About this season
British drama anthology television series that ran from 1955 to 1965 on ITV and later transformed into ITV Playhouse in 1967. Each drama was usually 60 minutes.
Episodes (69)
1. The Burning Glass
Aired 26 April 1956
2. The Blood is Strong
Aired 3 May 1956
3. Morning Departure
Aired 10 May 1956
4. Ashes in the Wind
Aired 17 May 1956
5. Boys In Brown
Aired 24 May 1956
6. Mrs Inspector Jones
Aired 31 May 1956
7. World of His Own
Aired 7 June 1956
8. Castle in the Air
Aired 14 June 1956
9. Call on the Window
Aired 21 June 1956
10. Woman in a Dressing-Gown
Aired 28 June 1956
11. A Lady Mislead
Aired 5 July 1956
12. Youth at the Helm
Aired 12 July 1956
13. Buy Me Blue Ribbons
Aired 19 July 1956
14. Martine
Aired 26 July 1956
15. The Outsider
Aired 2 August 1956
16. Ever Since Paradise
Aired 9 August 1956
17. Case Dismissed
Aired 16 August 1956
18. The Speed Kid
Aired 23 August 1956
19. The Pay-Off
Aired 27 August 1956
20. A Ticket to Rome/The Bet
Aired 30 August 1956
Double Bill A Ticket to Rome by Patrick Clifford A young man on his way to Rome has an unusual adventure in Paris. The Bet A play by Miles Malleson The story of a strange bet in which a man wages his freedom for a million pounds.
21. The Valley and the Peak
Aired 6 September 1956
22. A Piece of Cake
Aired 13 September 1956
23. The Man in the Dock
Aired 20 September 1956
24. Chance Meeting
Aired 27 September 1956
25. The Invaders
Aired 4 October 1956
26. Night Was Our Friend
Aired 11 October 1956
27. The American
Aired 18 October 1956
28. The Man
Aired 25 October 1956
29. HMS Drake Will Proceed
Aired 1 November 1956
30. Ladies in Ermine
Aired 15 November 1956
31. The Grand Tour
Aired 22 November 1956
32. The Young and the Guilty
Aired 29 November 1956
33. The Lion's Share
Aired 6 December 1956
34. All Correct, Sir
Aired 13 December 1956
35. The Bridge
Aired 20 December 1956
36. Snowball/The Bird Watcher
Aired 27 December 1956
Starring Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries Snowball by Greg Phelps "Potterex" was a happy firm until the new foreman arrived, determined to tighten up on discipline. The Birdwatcher by Greg Phelps At Wendover Cottage there was an atmosphere of suspicion. Someone was out to steal Aunt Amy's jewels.
37. Never Look Back
Aired 3 January 1957
38. Mary Rose
Aired 10 January 1957
39. The Great Adventure
Aired 17 January 1957
40. No Hero
Aired 24 January 1957
41. Guest in the House
Aired 31 January 1957
42. The Magpies
Aired 7 February 1957
43. The Affair at Assino
Aired 14 February 1957
44. The Snare of the Fowler
Aired 21 February 1957
45. The Sand Castle
Aired 28 February 1957
46. Million-Dollar Smile
Aired 7 March 1957
47. The Biggest Thief in Town
Aired 14 March 1957
48. The Silver Mask
Aired 21 March 1957
49. Dangerous Cargo
Aired 28 March 1957
50. Evening in Hochsberg
Aired 4 April 1957
51. The Crown of the Road
Aired 11 April 1957
52. The Queen's Husband
Aired 18 April 1957
53. The King's Bounty
Aired 2 May 1957
54. Dark Summer
Aired 9 May 1957
55. Two Ducks on a Pond
Aired 16 May 1957
56. Saloon Bar
Aired 23 May 1957
57. Naughty Mr. Punch
Aired 30 May 1957
58. Cat and Mouse
Aired 4 June 1957
59. Who Killed Kovali?
Aired 13 June 1957
60. The Father
Aired 27 June 1957
61. And So To Bed
Aired 4 July 1957
62. The Shadow of a Gunman
Aired 11 July 1957
63. The Confidence Man
Aired 18 July 1957
64. Desert Patrol
Aired 25 July 1957
65. On Approval
Aired 1 August 1957
66. When the Wind Blows
Aired 8 August 1957
67. My Heart's in the Highlands
Aired 15 August 1957
68. Deadline
Aired 22 August 1957
69. Anna Christie
Aired 29 August 1957