Saturday Playhouse

The story

Saturday Playhouse was a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 4 January 1958 until 1 April 1961. There were sixty-eight episodes, among them adaptations of the plays The Man Who Came to Dinner and The Cat and the Canary. One of the episodes, Alex Atkinson’s classic thriller Design for Murder, was featured twice on the BBC: first on Saturday Playhouse (Saturday, 15 March 1958; S1/Ep.6) and again from the BBC's own theatre in Bristol (Thursday, 6 July 1961).

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1958 · 68 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 4, 1958

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Cast

E Elvi HaleDiana Lake · Susan Cunningham · Lady Elizabeth Randall · Annabelle West M Madoline ThomasMrs. Teck · Mrs. Morgan · Annie Morris · Annie G George A. CooperGeorge Day · Bob Sanders · Inspector Fitchitt · Mr. Jackson E Emrys JonesRichard Dukes · Courier 326 · George Longford C Cyril RaymondEdward Ritchie · Leonard · Colonel Morrigan R Ralph MichaelGlynn Harris · Robert Christie · Tom Howard C Clive MortonDominio · Duke of Ayr and Stirling · Sir Edward Blackenham M Maureen PryorMrs. Harris · Miss Ronberry · Mrs. Wentross H Hedley GoodallJem Burden · Billy Blee · Samuel Sweetland L Lesley NunnerleyDiana Granger · Freda Benson · Jane Lome G Gretchen FranklinMrs. Catt · Susan Sillsby · Mrs. Wilson C Colin BroadleyWilf Crompton · Harry Lomax · Kenneth Lake

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W William FoxJones · Director · The Attorney General C Constance ChapmanSarah Trowt · Mary Hearn · Mrs. Wilson E Emrys CleaverOld Tom · Professor Parry Phillips · Morgan Powell L Lewis GedgeFirst Visitor · Charles Sempter QC · Henry Coaker I Ivor MaddoxMr. Manning · Mr. Osborne · Judge S Stephen MurrayAlec Strannack · Svengali S Stephen MurrayThe Duke of Laterraine D David AndrewsGerry Roberts P Peter GillJeffrey Harris R Rhoda LewisActress