Skip to content

All episodes

Sunday-Night Play·BBC Television

All episodes

4 seasons · 231 eps

Season 4

S4 · E1

The Square Peg Episode 1

You
S4 · E2

The Stepfather Episode 2

You
S4 · E3

The Slip Episode 3

You
S4 · E4

A Suitable Case for Treatment Episode 4

You

Heavy-drinking Marxist writer Morgan Delt must hold on to his sanity whilst trying to resolve his marital problems.

S4 · E5

The Big Eat Episode 5

You

An eating contest is staged for a new TV show - with fatal results.

S4 · E6

Ruth Episode 6

You
S4 · E7

The Aspern Papers Episode 7

You

A publisher insinuates himself into the mouldering mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his lost love letter.

S4 · E8

Libel on a Liar Episode 8

You
S4 · E9

The Sudden Silence Episode 9

You
S4 · E10

Behind the Line Episode 10

You
S4 · E11

Something to Hide Episode 11

You
S4 · E12

The Canterville Ghost Episode 12

You

The ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville has terrified visitors to his family home for centuries - but when a family of Americans rent the place, he's the one who's terrified.

S4 · E13

Parkin's Primitives Episode 13

You
S4 · E14

The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners Episode 14

You
S4 · E15

The Madhouse on Castle Street Episode 15

Wubly rating 6.9 · You

A man mysteriously locks himself in a room in a boarding house leaving only a note saying he has decided to "retire from the world". His worried sister and the other boarders then try to discover why.

S4 · E16

Freya of the Seven Isles Episode 16

You
S4 · E17

House on Three Floors Episode 17

You
S4 · E18

The Reward of Silence Episode 18

You
S4 · E19

The Bergonzi Hand Episode 19

You
S4 · E20

The Fall of Mendel Krick Episode 20

You
S4 · E21

The Prisoner Episode 21

Wubly rating 8.4 · You

Not to be confused with the 1967 TV series of the same name (also starring Patrick McGoohan), this adaptation of Bridget Boland's 1954 stage play depicts the conflict between a Cardinal (allegedly inspired by real-life Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty) in an unnamed totalitarian state and the Interrogator who tries to force him into a public abjure of his religious convictions.

S4 · E22

June Fall Episode 22

You

Two lonely, unbeautiful people are brought together by a dating agency, and, against all odds, find love.

S4 · E23

Continuity Man Episode 23

You

Don and Roz, a very trendy couple, are expecting a Hollywood film actress as their dinner guest, but find they also have to look after Don's very eccentric and contrary father.

S4 · E24

For Tea on Sunday Episode 24

You

Three girls sharing living accommodation invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. One of the young men arrives carrying an ax over his shoulder.

S4 · E25

Too Late for Mashed Potato Episode 25

You
S4 · E26

The Big Donkey Episode 26

You
S4 · E27

Just You Wait Episode 27

You
S4 · E28

The Holly Road Rig Episode 28

You
S4 · E29

A Little Bit of Gold Said 'Jump' Episode 29

You
S4 · E30

A Deadly Hush Episode 30

You
S4 · E31

A Right Crusader Episode 31

You
S4 · E32

I'm Not Stopping Episode 32

You
S4 · E33

The Fly Sham Episode 33

You
S4 · E34

How to Get Rid of Your Wife Episode 34

You

Mild-mannered and unassuming, Gerald Swinney has had enough of his nagging, domineering wife. So he resolves, not to kill her, but simply to "get rid" of her.

S4 · E35

So Long Charlie Episode 35

You
S4 · E36

Trial Run Episode 36

You
S4 · E37

The Full Chatter Episode 37

You

An eccentric teacher dreams of finding fame as a novelist; but everything in his life seems to conspire against him.

S4 · E38

Dial Rix #7: Skin Deep Episode 38

You
S4 · E39

She's a Free Country Episode 39

You
S4 · E40

You Can't Throw Your Mates Episode 40

You
S4 · E41

Take the Plunge Episode 41

You

Douglas has fallen in love with an American girl and is perturbed to find, at the same time, that he really must get a job at last.

S4 · E42

The Shadow of Mart Episode 42

You

About the foolish and lost Gabriel who lives entirely in the shadow of his brother, the brave soldier Mart who died in the war and is continuously immortalised by the dominant mother.

S4 · E43

The Joker Episode 43

You
S4 · E44

The Sponge Room Episode 44

You
S4 · E45

Night Express Episode 45

You
S4 · E46

Pig in the Middle Episode 46

You
S4 · E47

The Greevey Column Episode 47

You
S4 · E48

Plain Jane Episode 48

You
S4 · E49

Two by the Sea #1: See the Pretty Lights Episode 49

You
S4 · E50

Two by the Sea #2: Wedding Bells Episode 50

You
S4 · E51

The Affair Episode 51

You

A young fellow of a Cambridge college is accused of fraud and dismissed. Based on the eighth novel in C.P. Snow's "Strangers and Brothers" series.

51 episodes in Season 4

Some details come from TheTVDB.

Share

Sunday-Night Play

·

· · BBC Television

Watched

In this episode

Your rating

Wubly community

Where I stopped

Open show
Add or edit your note
I haven't watched this
Share
wubly

Track it on Wubly

Wubly is invitation-only during the beta. Join the waitlist and we'll email you an invitation.

Have an invitation? Sign up

You're offline

Recently viewed pages still work. Your changes save locally and sync when you're back.

Back online · syncing