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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Seekers: 1: The Heretics

    • May 3, 1964
    • BBC Two

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor. Starring Derek Godfrey, Michael Bryant and Rosemary Leach Derek Godfrey and Newton Blick appear by permission of the Governors of the Royal Shakespeare Company

  • S01E02 The Seekers: 2: The Idealists

    • May 10, 1964
    • BBC Two

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor. Starring Michael Bryant, Patrick Allen and Suzanne Neve

  • S01E03 The Seekers: 3: The Materialists

    • May 17, 1964
    • BBC Two

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor. Starring Michael Bryant, Geoffrey Bayldon and Sylvia Kay

  • S01E04 All the Conspirators: The Idles of March

    • July 5, 1964
    • BBC Two

    Based on the novel by Thornton Wilder. Two plays on the theme of political assassination. Starring Douglas Wilmer, Michael Gough, Judy Campbell, Fenella Fielding and Alexander Davion

  • S01E05 All the Conspirators: The Just

    • July 12, 1964
    • BBC Two

    by Albert Camus. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Two plays on the theme of political assassination. [Starring] David Buck, Ann Lynn, Lyndon Brook, James Maxwell with Ruth Dunning as The Grand Duchess

Season 2

  • S02E01 Women in Crisis: Husband and Wife

    • September 20, 1964
    • BBC Two

    The first of three plays by Colin Morris. Starring Wendy Craig, John Ronane, Michael Goodliffe, Alison Leggatt, John Robinson

  • S02E02 Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears

    • September 27, 1964
    • BBC Two

    The second of three plays by Colin Morris. Starring Katherine Blake with Nigel Green

  • S02E03 Women in Crisis: My Grandmother

    • October 4, 1964
    • BBC Two

    The third of a trilogy by Colin Morris. Starring Veronica Turleigh, Dilys Hamlett and Philip Latham with Janina Faye and Anthony Singleton Paintings by children of the Horncastle School, East Grinstead

  • S02E04 Carried by Storm

    • October 25, 1964
    • BBC Two

    by Giles Cooper. Starring Patrick Magee, Simon Ward, Tim Preece, Pauline Delany, Ronald Lacey

  • S02E05 Parade's End #1: Some Do Not

    • December 6, 1964
    • BBC Two

  • S02E06 Parade's End #2: No More Parades

    • December 13, 1964
    • BBC Two

  • S02E07 Parade's End #3: A Man Could Stand Up

    • December 20, 1964
    • BBC Two

  • S02E08 The Minister

    • January 3, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Maurice Edelman, M.P. dramatised by John O'Toole. with Michael Barbara, Cough Jefford, Mark Dignam, Ralph Michael, Jessica Dunning, Denis Carey, Noel Johnson, Earl Cameron and Roger Livesey

  • S02E09 Poor Bitos

    • February 7, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Jean Anouilh. Translated by Lucienne Hill. Starring John Neville, Patrick Allen with Peter Woodthorpe as Bitos and James Villiers, Geoffrey Chater

  • S02E10 The Physicists

    • February 14, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Friedrich Durrenmatt. translated by James Kirkup. Starring Mary Morris, Eric Porter, Tom Watson and Roger Livesey

  • S02E11 Three Plays: 1: Progress to the Park

    • March 14, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Alun Owen. Starring Peter McEnery and June Barry with Patrick McAlinney Peter McEnery is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company

  • S02E12 Three Plays: 2: No Trams to Lime Street

    • March 21, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Alun Owen. Starring Tom Bell, Clifford Evans and June Barry with Mike Pratt, Anthony Hall

  • S02E13 Three Plays: 3: A Little Winter Love

    • March 28, 1965
    • BBC Two

    Three plays by Alun Owen. Starring Jack Hedley as Owen Davies, Peter Dyneley as Grantley Lewis, Lelia Goldoni as Bernice Lewis with Sylvia Kay as Sharon Richards, Mike Pratt as Felix Draper, Artro Morris as Eric Maldwyn and Nerys Hughes as Gwen Maldwyn

  • S02E14 Ironhand

    • April 11, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by John Arden. from Goetz von Berlichingen by J. W. Goethe.

  • S02E15 Try for White

    • April 18, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Basil Warner. Starring Yootha Joyce as Jane Matthews, Joss Ackland as Hockey Jagger with Gary Bond as Robert Matthews, Zoe Randall as Muriel Jordan, Marda Vanne as Mrs Adams, Nan Munro as Mrs Wilson, Maxine Holden as Lisa Samuels

  • S02E16 Unman, Wittering, and Zigo

    • June 27, 1965
    • BBC Two

    The first of three plays by Giles Cooper. Starring Peter Blythe, John Sharp, Peter Howell and Tamara Hinchco

  • S02E17 Seek Her Out

    • July 4, 1965
    • BBC Two

    The second of three plays by Giles Cooper. Starring in order of appearance: Toby Robins as Anne Follister, Anthony Newlands as Lister, Zakes Mokae as Shale, Edward Brayshaw as Vine, John Woodvine as Gordon Follister, Robert James as Latimer with Peter Diamond as Sanderson

  • S02E18 The Long House

    • July 11, 1965
    • BBC Two

    The last of three plays by Giles Cooper. Starring David Buck, Caroline Mortimer, Joan Hickson, Toke Townley

Season 3

  • S03E01 Esther's Altar

    • September 19, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Paul Smith. Starring Pauline Delany, Jack MacGowran with Betty McDowall, James Caffrey, Barry Keegan, Liam Gaffney

  • S03E02 David, Chapter 2

    • September 19, 1965
    • BBC Two

    A recorded production by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of M. Charles Cohen's play. Starring Donnelly Rhodes with Toby Tarnow, Powys Thomas, Lynne Gorman Winnipeg in the summer of 1948.

  • S03E03 Rosmersholm

    • September 26, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Ibsen. translated by Ann Jellicoe. [Starring] Peggy Ashcroft as Rebecca West; Knut Wigert as John Rosmer; Mark Dignam as Kroll; Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Helseth; Morris Perry as Mortensgard; John Laurie as Ulric Brendel From Scotland Peggy Ashcroft is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company

  • S03E04 Miss Julie

    • October 3, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Auguste Strindberg. Translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Sprigge. Adapted and directed by Alan Bridges. Starring Gunnel Lindblom as Miss Julie, Ian Hendry as Jean and Stephanie Bidmead as Christine

  • S03E05 Hermit Crabs

    • October 10, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Mary Hayley Bell. [Starring] Anthony Booth and Annette Crosbie

  • S03E06 Enter Solly Gold

    • October 17, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by Bernard Kops. Starring Bob Monkhouse with Cyril Shaps, Rose Hill, Lila Kaye, Max Bacon

  • S03E07 The Siege of Manchester

    • October 31, 1965
    • BBC Two

    Written by Keith Dewhurst. Starring Alan Dobie, Andre Morell and James Villiers

  • S03E08 The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

    • November 7, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by George Orwell. Dramatised by Robin Chapman. with Alfred Lynch, Tristram Jellinek and Anne Stallybrass

  • S03E09 The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air

    • November 21, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by George Orwell. Dramatised by Robin Chapman. With Colin Blakely (Colin Blakely is a National Theatre player; Mary Allen is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)

  • S03E10 The World Of George Orwell: 1984

    • November 28, 1965
    • BBC Two

    by George Orwell. Television screenplay by Nigel Kneale with David Buck, Joseph O'Conor, Jane Merrow and Cyril Shaps

  • S03E34 On the March to the Sea

    • July 17, 1966
    • BBC Two

Season 4

  • S04E01 Talking to a Stranger: Part 1: Anytime You're Ready, I'll Sparkle

    • October 2, 1966
    • BBC Two

    Judi Dench stars in John Hopkins's quartet of plays that recount the events of one weekend from the viewpoints of four members of the same family. In the first play Terry, the 30-year-old daughter of the Stephens family, reminisces about her past and tells of the family reunion on Sunday. Hailed by critics as one of the most important and affecting television dramas of the 1960s, it won Judi Dench her first British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. (1966)

  • S04E02 Talking to a Stranger: Part 2: No Skill or Special Knowledge is Required

    • October 9, 1966
    • BBC Two

    During the reunion, Mr Stephens (Maurice Denham) looks back at his life and recalls some previous family arguments.

  • S04E03 Talking to a Stranger: Part 3: Gladly, My Cross-Eyed Bear

    • October 16, 1966
    • BBC Two

    Alan (Michael Bryant) has a proposition for his confused father as the police visit the Stephens home in the aftermath of Sunday’s tragic events.

  • S04E04 Talking to a Stranger: Part 4: The Innocent Must Suffer

    • October 23, 1966
    • BBC Two

    The final part of the John Hopkins quartet goes back in time to Sunday morning when Mrs Stephens (Margery Mason) is busy preparing lunch as she has done for the past 30 years. Terry (Judi Dench) makes an unexpected visit that causes tensions to rise to the surface and tragedy strikes.

  • S04E05 Conquest: The Encounter

    • October 29, 1966
    • BBC Two

    The story of the Norman Conquest of England, to coincide with the 900th anniversary.

  • S04E06 Conquest: The Leopard and the Dragon

    • October 30, 1966
    • BBC Two

    King Harold before th Battle of Hastings. 900th anniversary production.

  • S04E13 A Night Out

    • February 13, 1967
    • BBC Two

    Albert, a shy and repressed young man who lives with his mother, is persuaded to go for "a night out" with his workmates; it turns nightmarish.

  • S04E14 The Basement

    • February 20, 1967
    • BBC Two

    An uneasy friendship between an introspective loner and a more gregarious man is renewed when the latter turns up at the former's basement flat one rainy night accompanied by an enigmatic, beautiful, mostly silent, girlfriend.

  • S04E21 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

    • May 29, 1967
    • BBC Two

  • S04E25 The Plough and the Stars

    • July 16, 1967
    • BBC Two

    A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army.

  • S04E26 Tickle Times

    • July 30, 1967
    • BBC Two

  • S04E27 55 Columns

    • August 6, 1967
    • BBC Two

  • S04E27 Firebrand

    • July 2, 1967
    • BBC Two

  • S04E28 Stan's Day Out

    • August 13, 1967
    • BBC Two

  • S04E29 The Cupboard

    • August 20, 1967
    • BBC Two

Season 5