About this season
BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.
Episodes (51)
1. A Clean Kill
Aired 1 October 1961
2. Faraway Places
Aired 8 October 1961
Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.
3. What Every Woman Knows
Aired 15 October 1961
Maggie Wylie isn't very beautiful. She isn't even very young any more. But fortunately there is more to Maggie than meets the eye.
4. The Big Noise
Aired 22 October 1961
5. Hullo Ragtime
Aired 29 October 1961
6. The Test
Aired 5 November 1961
Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.
7. Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin
Aired 12 November 1961
8. Cross of Iron
Aired 19 November 1961
9. She Stoops to Conquer
Aired 26 November 1961
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.
10. Somewhere for the Night
Aired 3 December 1961
11. Centenary Year
Aired 10 December 1961
12. The Judge and His Hangman
Aired 17 December 1961
Inspector Barlach is ruthless in pursuit of an arrest, and doesn't seem to care if anyone else gets hurt along the way.
13. The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Aired 24 December 1961
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
14. Affair of State
Aired 31 December 1961
Philip is much older than his wife, who is, he discovers, having an affair with his friend George. When he introduces George to a young woman, he has an ulterior motive.
15. Means to an End
Aired 7 January 1962
16. Black Limelight
Aired 14 January 1962
17. The Rivals
Aired 21 January 1962
18. The Alderman
Aired 28 January 1962
19. The Happiest Days of Your Life
Aired 4 February 1962
Through a clerical error, a boys' school and a girls' school are billeted on the same premises.
20. I'll Die for You
Aired 11 February 1962
21. The Turning Point
Aired 18 February 1962
22. Sparrow in a Cage
Aired 4 March 1962
23. One for the Pot
Aired 11 March 1962
The definition of a trivial subspace and of a nontrivial subspace are provided.
24. Storm in a Teacup
Aired 18 March 1962
25. Both Ends Meet
Aired 25 March 1962
26. This Happy Breed
Aired 1 April 1962
The travails of an ordinary London working-class family over many years.
27. The High Mountain
Aired 8 April 1962
A ruthless business tycoon proposes a merger - between God and Mammon.
28. So Many Children
Aired 15 April 1962
29. Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case
Aired 22 April 1962
30. Loyalties
Aired 29 April 1962
31. To Whom It May Concern
Aired 6 May 1962
32. The Long Memory
Aired 13 May 1962
An embittered man is released from prison, anxious for revenge on those who really perpetrated the crime for which he was convicted.
33. Value for Money
Aired 20 May 1962
A self-made Northerner of limited sophistication finds London life a little hectic.
34. A Child in the House
Aired 27 May 1962
With her mother in hospital and her father mysteriously away, Elisabeth is sent to an unknown uncle and aunt in Belfast. The play deals with the conflict aroused in the child's conscience when she is placed in unfamiliar surroundings.
35. The Money Machine
Aired 3 June 1962
Alastair Moncrieff designs a banknote counter and he takes it to Olagem Ltd. Director John Lock realises that the counter can make a fortune, and determines that the fortune shall go to Olagem.
36. Worm's Eye View
Aired 10 June 1962
37. Undercover Cat
Aired 17 June 1962
38. Member of the Family
Aired 24 June 1962
Edwin Carrington has remarried. His staid English family is surprised by his new wife.
39. Young Timothy
Aired 1 July 1962
40. The Man Who Opted Out
Aired 8 July 1962
41. Up a Gum Tree
Aired 15 July 1962
Eccentric goings-on in a far-flung tropical colony.
42. The Day Before Atlanta
Aired 22 July 1962
43. Sword of Vengeance
Aired 29 July 1962
44. Dial M for Murder
Aired 5 August 1962
A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.
45. The Pretender
Aired 12 August 1962
When her throne is threatened by a "pretender" based in Venice, Catherine the Great sends Count Orloff to deal with the problem.
46. The Mortimer Touch
Aired 19 August 1962
47. Dackson's Wharf
Aired 26 August 1962
48. Hedgehog
Aired 2 September 1962
49. What's in It for Walter
Aired 9 September 1962
50. Six Men of Dorset
Aired 16 September 1962
The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, nineteenth-century labourers who formed a union and were transported to Australia.
51. Charlie Was My Darling
Aired 23 September 1962