ITV Play of the Week The Successor (1955–1974) Online
- Original Title :
- The Successor
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama
- Year :
- 1955–1974
- Directror :
- John Jacobs
- Cast :
- Felix Aylmer,John Bailey,Thomas Baptiste
- Writer :
- Troy Kennedy-Martin,Steven Vas
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 30min
- Rating :
- 6.1/10
A drama set in the Vatican and the search for a new Pope.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Felix Aylmer | - | Cardinal of Toledo |
 | John Bailey | - | Cardinal of Budapest |
 | Thomas Baptiste | - | Cardinal of Uganda |
 | Christopher Benjamin | - | Cardinal of Mexico |
 | Jonathan Burn | - | Father Bianchi |
 | Peter Copley | - | Cardinal Ricci |
 | Rupert Davies | - | Cardinal of Bologna |
 | Roger Delgado | - | Cardinal of Rio |
 | John Franklyn-Robbins | - | Ceremonialist |
 | Alan Gifford | - | Cardinal of Boston |
 | Robert Lee | - | Cardinal of Macao |
 | Cyril Luckham | - | Cardinal Dean |
 | Marne Maitland | - | Cardinal of Bombay |
 | Tony Steedman | - | Cardinal of Paris |
 | John Welsh | - | Cardinal of Milan |
The Cardinal played by Rupert Davies, who eventually ascends to the Papacy, was generally taken to be a veiled portrait of Pope John XXIII.