About this season
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
Episodes (5)
1. Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov
Aired 27 September 1966 • 100 min
A dramatisation of the defection of Soviet intelligence officer Vladimir Petrov, who, fueled by disillusionment with the Soviet system and his fear of returning, led to a Royal Commission investigating Soviet espionage in Australia, marking a significant impact on Australian politics.
2. Days to Come
Aired 25 October 1966 • 95 min
Set in a future where people peacefully coexist in a sealed bubble, they are divided into four levels — Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and deviants unable to conform. Elizabeth hails from a Beta family and her father seeks to pair her off with Bindon, a civil servant with prospects. Elizabeth, however, is in love with Jon, a modest rocket pad official. When Elizabeth's father decides to have her mind altered to remove feelings for Jon, the lovers flee, discovering fresh air and the beauty and cruelness of nature for the first time.
3. Corridors of Power
Aired 22 November 1966
Concerns the attempts of an English MP to influence the country's policy on nuclear weapons in the 1950s.
4. The Making of Jericho
Aired 20 December 1966 • 90 min
5. The Cabinet Makers
Aired 14 March 1967