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About Centre Play

Centre Play is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on July 19, 1973. It has 6 seasons and 68 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 6 Episode 10 "Rehearsal", aired on July 19, 1977.

Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.

  • Drama

Last updated

Episodes

68 episodes · 6 seasons

Series 1

1973 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 52 years ago

Centre Play Series 1 release dates →
  1. E13

    13. Mutinies

  2. E12

    12. Is It Something I Said?

  3. E11

    11. God Bless Thee, Jacky Maddison

  4. E10

    10. Albert and the Mayor's Tree

  5. E9

    9. Hurt Hawks

  6. E8

    8. My Last Duchess

  7. E7

    7. Sweetheart

  8. E6

    6. Dummy Run

  9. E5

    5. The Illumination of Mr Shannon

  10. E4

    4. The Cornet Lesson

  11. E3

    3. The Museum Attendant

    A Black museum attendant struggles with domestic problems and racist colleagues.

  12. E2

    2. The Girls in Their Summer Clothes

    A husband's wandering eye, ogling every passing woman he sees, makes his wife feel unappreciated and unloved. This leads to an uncomfortable and frank discussion.

  13. E1

    1. Places Where They Sing

Series 2

1974 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 51 years ago

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  1. E19

    19. Grace

  2. E18

    18. Judge the Bloody City

  3. E17

    17. The Water Baby

  4. E16

    16. The Stick Insect

  5. E15

    15. The Ghost of Adelphi Terrace

  6. E14

    14. Our Terry

  7. E13

    13. Hanging On

  8. E12

    12. The Flight Fund

    Married couple Tony and Angie go to stay with Tony's uncle Edward in his vast manor. Angie develops a fondness for Uncle Edward and the pair eventually run off together.

  9. E11

    11. Post Mortem

    Her boss may be dead, but his secretary Helen is determined that his company should continue to make money.

  10. E10

    10. Gambit's Move

  11. E9

    9. Letter from a Soldier

  12. E8

    8. Tea at Four

  13. E7

    7. Suggest Tuesday

  14. E6

    6. The Trip to Jerusalem

  15. E5

    5. A Helping Hand

    Tricia returns home one evening to find her husband Guy sitting in the wreckage of their flat. What happened?

  16. E4

    4. The House on the Hill

  17. E3

    3. Snooker

    Two men have a confrontation in an exclusive London gentlemen's club.

  18. E2

    2. The Saliva Milkshake

  19. E1

    1. Initiation

    An apprentice book-binder turns the tables on his bullying foreman.

Series 3

1975 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Sisters

  2. E12

    12. A Wily Couple

    Elderly couple Nancy and Wullie decide if a young arrival named Ruth would make a suitable wife for their son Ian. Ruth's visit with the couple becomes increasingly unnerving as skeletons in the closet begin to emerge.

  3. E11

    11. Piano Lessons

  4. E10

    10. Two Men from Derby

    Derby County scouts come to visit Freda's footballing husband with an attractive offer. But where is he?

  5. E9

    9. In the Labyrinth

  6. E8

    8. The Weekend

  7. E7

    7. England, Summer, Sunday

  8. E6

    6. Grease Monkey

  9. E5

    5. Mirror, Mirror

  10. E4

    4. You Talk Too Much

    A mother believes she may have logorrhoea

  11. E3

    3. The Imp of the Perverse

    An nameless student commits the perfect murder and then confesses due to an irresistible, irrational impulse to do wrong for its own sake.

  12. E2

    2. Hoodwink

  13. E1

    1. Brent Geese

    Old friends gather in the hope of seeing a rare bird, but tensions begin to rise between two of them.

Series 4

1976 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Commonwealth Season: Canada – For the Whales

  2. E5

    5. Commonwealth Season: India – Apply, Apply, No Reply

  3. E4

    4. Commonwealth Season: Australia – Sweeping Plains

  4. E3

    3. Commonwealth Season: Nigeria – A Kind of Marriage

  5. E2

    2. Commonwealth Season: Trinidad – Home Sweet India

  6. E1

    1. Commonwealth Season: New Zealand – Old Man March Is Dead

Series 5

1976 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Showcase: City of Fear!

  2. E6

    6. Showcase: Sea Change

  3. E5

    5. Showcase: Only Looking

  4. E4

    4. Showcase: Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground

    A Roma family take matters into their own hands to get their son back from Social Services.

  5. E3

    3. Showcase: The Squad

    Belfast. Four men meet -'for a drink', says Denis. The car is ready in the back alley. The youngest, Terry, isn't drinking. He's begun to have doubts about his new company – and they about him.

  6. E2

    2. Showcase: A Man of Morality

  7. E1

    1. Showcase: Riding South

Series 6

1976 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

Centre Play Series 6 release dates →
  1. E10

    10. Rehearsal

  2. E9

    9. A Passage to Inverness

    A male stripper – his aunt on her deathbed, a memsahib from the Raj.

  3. E8

    8. Risking It

  4. E7

    7. The Sniffler and the Pug

  5. E6

    6. The Tip

    An aging eccentric and a young loner become friends as they collect scrap metal on a garbage heap.

  6. E5

    5. Talkin' Blues

  7. E4

    4. Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes

  8. E3

    3. Kipper

  9. E2

    2. The Emperor's New Hat

    For 51 years, the Comtesse has bought a new hat to celebrate her wedding anniversary. This year, she invites her granddaughter Sylvie to the ceremony, where she will meet her grandfather at long last.

  10. E1

    1. William Wilson

    Throughout his life, William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by another William Wilson, who seems to resemble him in more than just name.

Cast & crew

Created by Anne Head

  • Patrick Murray

    Patrick Murray

    Colin

  • Gordon Jackson

    Gordon Jackson

    Pops

  • Phil Daniels

    Phil Daniels

    Neville

  • Peter Newby

    Danny

  • Stephen Grover

    Alan

  • Kennerly Brook

    Sam

  • Simon Gipps-Kent

    Simon Gipps-Kent

    Ivor

  • Richard Willis

    Richard Willis

    Terry

  • Tony Bayliss

    Brian

  • Davidson Knight

    Benny

  • Robin Gregory

    Donald

  • Anton Rodgers

    Anton Rodgers

    Michael

  • Ann Bell

    Frances

  • Kwesi Kay

    John

  • David Battley

    David Battley

    Dennis

  • Tony Selby

    Tony Selby

    Flynn

Centre Play FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Centre Play?

Centre Play has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 19, 1977.

When did the latest episode of Centre Play come out?

The most recent episode of Centre Play, Season 6 Episode 10 "Rehearsal", aired on July 19, 1977.

How many seasons of Centre Play are there?

Centre Play has 6 seasons with 68 episodes in total.

When did Centre Play first air?

Centre Play first aired on BBC One on July 19, 1973.

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