About this season
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
Episodes (33)
1. Walt, King of the Dumper
Aired 20 September 1971
2. Soldier Ants
Aired 27 September 1971
3. Gun Play
Aired 4 October 1971
4. Combing Down His Yellow Hair
Aired 11 October 1971
5. The Moonlighters
Aired 18 October 1971
6. Getting In
Aired 25 October 1971
7. Psychological Warfare
Aired 1 November 1971
8. A Settled Sort of Life
Aired 8 November 1971
9. The Gardeners of My Youth
Aired 15 November 1971
10. Blues in the Morning
Aired 22 November 1971
11. Jenkins
Aired 29 November 1971
12. Allotment
Aired 6 December 1971
13. Farewell Performance
Aired 13 December 1971
14. Footprints
Aired 20 December 1971
15. A Wen
Aired 27 December 1971
16. Not Counting the Savages
Aired 3 January 1972
An incident in a graveyard has upset a middle-aged housewife, but her husband couldn't care less.
17. Uncle Rollo
Aired 10 January 1972
18. They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques
Aired 17 January 1972
19. The Penthouse Apartment
Aired 24 January 1972
20. An Affair of Honour
Aired 31 January 1972
21. An Arrow for Little Audrey
Aired 21 February 1972
22. That Quiet Earth
Aired 28 February 1972
23. Said the Preacher
Aired 6 March 1972
24. That Time of Life
Aired 13 March 1972
25. Under the Age
Aired 20 March 1972
26. Bypass
Aired 27 March 1972
27. And For My Next Trick
Aired 3 April 1972
28. The Sit In
Aired 10 April 1972
29. Mill Hill
Aired 22 May 1972
A dentist discovers his wife on the verge of having an affair with another man - a rival dentist.
30. King's Cross Lunch Hour
Aired 29 May 1972
31. Swiss Cottage
Aired 5 June 1972
32. Knightsbridge
Aired 12 June 1972
33. Bermondsey
Aired 19 June 1972