''Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse'' is an Australian anthology series that aired on the ABC. Plays were introduced by Stuart Wagstaff. They came from overseas but also included Australian-written works. However, by 1979 the series consisting entirely of foreign plays.

Australian Episodes

*"Going Home" (aired 5 May 1977) (inaugural episode) by

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starring Terence Donovan,

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*" They Don't Clap Losers" (23 June 1977) by John Power (originally aired 1975) *"The Kiss & Ride Ferry" (1 September 1977) *" The Last Rites" (15 September 1977) by Colin Free (previously aired 1975) *"No Room for the Innocent" (7 October 1977) by

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*"Straight Enough" (13 October 1977) by

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*" End of Summer" (27 October 1977) by

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*"The Geeks" (23 March 1978) by Colin Free *"A Woman in the House" (24 August 1978) by Luis Bayonas *" Ripkin" (14 September 1978) by Colin Free *"

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" (16 November 1978) by Colin Free *"Gossip from the Forest" (26 April 1980) based on novel by

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References

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External links

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1970s Australian television series Australian television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian anthology television series