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ITV Playhouse (1967)

Comedy · Drama

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (147 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

6.57 avg 4 episodes 6.4 → 5.9 76 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
12	The Best Pair of Legs in the Business	6.4	23
27	A Matter of Diamonds	6.3	8
33	The Bonegrinder	7.7	9
42	Entertaining Mr. Sloane	5.9	11

Season 2 (1968)

7.10 avg 3 episodes 6.4 → 8.0 75 min avg

Rising

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
10	There's a Hole in Your Dustbin Delilah	6.4	13
17	Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar	6.9	18
37	Justice Is a Woman	8.0	24

Season 7 (1974)

8.17 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 8.4

Rising

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lucky	7.7	7
6	Mr. Axelford's Angel	8.4	73
10	Love Affair	8.4	18

Season 9 (1977)

7.27 avg 3 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 68 min avg

shape-drift

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
8	The Bass Player and the Blonde	7.1	8
9	Last Summer	7.5	36
14	Ghosts	7.2	18