Episodes
1. Esther's Altar
September 5, 1965
In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
Guest Stars:
Pauline Delaney, Jack MacGowran, Betty McDowall, James Caffrey, Barry Keegan
2. David, Chapter 2
September 19, 1965
Guest Stars:
Donnelly Rhodes, Toby Tarnow, Powys Thomas, Lynne Gorman, George Sperdakos
3. Rosmersholm
September 26, 1965
The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
Guest Stars:
Peggy Ashcroft, Knut Wigert, Mark Dignam, Angela Baddeley, Morris Perry
4. Miss Julie
October 3, 1965
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
Guest Stars:
Gunnel Lindblom, Ian Hendry, Stephanie Bidmead
5. Hermit Crabs
October 10, 1965
Guest Stars:
Annette Crosbie, Anthony Booth, Gladys Henson, Anne Blake, Billy Cornelius
6. Enter Solly Gold
October 17, 1965
Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
Guest Stars:
Bob Monkhouse, Miriam Margolyes, John Barrard, Cyril Shaps, Rose Hill
7. The Siege of Manchester
October 31, 1965
90 min
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
Guest Stars:
Alan Dobie, James Villiers, Eve Pearce, Derek Benfield, André Morell
8. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
November 7, 1965
Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.
Guest Stars:
Alfred Lynch, Norman Mitchell, Norman Pitt, Margaret Durnell, Winifred Dennis
9. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air
November 21, 1965
With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.
Guest Stars:
Colin Blakely, Roger Bradley, Patrick Godfrey, Frederick Farley, Maitland Moss
10. The World of George Orwell: 1984
November 28, 1966
120 min
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Guest Stars:
David Buck, Jane Merrow, Joseph O'Conor, Vernon Dobtcheff, Eden Fox
11. Portraits from the North: The Nutter
December 5, 1965
Guest Stars:
Milo O’Shea, Ronald Lacey, Mike Pratt, Tristram Jellinek, Henry Lincoln
12. Portraits from the North: Bruno
December 19, 1965
Guest Stars:
Ronnie Barker, Noel Dyson, Hazel Coppen, Fred Ferris, John Gill
13. Yob and Nabob
December 26, 1965
Guest Stars:
Emlyn Williams, Bill Fraser, Richard Coleman, Alan Curtis, Thelma Holt
14. Doctor Knock
January 2, 1966
After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
Guest Stars:
Leonard Rossiter, John Le Mesurier, Mavis Villiers, Renée Houston, Jimmy Gardner
15. Focus
January 9, 1966
Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.
Guest Stars:
Barry Jackson, Sydney Tafler, Vivien Merchant, Ray McAnally, Joss Ackland
16. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley
January 23, 1966
A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Guest Stars:
Clive Revill, Margery Mason, Sonia Fraser, John Allison, Stanley Meadows
17. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
January 30, 1966
A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
Guest Stars:
Mary Miller, Gwen Nelson, Leslie Anderson, Jonathan Holt, Maryann Turner
18. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem
February 6, 1966
A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.
Guest Stars:
Margery Mason, John Allison, Stanley Meadows, Stella Tanner, Sonia Fraser
19. Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
February 13, 1966
Guest Stars:
Colin Blakely, Robert Stephens, Zena Walker, Susannah York
20. A Man Like That
February 27, 1966
Guest Stars:
Irene Handl, Norman Bird, Annette Crosbie, Jeanne Moody, Colin Ellis
21. Simon and Laura
March 6, 1966
An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.
Guest Stars:
Ian Carmichael, Moira Lister, Richard Briers, Henry McGee, Charles Lloyd Pack
22. The Queen and Jackson
March 13, 1966
Guest Stars:
George Baker, Gladys Wykeham-Edwards, Jill Dixon, Brian Oulton, Madeleine Christie
23. A Month in the Country
March 20, 1966
In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.
Guest Stars:
Vivien Merchant, Derek Godfrey, Michele Dotrice, Hywel Bennett, Timothy Darwen
24. The Seagull
March 27, 1966
Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
Guest Stars:
Robin Phillips, Gemma Jones, Robert Stephens, Niall MacGinnis, Sydney Tafler
25. Twelfth Hour
April 3, 1966
Guest Stars:
Clifford Evans, Michael Goodliffe, Sheila Allen, Dudley Foster, Walter Brown
26. The Queen and the Welshman
April 10, 1966
90 min
The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.
Guest Stars:
Dorothy Tutin, Derek Godfrey, Nicholas Selby, Gordon Whiting, Llewellyn Rees
28. Semi-Detached
May 1, 1966
Guest Stars:
Leonard Rossiter, Alison Leggatt, Barrie Ingham, William Kendall, Michael Cadman
29. She Stoops to Conquer
May 29, 1966
115 min
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality, he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Stewart, Hazel Hughes, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Gawn Grainger, Anna Carteret
30. Up and Down
June 5, 1966
Guest Stars:
George Baker, Bernard Archard, Ann Lynn, Marion Mathie, John Collin
31. Marianne
June 12, 1966
Guest Stars:
Nerys Hughes, Jan Edwards, Rachel Thomas, Artro Morris, Henley Thomas
32. The Melody Suit
June 19, 1966
Guest Stars:
Patricia Michael, John Gower, Michael Maurel, Graham Skidmore, Frederick Schiller
33. On the March to the Sea
July 17, 1966
During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.
Guest Stars:
Joss Ackland, Barrie Ingham, Tony Bill, Tessa Wyatt, Tucker McGuire
34. How to Get Rid of Your Husband
July 24, 1966
Guest Stars:
Maurice Denham, Priscilla Morgan, Avis Bunnage, Denise Coffey, Marcus Hammond
