Episodes
1. The Linden Tree
September 8, 1974
In 1947 England, in the home of Professor Robert Linden, chair of modern history at the provincial University of Burmanley, rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunism, escapism and confrontation within the Linden family, gathered to celebrate Robert's 65th birthday and each of whom is struggling with their own crises.
Guest Stars:
Andrew Cruickshank, Margaret Tyzack, Michael Craze, Gary Bond, Joanna Van Gyseghem
2. Electra
October 24, 1974
In the city of Mycenae, a few years after the Trojan War, a bitter struggle for justice is undertaken by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus.
Guest Stars:
Eileen Atkins, Martin Shaw, Georgina Hale, Rosalie Crutchley, Julian Glover
3. The Wood Demon
October 17, 1974
110 min
A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen.
Guest Stars:
Angela Pleasence, Ronald Fraser, Ian Holm, Geoffrey Bayldon, Francesca Annis
4. Robinson Crusoe
November 29, 1974
120 min
An English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.
Guest Stars:
Stanley Baker, Jerome Willis, Ram John Holder
5. The Apple Cart
January 19, 1975
115 min
King Magnus's position as monarch is in danger – can he 'upset the apple cart' and preserve his throne?
Guest Stars:
Helen Mirren, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Beryl Reid, Peter Barkworth
6. The School for Scandal
February 16, 1975
Scandalmonger Lady Sneerwell controls a nest of gossipy vipers, and young Lady Teazle, bored by her elderly husband Sir Peter, has been lured into the circle too.
Guest Stars:
Arthur Lowe, Bernard Lee, Pauline Collins, Colin Jeavons, Edward Fox
7. King Lear
March 23, 1975
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Guest Stars:
Michael Hordern, Sarah Badel, Penelope Wilton, Angela Down, Frank Middlemass
8. Strife
May 18, 1975
A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.
Guest Stars:
Colin Blakely, Clifford Evans, Angela Down, Nerys Hughes, Hugh Walters
