The Wednesday Play

Season 2 Episode 1: The War Game

Written, directed, and produced by Peter Watkins. Depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war, it was withdrawn from the broadcast schedule due to fear by the BBC and the British Government that it was too horrifying for TV. It premiered at a London cinema six months later and was shown at film festivals, winning a special prize at the Venice Film Festival. It then won the 1967 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

9

Episodes:

207

Actor:

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1964

IMDb:

5.2