George Webb

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.

The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured. The series gained a reputation for presenting contemporary social dramas, and for bringing issues to the attention of a mass audience that would not otherwise have been discussed on screen.

Hyacinth Bucket est une femme en recherche constante de perfection. Elle habite avec Richard, son mari soumis, dans une maison totalement aseptisée. Hélas, sa famille est loin d'être aussi rigoureuse. Son père atterrit dans une clinique après avoir poursuivi la crémière le long du canal, nu et ivre sur une bicyclette...