An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
Where to Watch Thirty-Minute Theatre
8 Seasons
Season 1
Season 138 Episodes
Season 2
Season 237 Episodes
Season 3
Season 335 Episodes
Season 4
Season 436 Episodes
Season 5
Season 536 Episodes
Season 6
Season 637 Episodes
Season 7
Season 733 Episodes
Season 8
Season 833 Episodes
Cast of Thirty-Minute Theatre
Norman RossingtonConnor
Richard PearsonCloon
Brian WildeShyster
George ColePaul Bishop
Lee MontagueLenin
Jimmy GardnerLittle Tom
Rosemary LeachJosie
Michael BrennanLeonard
David CollingsCyril
Jeremy ChildJack
Denys GrahamPolice Constable
Donald ChurchillHenry Bulstrode
Derek Francis
Shelley WintersMrs. Bixby
Marius GoringMr Ponge
Tessa Wyatt
Emrys James
Julia Foster
Tim Preece
Nerys Hughes
Harry Locke
Keith Barron
Melvyn Hayes
Ray Brooks
Roy Castle
Ken Jones
Faith Brook
Jo Rowbottom
Terence de MarneyFlanders
Tenniel EvansPadstow
Dan JacksonAdzola
Gillian LewisAngela
Kenneth GriffithMr Rounds
Megs JenkinsMiss Wellcome
Mary KerridgeMiss Colduck
Alfred BurkeFirst Man
Dean StockwellThe Man
Scott ForbesKender
John JunkinJeffrey
Leo McKernMark
Barry JacksonEd
Michael Graham CoxAlbert
Julian GloverSpangle
David McKailFisher
Maurice DenhamCrowther
John BaileyWalter Dix, MP
Ann FirbankSally Dix
Michael GoodliffeThe Minister
Clifton JonesPieter Amidou
Erik ChittyMr. Aylwood
Barbara LottGrace Hornchurch
Patricia RoutledgeBeryl Turner
Mary WebsterSheila
Prunella ScalesMarie
Barry EvansTommo
Harold KasketBarman
Harry LandisFrank
Paul AngelisSusie
Sharon DuceRosemary
Edward FoxPip Lester
Rupert DaviesLomov
Barbara MillerMrs. Cloon
David GrahamSlade
Barrie InghamBoy
Nigel TerryPeter
Zienia MertonRachel
Kenneth ColleyPaddy
Glynn EdwardsGeorge Blackwell
Robert HardyThe Official
Clive GrahamRonnie Thomas
Norman BirdArthur Pendlebury
Timothy WestJack Campion
Ann BellGillian
Julian CurryDr. Tim Izzard
Christopher BenjaminDr. Warren Burrows
Donald GeeEllis
James LaurensonMichael
Patsy RowlandsJilly
Ron MoodyCracker Carstairs
Michael KitchenWaller
Peter SallisLumley
John CastleBenito Mussolini
Oliver CottonSpy
Leon LissekWarder
Arthur PentelowDoctor
Leslie FrenchMelnic (uncredited)
Joseph FürstPresident Obotnik (uncredited)
Herbert WiseDirector
Alan CookeDirector
Mary RidgeDirector
Mark CullinghamDirector
Jack GoldDirector
Piers HaggardDirector
Bill SellarsDirector
Gareth DaviesDirector
Christopher BarryDirector
Dennis PotterWriter
Innes LloydProducer
Harry MooreProducer
Graeme MacDonaldProducer
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