Episodes
1. The Millionairess
September 25, 1972
100 min
An Indian doctor meets a willful and arrogant heiress stuck in a dull marriage in order to satisfy the conditions of her father's will.
Guest Stars:
Maggie Smith, Peter Barkworth, James Villiers, Charles Gray, Priscilla Morgan
2. Hedda Gabler
October 20, 1972
Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns up on the scene with tragic results.
Guest Stars:
Janet Suzman, Ian McKellen, Tom Bell, Jane Asher, Dorothy Reynolds
3. King Oedipus
November 24, 1972
Resolving the riddle of the Sphinx makes Oedipus the king of Thebes, but he also resolves another mystery — and it destroys him.
Guest Stars:
Ian Holm, Alan Webb, Anthony Bate, Sydney Tafler, George Coulouris
4. The Magistrate
December 20, 1972
A widow weds a magistrate and makes her 19-year-old son act as a boy.
Guest Stars:
Barrie Ingham, Michael Hordern, Leonard Rossiter, Candace Glendenning, Anna Calder-Marshall
5. The Adventures of Don Quixote
January 7, 1973
100 min
A self-proclaimed 'knight' and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking 'giants' that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea.
Guest Stars:
Rex Harrison, Frank Finlay, Rosemary Leach, Robert Eddison, Roger Delgado
6. Candide
February 16, 1973
Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all the misfortunes along the way.
Guest Stars:
Ian Ogilvy, Angela Richards, Frank Finlay, Emrys Jones, Clifton Jones
7. A Room with a View
April 15, 1973
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
Guest Stars:
Judy Geeson, Tom Chadbon, Kate Coleridge, Charles Gray, John Sharp
8. The Caucasian Chalk Circle
May 16, 1973
Grusha sacrifices her happiness and dignity for the sake of an abandoned child she takes as her own.
Guest Stars:
Sara Kestelman, Leo McKern, Patrick Magee, Terrence Hardiman, Peter Jeffrey
