Playhouse (British TV series)

Playhouse
Created by	John Router
Written by	Dorothy Caxton
Directed by	Ian Varfield
Theme music composer	Alex Neekilappappy
Opening theme	"Playhouse"
Ending theme	"Playhouse" (Instrumental)
Composer	Alex Neekilappappy
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	(Unknown)
Production
Executive producer	John Router
Producers	Linda Balcon Yannick Newell
Cinematography	Bruce Srack
Editor	Lucas Lubahn
Production companies	Taylorfilms Tyne Tees Television
Original release
Network	ITV

Playhouse is a British television anthology 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 Taylorfilms and Tyne Tees Television for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. The series would mostly include original material from writers, but adaptations of existing works were also produced (such as the 1979 production of M.R. James' horror story Casting the Runes).

Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews, Basdeo Panday, and Lloyd Peters.

See also

• ITV Television Playhouse
• Armchair Theatre
• ITV Play of the Week
• Theatre 625
• The Wednesday Play
• Play for Today
• Second City Firsts
• Thirty-Minute Theatre