Downloaded iTunes TV Series abruptly stops playing

I bought a season of a tv series off iTunes, the first episode finished downloading so I decided to watch it, but a little more than half way in, the frame froze but the time bar indicated that the video was still playing even though I also couldn't hear any sound. Then the episode went blank and now when I reopen it even after restarting that episode wont play. The same (minus the blank screen) also occurred with the second episode that finished downloading.
I downloaded these over a less than ideal wifi connection, I suspected the connection had something to do with the quality of the downloaded product.
Please help!

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