Episodes
4. A Suitable Case for Treatment
October 21, 1962
Heavy-drinking Marxist writer Morgan Delt must hold on to his sanity whilst trying to resolve his marital problems.
5. The Big Eat
October 28, 1962
An eating contest is staged for a new TV show - with fatal results.
7. The Aspern Papers
November 18, 1962
A publisher insinuates himself into the mouldering mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his lost love letter.
12. The Canterville Ghost
December 23, 1962
The ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville has terrified visitors to his family home for centuries - but when a family of Americans rent the place, he's the one who's terrified.
15. The Madhouse on Castle Street
January 13, 1963
A man mysteriously locks himself in a room in a boarding house leaving only a note saying he has decided to "retire from the world". His worried sister and the other boarders then try to discover why.
21. The Prisoner
February 24, 1963
Not to be confused with the 1967 TV series of the same name (also starring Patrick McGoohan), this adaptation of Bridget Boland's 1954 stage play depicts the conflict between a Cardinal (allegedly inspired by real-life Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty) in an unnamed totalitarian state and the Interrogator who tries to force him into a public abjure of his religious convictions.
22. June Fall
March 3, 1963
Two lonely, unbeautiful people are brought together by a dating agency, and, against all odds, find love.
23. Continuity Man
March 10, 1963
Don and Roz, a very trendy couple, are expecting a Hollywood film actress as their dinner guest, but find they also have to look after Don's very eccentric and contrary father.
24. For Tea on Sunday
March 17, 1963
Three girls sharing living accommodation invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. One of the young men arrives carrying an ax over his shoulder.
34. How to Get Rid of Your Wife
May 26, 1963
Mild-mannered and unassuming, Gerald Swinney has had enough of his nagging, domineering wife. So he resolves, not to kill her, but simply to "get rid" of her.
37. The Full Chatter
June 16, 1963
An eccentric teacher dreams of finding fame as a novelist; but everything in his life seems to conspire against him.
Guest Stars:
Michael Brennan
39. She's a Free Country
June 30, 1963
Guest Stars:
Esmond Knight, Patrick Newell, John Cater, Graham Crowden
41. Take the Plunge
July 14, 1963
Douglas has fallen in love with an American girl and is perturbed to find, at the same time, that he really must get a job at last.
Guest Stars:
John Fraser, Sam Wanamaker, Roland Culver, Colin Jeavons, David Graham
42. The Shadow of Mart
July 21, 1963
About the foolish and lost Gabriel who lives entirely in the shadow of his brother, the brave soldier Mart who died in the war and is continuously immortalised by the dominant mother.
46. Pig in the Middle
August 18, 1963
Guest Stars:
William Russell, Maurice Denham, Norman Rossington