About this season
R3 is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1964 and 1965. Full title was Ministry of Research Centre No.3. It was a 50-minute show, and the series starred John Robinson as Sir Michael Gerrard, Jeremy Young as Wilson, David Blake Kelly as Captain Rogers, and was set in a scientific research facility at the Ministry of Research. R3 is also notable for providing early TV exposure for a young Oliver Reed, cast as one of the scientists on the ministry staff, Dr. Richard Franklin. In "Experiment in Death", written by N J Crisp, Undersea exploration becomes an experiment in survival in a bathysphere. That show starred Edward Judd as Peters, Brigit Forsyth as a secretary, Donald Hoath as Turner and Stephen John as a meteorologist. It was produced by John Robins and directed by Paul Bernard.
Episodes (13)
1. A State of Anxiety
Aired 20 November 1964 • 50 min
2. Against The Stream
Aired 27 November 1964 • 50 min
3. On The Spike
Aired 4 December 1964 • 50 min
4. The Patriot
Aired 11 December 1964 • 50 min
5. Thunderbolt
Aired 18 December 1964 • 50 min
6. The Short Cut
Aired 26 December 1964 • 50 min
7. The Forum
Aired 2 January 1965 • 50 min
8. Patterns of Behaviour
Aired 9 January 1965 • 50 min
9. The Fratton Experiment
Aired 16 January 1965 • 50 min
10. The Critical Moment
Aired 23 January 1965 • 50 min
11. The Angel
Aired 30 January 1965 • 50 min
12. The Astronaut
Aired 6 February 1965 • 50 min
13. A Whole Lot Of Reasons
Aired 13 February 1965 • 50 min