Season Three

Episodes

1. 1

   1. A Clean Kill

   1 Oct 1961

2. 2

   2. Faraway Places

   8 Oct 1961

   Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.

3. 3

   3. What Every Woman Knows

   15 Oct 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. 4

   4. The Big Noise

   22 Oct 1961

5. 5

   5. Hullo Ragtime

   29 Oct 1961

6. 6

   6. The Test

   5 Nov 1961

   Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.

7. 7

   7. Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin

   12 Nov 1961

8. 8

   8. Cross of Iron

   19 Nov 1961

9. 9

   9. She Stoops to Conquer

   26 Nov 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. 10

    10. Somewhere for the Night

    3 Dec 1961

11. 11

    11. Centenary Year

    10 Dec 1961

12. 12

    12. The Judge and His Hangman

    17 Dec 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. 13

    13. The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    24 Dec 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. 14

    14. Affair of State

    31 Dec 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. 15

    15. Means to an End

    7 Jan 1962

16. 16

    16. Black Limelight

    14 Jan 1962

17. 17

    17. The Rivals

    21 Jan 1962

18. 18

    18. The Alderman

    28 Jan 1962

19. 19

    19. The Happiest Days of Your Life

    4 Feb 1962

    Through a clerical error, a boys' school and a girls' school are billeted on the same premises.

20. 20

    20. I'll Die for You

    11 Feb 1962

21. 21

    21. The Turning Point

    18 Feb 1962

22. 22

    22. Sparrow in a Cage

    4 Mar 1962

23. 23

    23. One for the Pot

    11 Mar 1962

    The definition of a trivial subspace and of a nontrivial subspace are provided.

24. 24

    24. Storm in a Teacup

    18 Mar 1962

25. 25

    25. Both Ends Meet

    25 Mar 1962

26. 26

    26. This Happy Breed

    1 Apr 1962

    The travails of an ordinary London working-class family over many years.

27. 27

    27. The High Mountain

    8 Apr 1962

    A ruthless business tycoon proposes a merger - between God and Mammon.

28. 28

    28. So Many Children

    15 Apr 1962

29. 29

    29. Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case

    22 Apr 1962

30. 30

    30. Loyalties

    29 Apr 1962

31. 31

    31. To Whom It May Concern

    6 May 1962

32. 32

    32. The Long Memory

    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. 33

    33. Value for Money

    20 May 1962

    A self-made Northerner of limited sophistication finds London life a little hectic.

34. 34

    34. A Child in the House

    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. 35

    35. The Money Machine

    3 Jun 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. 36

    36. Worm's Eye View

    10 Jun 1962

37. 37

    37. Undercover Cat

    17 Jun 1962

38. 38

    38. Member of the Family

    24 Jun 1962

    Edwin Carrington has remarried. His staid English family is surprised by his new wife.

39. 39

    39. Young Timothy

    1 Jul 1962

40. 40

    40. The Man Who Opted Out

    8 Jul 1962

41. 41

    41. Up a Gum Tree

    15 Jul 1962

    Eccentric goings-on in a far-flung tropical colony.

42. 42

    42. The Day Before Atlanta

    22 Jul 1962

43. 43

    43. Sword of Vengeance

    29 Jul 1962

44. 44

    44. Dial M for Murder

    5 Aug 1962

    A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.

45. 45

    45. The Pretender

    12 Aug 1962

    When her throne is threatened by a "pretender" based in Venice, Catherine the Great sends Count Orloff to deal with the problem.

46. 46

    46. The Mortimer Touch

    19 Aug 1962

47. 47

    47. Dackson's Wharf

    26 Aug 1962

48. 48

    48. Hedgehog

    2 Sept 1962

49. 49

    49. What's in It for Walter

    9 Sept 1962

50. 50

    50. Six Men of Dorset

    16 Sept 1962

    The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, nineteenth-century labourers who formed a union and were transported to Australia.

51. 51

    51. Charlie Was My Darling

    23 Sept 1962