Season 6 • Episode 34
LatestAn anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
Writing
Dennis Potter and David Mercer weaponized television.
Direction
Loach and Clarke invented a whole visual language.
Creator
Sydney Newman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sydney Newman imported this anthology format from Canadian television and essentially built the blueprint for modern prestige drama.
Cathy Come Home (1966) was so devastating that it led directly to the founding of Shelter, the UK's homelessness charity.
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