About this season
Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ABC in the Sunday evening slot. The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama.
Episodes (20)
1. The Cruel Day
Aired 19 March 1961 • 50 min
The Captain's transfer to a lonely outpost in Algeria may have appeared merely a routine posting to him. But dealing with the rebels forces him to face a problem he has shirked all his life: it forces him to face himself.
2. The Takers
Aired 2 April 1961
3. The Long Distance Blue
Aired 17 April 1961
4. The Executioners
Aired 30 April 1961
5. Edge of Truth
Aired 14 May 1961
6. The Big Pride
Aired 28 May 1961
Based on the BBC radio drama, "The University of Hunger," it tells the story of the harsh reality faced by three men after they break out of prison.
7. The Diamond Run
Aired 11 June 1961
8. The Machine Calls It Murder
Aired 25 June 1961
Peter Meinecke an insurance agent, has a state of the art computer for dealing with his policies. The computer alarms him when it detects that several claims are fraudulent and murder maybe involved.... it also predicts the next victim.
9. The Dinner Party
Aired 9 July 1961
10. Journey to Nowhere
Aired 23 July 1961
11. Love and Penguins
Aired 6 August 1961
12. The Best of Everything
Aired 20 August 1961
Jimmy Brewster just wants the best of everything. And he'll do anything - anything at all - to get it.
13. The Morning Face
Aired 3 September 1961
14. The Glove
Aired 17 September 1961
15. Joke Over
Aired 1 October 1961
16. Local Incident
Aired 15 October 1961
17. So Long at the Fair
Aired 29 October 1961
18. Torment
Aired 26 November 1961
19. The Day of the Fox
Aired 10 December 1961
In Jan Carew's explosive drama, Sammy Davis Jr gives a memorable performance as a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation.
20. The Face of the Enemy
Aired 24 December 1961
An unexploded bomb is found near a hospital, but a man who knows the bomb model is reluctant to help.