Episodes
2. The Weeping Madonna
January 8, 1956
Guest Stars:
Michael Balfour, Wolfe Morris, Richard Pearson, Douglas Wilmer
6. The White Falcon
February 5, 1956
An examination of the fatal romance between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Guest Stars:
Paul Rogers, Jeanette Sterke, Marius Goring, Margaretta Scott, Patrick Troughton
11. The Mayerling Affair
March 11, 1956
The Austro-Hungarian empire is rocked by scandal when Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress Mare Vetsera are found dead at the Mayerling hunting lodge.
Guest Stars:
Rupert Davies, Anthony Dawson, Michael Hordern, Keith Michell, Margaretta Scott
22. Epitaph
May 27, 1956
Guest Stars:
Trevor Howard, Leo McKern, Iris Russell, Kenneth Griffith, Lee Montague
31. The Cold Light
July 29, 1956
Crystof Wolters is German born but working in and owing allegiance to Britain. The play is concerned with how and why he betrays that allegiance, and how, after a tense cat-and mouse-game, he is led to reveal his betrayal.
Guest Stars:
Marius Goring
37. You Touched Me
September 9, 1956
When Hadrian seeks permission to marry, is it for love or for an inheritance?
Guest Stars:
Avril Elgar, Joan Plowright
39. Henry Irving
September 23, 1956
Guest Stars:
Alfred Burke, Willoughby Goddard, Joan Hickson, Anna Turner
