min
A happily married couple divorce for tax purposes, but their lawyer, not knowing the real reason for their divorce, falls in love with the wife.