The Play's the Thing (TV series)

The Play's the Thing is a Canadian theatrical drama television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.

Premise This anthology series was based on Canadian-written plays, especially from new playwrights.

Scheduling This hour-long series was broadcast Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 17 January to 28 March 1974 as follows:

DateTitleWriterDirectorComments17 January 1974"How I met My Husband"Alice MunroHerb Roland24 January 1974"The Bells of Hell"Mordecai RichlerGeorge Jonas31 January 1974"And then Mr. Jones"Morley CallaghanPaddy Sampson7 February 1974"Friends and Relations"Hugh HoodRudi Dorn14 February 1974"Brothers in the Black Art"Robertson DaviesMario Prizek21 February 1974"The Man from Inner Space"Eric NicolPaddy Sampson28 February 1974"The Servant Girl"Margaret AtwoodGeorge Jonas7 March 1974"Roundelay"Pierre BertonRudi Dorn14 March 1974"The Roncarelli Affair"Mavor MooreGeorge McCowanDramatic portrayal of the Roncarelli v. Duplessis case, adapted from the writings of F. R. Scott who was part of Roncarelli's legal team21 March 1974"Back to Beulah"W. O. MitchellEric Till28 March 1974"The Executioners"Farley Mowat and Len PetersonRudi DornFeatured Inuit actors in a story which concerns a 1964 murder trial, documented by Farley Mowat for Maclean's magazine.

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