The Play's the Thing (TV series)
| The Play's the Thing | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama |
| Presented by | Gordon Pinsent |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 17 January – 28 March 1974 |
The Play's the Thing was a Canadian theatrical drama television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.
Premise[edit]
This anthology series was based on Canadian-written plays, especially from new playwrights.
Scheduling[edit]
This hour-long series was broadcast Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 17 January to 28 March 1974 as follows:[1][2]
| Date | Title | Writer | Director | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 1974 | "How I met My Husband" | Alice Munro | Herb Roland | |
| 24 January 1974 | "The Bells of Hell" | Mordecai Richler | George Jonas | |
| 31 January 1974 | "And then Mr. Jones" | Morley Callaghan | Paddy Sampson | |
| 7 February 1974 | "Friends and Relations" | Hugh Hood | Rudi Dorn | |
| 14 February 1974 | "Brothers in the Black Art" | Robertson Davies | Mario Prizek | |
| 21 February 1974 | "The Man from Inner Space" | Eric Nicol | Paddy Sampson | |
| 28 February 1974 | "The Servant Girl" | Margaret Atwood | George Jonas | |
| 7 March 1974 | "Roundelay" | Pierre Berton | Rudi Dorn | |
| 14 March 1974 | "The Roncarelli Affair" | Mavor Moore | George McCowan | Dramatic portrayal of the Roncarelli v. Duplessis case, adapted from the writings of F. R. Scott who was part of Roncarelli's legal team |
| 21 March 1974 | "Back to Beulah" | W. O. Mitchell | Eric Till | |
| 28 March 1974 | "The Executioners" | Farley Mowat and Len Peterson | Rudi Dorn | Featured Inuit actors in a story which concerns a 1964 murder trial, documented by Farley Mowat for Maclean's magazine.[3] |
Further reading[edit]
- Gifford, Tony, ed. (1976). The Play's The Thing: Four Original Television Dramas. Toronto: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7705-1291-0.
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "The Play's the Thing -- dedab". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Today's Television". The Globe and Mail. January–March 1974.
- ^ The Canadian Press (11 March 1974). "Eskimos' star in TV drama". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 37. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Play's the Thing". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- The Play's the Thing at IMDb
