Series 3

E1. Esther's Altar

Sep 5, 1965 · 1m

In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.

E2. David, Chapter 2

Sep 19, 1965 · 1m

A recorded production by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of M. Charles Cohen's play. Starring Donnelly Rhodes with Toby Tarnow, Powys Thomas, Lynne Gorman Winnipeg in the summer of 1948.

E3. Rosmersholm

Sep 26, 1965 · 1m

The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?

E4. Miss Julie

Oct 3, 1965 · 1m

Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.

E5. Hermit Crabs

Oct 10, 1965 · 1m

by Mary Hayley Bell. [Starring] Anthony Booth and Annette Crosbie

E6. Enter Solly Gold

Oct 17, 1965 · 1m

Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.

E7. The Siege of Manchester

Oct 31, 1965 · 90m

A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

E8. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Nov 7, 1965 · 1m

Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.

E9. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air

Nov 21, 1965 · 1m

With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.

E10. The World of George Orwell: 1984

Nov 28, 1966 · 120m

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

E11. Portraits from the North: The Nutter

Dec 5, 1965

E12. Portraits from the North: Bruno

Dec 19, 1965

E13. Yob and Nabob

Dec 26, 1965

E14. Doctor Knock

Jan 2, 1966

After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.

E15. Focus

Jan 9, 1966

Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.

E16. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley

Jan 23, 1966

A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

E17. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots

Jan 30, 1966

A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.

E18. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem

Feb 6, 1966

A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.

E19. Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow

Feb 13, 1966

E20. A Man Like That

Feb 27, 1966

E21. Simon and Laura

Mar 6, 1966

An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.

E22. The Queen and Jackson

Mar 13, 1966

E23. A Month in the Country

Mar 20, 1966

In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.

E24. The Seagull

Mar 27, 1966

Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.

E25. Twelfth Hour

Apr 3, 1966

E26. The Queen and the Welshman

Apr 10, 1966 · 90m

The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.

E27. Final Demand

Apr 24, 1966

E28. Semi-Detached

May 1, 1966

E29. She Stoops to Conquer

May 29, 1966 · 115m

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality, he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

E30. Up and Down

Jun 5, 1966