About this season
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up-and-coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who ended up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Episodes (12)
1. In Loving Memory Of?
Aired 5 January 1968 • 25 min
2. Do You Play Requests?
Aired 12 January 1968 • 25 min
3. The Casting Session
Aired 19 January 1968 • 25 min
Two actors (Mike & Elaine) attending a casting session become increasingly concerned about the nature of the film they are being cast for.
4. The Money Spider
Aired 26 January 1968 • 25 min
A petty criminal convinces a gangster boss he can make perfect counterfeit money.
5. Out of the Playground
Aired 14 February 1968 • 25 min
6. The Pub Fighter
Aired 21 February 1968 • 25 min
Out on the town in Birmingham, a happy night out turns into an ordeal, and drunken brawl, after an illegal boxing match in a pub.
7. Venus Rising
Aired 28 February 1968 • 25 min
A visit to a fortune teller has an unexpected effect on Edith, but is the fortune teller reading fate or just manipulating Edith's future?
8. The Event
Aired 6 March 1968 • 25 min
An elderly pensioner finds himself attracted to his new home help Elsie, and sees her return each day as 'The Event'.
9. Natural Justice
Aired 13 March 1968 • 25 min
A jury foreman behind closed doors bullies and blackmails the rest of the jury into accepting his verdict.
10. A View from the Obelisk
Aired 20 March 1968 • 25 min
A middle aged man returns to his home town to show his new girlfriend his origins. After an exhausting trip into the hills to get the best view, he strikes up a conversation with a young artist painting the scene. He finds they have a lot in common...
11. Goodnight Albert
Aired 3 April 1968 • 25 min
Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is of him.
12. Flowers at My Feet
Aired 10 April 1968 • 25 min
Young David desperately wants to become a writer, but after the rejections his family thinks its about time he got 'a proper job' to support their precarious financial position.