As of July 2026, ITV Playhouse Season 8 aired in 1977 with 13 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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ITV Playhouse Season 8

1977 13 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

ITV Playhouse Season 8 has built a devoted audience among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The ensemble never overplays its hand. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason ITV Playhouse Season 8 keeps coming up in conversation. ITV Playhouse Season 8 takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Season 8 of ITV Playhouse includes 13 episodes. It aired from April 1977 to July 1977. Episodes include "Blind Love", "Short Back and Sides", "It's Not Quite Cricket". It was aired in 1977. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, ITV Playhouse Season 8 delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. The performances match the material at every turn. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

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🎬 ITV Playhouse Season 8 — Episode Guide

E1
Blind Love
1977-04-26
E2
Short Back and Sides
1977-05-03
E3
It's Not Quite Cricket
1977-05-10
E4
The Proofing Session
1977-05-17
Graham, an executive, is ordered by his boss to look after a couple of out-of-town buyers - who make it clear they would like to visit a brothel.
E5
Cork and Bottle
1977-05-24
A disillusioned husband and wife take a trip across the Channel, hoping to find themselves. In fact they find the French are not what they expected.
E6
Philby, Burgess & Maclean
1977-05-31
E7
The Bass Player and The Blonde
1977-06-14
E8
Last Summer
1977-06-21
A school leaver is teamed up with experienced professional car thief (Beckinsale). The novice ends up going it alone hence car park ending.
E9
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977-06-28
A rock star is kidnapped at the end of a concert. The record company ask the question is he worth more dead than alive?
E10
Roadrunner
1977-07-05
E11
Love Lies Bleeding
1977-07-12
E12
The Best Of Enemies
1977-07-19
A sixteen-year-old boy living in Occupied France develops an uneasy friendship with a Nazi officer billeted in his grandmother's house.
E13
Ghosts
1977-07-26
Mrs Alving is preparing a memorial for her late husband with Pastor Manders, but years of anger and frustration are exposed, as she confesses a life she kept hidden.

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