Theatre Night
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S3 E10 · Goodnight Mrs Puffin
About Theatre Night
Theatre Night is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Television on January 21, 1957. It has 3 seasons and 55 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 10 "Goodnight Mrs Puffin", aired on August 24, 1961.
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
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Episodes
55 episodes · 3 seasons
Series 1
1957 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 68 years ago
- E24Finale
- E23
23. Flowering Cherry
Jim Cherry has the opportunity to change his life - will he take the risk?
- E22
22. Any Other Business
A routine board meeting of a successful company reveals some facts that a traitor has left the company in a perilous position on the verge of ruin.
- E21
21. Breath of Spring
- E20
20. Simple Spymen
- E19
19. A Touch of the Sun
- E18
18. The Happy Man
- E17
17. Winter Wonderland
- E16
16. The Happiest Millionaire
Happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant John Lawless lands a job as the butler of unconventional millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle. His daughter Cordelia tires of his unusual antics--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible courses?
- E15
15. Nekrassov
In 1950s Paris, journalist Sibilot works at right-wing publication Soir á Paris, where he pens anti-communist propaganda. His life hits a major turnpoint when he's unable to come up with a great idea, and his boss informa him that he will be fired if no great story comes soon.
- E14
14. Meet Me by Moonlight
A satirical look at Victorian life, set entirely in the drawing room of Henry Mansfield's house in an English provincial town in 1884.
- E13
13. Blood Upon the Rose
- E12
12. Silver Wedding
Sir Robert and Lady Lydia Marlowe have spent many years abroad in the diplomatic service. On their 25th wedding anniversary, she announces they should go their own separate ways. Her gift is a series of love letters Robert had written to different women throughout his career, each of whom Lydia has befriended.
- E11
11. Six Months' Grace
- E10
10. Dear Delinqient
An engaged man begins to fall for another woman. Fortunately, his fiancée is loathsome, making his decision easier, though the audience is left wondering why it takes the entire runtime to decide it, and why he was ever engaged to the undesirable woman in the first place.
- E9
9. Zuleika
In this musical adaptation of Max Beerbohm's 1911 novel, a beautiful young woman visits Oxford, causing all the male students to fall madly in love with her.
- E8
8. The Lovebirds
A newly married couple are given a Budgie as a wedding present. Little do they know that the Budgie is possessed by the spirit of the bride's late first husband.
- E7
7. Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
A couple of Australian cane-cutters plan their usual annual holiday of boozing and womanizing; but this year it's different.
- E6
6. Sailor Beware
An imminent wedding is endangered by a domineering matriarch.
- E5
5. Olive Ogilvie
- E4
4. Subway in the Sky
An American soldier in West Berlin deserts and goes on the run when faced with false trafficking and murder charges. He takes shelter with a cabaret singer, whom he manages to persuade to help prove his innocence.
- E3
3. The Member of the Wedding
A young tomboy named Frankie is forced to face her own immaturity as a result her older brother's wedding.
- E2
2. Romanoff and Juliet
In the smallest country in the world, the daughter of the American ambassador falls in love with the son of the Russian ambassador. Oops.
- E1
1. The Bride and the Bachelor
Internalised father issues cause a bride to experience cold feet on her wedding day.
Series 2
1958 · 21 episodes · Last episode: 66 years ago
- E21
21. A Clean Kill
Finale - E20
20. The More the Merrier
- E19
19. The Amourous Prawn
A general's wife turns his official home into a hotel for wealthy Americans.
- E18
18. And Suddenly It's Spring
- E17
17. Rollo
- E16
16. The Grass Is Greener
A handsome stranger disturbs the marriage of the Earl and Countess of Rhyall.
- E15
15. The Ring of Truth
- E14
14. Caught Napping
- E13
13. Gilt and Gingerbread
- E12
12. Let Them Eat Cake
- E11
11. How Say You?
- E10
10. Fool's Paradise
- E9
9. The Long and the Short and the Tall
Psychological drama about a British patrol in the Burmese jungle who fall out among themselves.
- E8
8. A Day in the Life of...
- E7
7. Hook, Line and Sinker
- E6
6. Eighty in the Shade
- E5
5. Not in the Book
- E4
4. Expresso Bongo
An unscrupulous small-time promoter discovers a young singer and determines to make him a star.
- E3
3. Living for Pleasure
- E2
2. The Heart's a Wonder
A Man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter of the landlord falling for this "dashing hero". Things take an even more surprising turn, when the father enters the pub. Based on John Millington Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.
- E1
1. Brouhaha
An extract from a current West End theatre production, a farcical comedy set in a far-off country.
Series 3
1960 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 65 years ago
- E10
10. Goodnight Mrs Puffin
Finale - E9
9. Celebration
- E8
8. What a Racket
- E7
7. Ondine
- E6
6. The Tiger and the Horse
- E5
5. The Bride Comes Back
- E4
4. Billy Liar
- E3
3. The Gazebo
- E2
2. The Brides of March
- E1
1. Watch It, Sailor!
Cast & crew
Created by John Vernon
Theatre Night FAQ
Will there be new episodes of Theatre Night?
Theatre Night has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 24, 1961.
When did the latest episode of Theatre Night come out?
The most recent episode of Theatre Night, Season 3 Episode 10 "Goodnight Mrs Puffin", aired on August 24, 1961.
How many seasons of Theatre Night are there?
Theatre Night has 3 seasons with 55 episodes in total.
When did Theatre Night first air?
Theatre Night first aired on BBC Television on January 21, 1957.
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