About this season
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Episodes (35)
1. Esther's Altar
Aired 5 September 1965
In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
2. David, Chapter 2
Aired 19 September 1965
3. Rosmersholm
Aired 26 September 1965
The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
4. Miss Julie
Aired 3 October 1965
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
5. Hermit Crabs
Aired 10 October 1965
6. Enter Solly Gold
Aired 17 October 1965
Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
7. The Siege of Manchester
Aired 31 October 1965 • 90 min
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
8. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Aired 7 November 1965
Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.
9. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air
Aired 21 November 1965
With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.
10. The World of George Orwell: 1984
Aired 28 November 1966 • 120 min
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
11. Portraits from the North: The Nutter
Aired 5 December 1965
12. Portraits from the North: Bruno
Aired 19 December 1965
13. Yob and Nabob
Aired 26 December 1965
14. Doctor Knock
Aired 2 January 1966
After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
15. Focus
Aired 9 January 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.
16. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley
Aired 23 January 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.
17. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
Aired 30 January 1966
A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
18. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem
Aired 6 February 1966
A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.
19. Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
Aired 13 February 1966
20. A Man Like That
Aired 27 February 1966
21. Simon and Laura
Aired 6 March 1966
An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.
22. The Queen and Jackson
Aired 13 March 1966
23. A Month in the Country
Aired 20 March 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.
24. The Seagull
Aired 27 March 1966
Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
25. Twelfth Hour
Aired 3 April 1966
26. The Queen and the Welshman
Aired 10 April 1966 • 90 min
The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.
27. Final Demand
Aired 24 April 1966
28. Semi-Detached
Aired 1 May 1966
29. She Stoops to Conquer
Aired 29 May 1966 • 115 min
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.
30. Up and Down
Aired 5 June 1966
31. Marianne
Aired 12 June 1966
32. The Melody Suit
Aired 19 June 1966
33. On the March to the Sea
Aired 17 July 1966
During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.
34. How to Get Rid of Your Husband
Aired 24 July 1966
35. Girl of My Dreams
Aired 31 July 1966