Episodes
5. The Creature
January 30, 1955
A scientist searches for the Yeti in a Himalayan fastness, and is soon at odds with an adventurer who wants to find the Creature for less exalted reasons.
Guest Stars:
Peter Cushing, Wolfe Morris
8. Candida
February 20, 1955
The idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
Guest Stars:
Michael Hordern
11. The Merchant of Venice
March 13, 1955
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
Guest Stars:
Michael Hordern
12. The Merchant of Venice/II
March 17, 1955
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
Guest Stars:
Michael Hordern
18. It Could Happen Only in Paris
May 1, 1955
Guest Stars:
Tony Britton, Michael Brennan, Peter Bull, John G. Heller
21. Romeo and Juliet
May 22, 1955
In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
Guest Stars:
Tony Britton, Virginia McKenna, Michael Brennan, Colin Douglas, David Horne
23. The Legend of Pepito
June 5, 1955
Guest Stars:
Roger Delgado, Alexander Gauge, Harold Kasket, Wolfe Morris, Sam Wanamaker
38. The Scarlet Pimpernel
September 18, 1955
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Guest Stars:
Peter Cellier, Willoughby Goddard, Ronald Howard, Clive Revill, William Russell
42. The Makepeace Story #1: The Ruthless Destiny
October 16, 1955
Guest Stars:
Patrick McGoohan, Paul Eddington, Edward Mulhare, Alastair Hunter, Graham Ashley
43. The Makepeace Story #2: A New Generation
October 23, 1955
Guest Stars:
Michael Brennan, Colin Douglas
44. The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business
October 30, 1955
Guest Stars:
Clive Revill, Nigel Davenport, Maggie Smith, Howard Lang
47. Idiot's Delight
November 20, 1955
A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
Guest Stars:
Gerard Heinz, Alec McCowen
50. The Devil Came from Dublin
December 11, 1955
Guest Stars:
Alfred Burke, Michael Goodliffe, Elspet Gray
