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The Wednesday Play

TV·1964–1970·9 seasons, 207 episodes·BBC One·Drama·1h 15m·Created by Sydney Newman

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An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Stand Up, Nigel BartonS02E10 · 10.0It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which appal him.

Episodes by season

Season0134Episodes1964–65AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Catch As Catch CanSeptember 30, 1964Based on the play "La foire d'empoigne" by Jean Anouilh.
  2. S01E02A Crack in the IceOctober 28, 1964A soldier named Postnikov rescues a drowning man.
  3. S01E03In CameraNovember 4, 1964Three people find themselves sharing a room with no way out. As they talk, the nature of the room and how they came to be there is gradually
  4. S01E04Pale Horse, Pale RiderNovember 11, 1964A young woman's dreams of death but The Pale Rider fills her dreams along with her lover.
  5. S01E05The Big BreakerNovember 18, 1964A lodger, recuperating from a heart attack, sets his sights on his landlady.
  6. S01E06Mr. DouglasNovember 25, 1964Coronation Day, 1761: A merchant entertains a guest with an extraordinary secret.
  7. S01E07MalatestaDecember 2, 1964Sigismondo Malatesta is a condottiere, a mercenary for hire and patron of the arts.
  8. S01E08The July PlotDecember 9, 1964Dramatisation of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in July 1944 by a conspiracy of high-ranking German Army officers.
  9. S01E09First LoveDecember 16, 1964A study of a boy's passion for an older girl as he discovers the difference between infatuation and true love.
  10. S01E10Tap on the ShoulderJanuary 6, 1965Archibald Cooper is a London gangster who is living the life of a country squire while running a criminal empire. He learns that he's gettin
  11. S01E11Sir Jocelyn, the Minister Would Like a Word...January 13, 1965A group of politicians and university dons argue over whether a new university should have a chapel or a state-of-the-art lecture hall.
  12. S01E12The NavigatorsJanuary 20, 1965A tale of romance between two working class navvies.
  13. S01E13FableJanuary 27, 1965In a parallel totalitarian Great Britain, those in authority are Black people, and white people are their social underdogs — a reversal of t
  14. S01E14Dan, Dan the Charity ManFebruary 3, 1965Dan Sankey, the charity knocker, has become a national celebrity but who is the man behind the image?
  15. S01E15Ashes to AshesFebruary 10, 1965Barbara is an assertive, clever, liberated woman, her own boss. Who'd think she could be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger for whom
  16. S01E16Wear a Very Big HatFebruary 17, 1965A young couple celebrate their wedding anniversary with a night on the town.
  17. S01E17The Confidence CourseFebruary 24, 1965A trio of swindlers advertise a self-assertiveness seminar, lure a dozen victims to a hotel and attempt to persuade them to enroll in their
  18. S01E18Campaign for OneMarch 3, 1965Astronaut Osborne is stuck in a malfunctioning capsule. As he goes round and round the Earth, he starts telling jokes and secrets. When the
  19. S01E19Horror of DarknessMarch 10, 1965Peter and Cathy are initially delighted to see their charismatic, subtly domineering friend Robin. But he outstays his welcome, and that's t
  20. S01E20A Little TemptationMarch 17, 1965A writer is having an affair with a married woman and gets embroiled with the other women in her life.
  21. S01E21Moving OnMarch 24, 1965A soldier faces a court-martial for killing his friend.
  22. S01E22Cat's CradleMarch 31, 1965A couple move to the country, but the wife feels isolated and finds companionship with her cat.
  23. S01E23Three Clear SundaysApril 7, 1965A dull witted young labourer from a criminal family is sent to gaol for a minor crime, leaving his pregnant girlfriend unmarried. But while
  24. S01E24The Interior DecoratorApril 14, 1965An interior decorator takes a millionaire's wife on a guided tour of her new home.
  25. S01E25Auto-StopApril 21, 1965A young couple go on a hitch-hiking tour of Europe.
  26. S01E26The Good Shoe Maker and the Poor Fish PeddlerApril 28, 1965An account of the shocking Sacco-Vanzetti case of the 1920s, where two working-class Italian immigrants to the US were executed after seven
  27. S01E27Cemented with LoveMay 5, 1965It is general election night in a constituency in Northern Ireland.
  28. S01E28A Knight in Tarnished ArmourMay 12, 1965Tom is a working class Scots teenager, but he dreams of much more.
  29. S01E29For the WestMay 26, 1965White mercenary forces prepare to attack rebel, pro-Lumumbist troops in the Congo
  30. S01E30And Did Those Feet?June 2, 1965Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate heirs.
  31. S01E31The Man Without PapersJune 9, 1965Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and without papers in London - will his now
  32. S01E32The PistolJune 16, 1965A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  33. S01E33Women in Crisis: With Love and TearsJune 23, 1965
  34. S01E34The Seven O'Clock CrunchJune 30, 1965Martin has a mid-life crisis.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0237Episodes1965–66Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01The War GameOctober 6, 1965
  2. S02E02AliceOctober 13, 1965In this look at Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, Potter mixed biographical drama with a psychological profile to exp
  3. S02E03The Girl Who Loved RobotsOctober 20, 1965Night club girl Victory Ducann is found murdered, the main suspect is an astronaut, but police are prevented from approaching him as he is d
  4. S02E04A Designing WomanOctober 27, 1965Milly has been at it again.
  5. S02E05Up The JunctionNovember 3, 1965Fragments of the life of three working-class women, and the people around them, in South London in the 1960s. Scenes in homes, streets, pubs
  6. S02E06The Trial and Torture of Sir John RampayneNovember 10, 1965An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped, seemingly as part of a student prank. But his captors have a more alarming agenda.
  7. S02E07The End of Arthur's MarriageNovember 17, 1965A simple-minded man on the outs with his wife and her family must take a large amount of his father-in-law's hard-earned money to buy a hous
  8. S02E08Tomorrow, Just You WaitNovember 24, 1965Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?
  9. S02E09The BondDecember 1, 1965Newlyweds Chris and Sally are young and attractive, with successful careers and a beautiful home. Their future is rosy. However, trying to m
  10. S02E10Stand Up, Nigel BartonDecember 8, 1965 10.0It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The vil
  11. S02E11Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel BartonDecember 15, 1965Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.
  12. S02E12The Coming Out PartyDecember 22, 1965A boy begins a search in Notting Hill shortly before Christmas.
  13. S02E13The Bone YardJanuary 5, 1966Mrs. Miller wants to know why her husband has been working nights. PC Miller claims that a statue of Jesus on the cross has spoken to him in
  14. S02E14A Man On Her BackJanuary 12, 1966John is an aspiring composer and pianist at a club and Mary is a single girl that he meets there. When friendship turns to romance, John has
  15. S02E15Rodney, Our Intrepid HeroJanuary 19, 1966Anything Incorporated, an exclusive club devoted to providing the illegal and unattainable for its clients. Our intrepid hero, Rodney, is a
  16. S02E16Calf LoveJanuary 26, 1966A young English exchange student staying with a German family falls for the daughters.
  17. S02E17Silent SongFebruary 2, 1966Life in a Trappist monastery offers a life of contemplation and hard labour.
  18. S02E18Who's A Good Boy Then?February 9, 1966Billy Oates meets a lady in a market and, taken by his kindness, she invites him to lodge with her and her husband. A rivalry soon develops
  19. S02E19A Game - Like - Only A GameFebruary 16, 1966Two boys hatch a plan to get some money to go to the seaside.
  20. S02E20Why Aren't You Famous?February 23, 1966A young Irish woman named Eileen comes to Britain with romantic ideas of fame and fortune and meets Toppet, a struggling artist with a spare
  21. S02E21Macready's GalaMarch 2, 1966The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.
  22. S02E22A Walk In The SeaMarch 9, 1966Author James Hanley, Irish by birth and Welsh by adoption, crafted a TV play about a lonely spinster having her cottage in a seaside village
  23. S02E23Boy In The SmokeMarch 16, 1966
  24. S02E24Barlowe of the Car ParkMarch 23, 1966We spend a day with Barlowe, a council car park attendant.
  25. S02E25The Portsmouth DefenceMarch 30, 1966After an assault a man tries to find justice in court only to find that his incompetent prosecution team and the attractive female defense l
  26. S02E26Pity About The AbbeyApril 6, 1966Satirical play in which businessmen want to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.
  27. S02E27The Big Man Coughed and DiedApril 13, 1966Louie, a married factory worker, has just been made redundant when he meets a girl in a park and decides to change his life.
  28. S02E28The Snow BallApril 20, 1966A passionate, ambiguous relationship begins between two people who meet at a masked ball.
  29. S02E29A Cheery SoulApril 27, 1966When a bossy do-gooder becomes homeless, she is passed from home to home.
  30. S02E30The ConnoiseurMay 4, 1966A cynical housemaster at a boarding school tries to feather his nest in advance of his forthcoming retirement.
  31. S02E31The RetreatMay 11, 1966A young priest, newly arrived in Dublin, is conducting a retreat for the first time.
  32. S02E32Ape and EssenceMay 18, 1966Eighty years after a nuclear war ravaged the British Isles, a team of scientists from New Zealand come to conduct a survey.
  33. S02E33Toddler on the RunMay 25, 1966Morris, a homunculus, is under suspicion of having stolen the swimming pool fund from a girls' school.
  34. S02E34The ExecutionerJune 1, 1966Follows the assassination of Leon Trotsky.
  35. S02E35Way Off BeatJune 8, 1966Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.
  36. S02E36A Soiree at Blossom's HotelJune 15, 1966A police raid on Edna Bossom's discreet hotel would be most ill-advised, in the opinion of Superintendent Willow; but one of his younger off
  37. S02E37Cock, Hen and Counting PitJune 22, 1966A couple revisit a past love affair when they meet again ten years later.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0331Episodes1966–67AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Photo FinishSeptember 21, 1966Eighty years old, Sam, a famous writer, looks back on his life and tempestuous marriage, and meets himself at the ages of sixty, forty and t
  2. S03E02A Hero of our TimeSeptember 28, 1966A young Russian embarks on an affair as a relief from boredom but so brings about his doom.
  3. S03E03The FrightenersOctober 12, 1966
  4. S03E04The Wednesday Play S03E04A Piece of ResistanceOctober 19, 1966A retired colonel is enduring the invasion of the Channel Islands when his household is disrupted by the arrival of a German officer who is
  5. S03E05Where the Buffalo RoamOctober 26, 1966A mentally disturbed Welsh teenager is obsessed with Westerns. His volatile temperament loses him the few people who might have been sympath
  6. S03E06The Head WaiterNovember 17, 1965It is end of the season and the head waiter at the seaside hotel has some marvellous tales to tell a young boy.
  7. S03E07Cathy Come HomeNovember 16, 1966A play about a British woman's descent into poverty and homelessness because of her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.
  8. S03E08The Private TutorNovember 23, 1966A mother, anxious to secure her daughter's admission to Oxford, invites a young male graduate to lodge with them.
  9. S03E09A Pyre for Private JamesNovember 30, 1966A major faces a court martial, accused of the wilful murder of Private James.
  10. S03E10A Tale of Two WivesDecember 7, 1966A tale of two wives: one a blonde living in a chic Parisian apartment and the other a brunette with a smart mews flat in London. Both are yo
  11. S03E11Little Master MindDecember 14, 1966The Barking brothers dote on their parents and do a lot of good work for charity but the police are determined to bring them to account.
  12. S03E12The Mayfly and the FrogDecember 21, 1966Following an accident, the rider of a rusting old scooter pursues the driver of a Rolls Royce to a Mayfair mansion and forces entry in an at
  13. S03E13Person To PersonJanuary 4, 1967A twenty-two-year-old architecture student appears at the door of a divorced thirty-something journalist and asks to use her telephone. They
  14. S03E14The OrderJanuary 11, 1967An inspector in Austria investigates the death, over twenty years earlier, of a teenage girl who fell into a canal and drowned trying to eva
  15. S03E15Everybody's Rich Except UsJanuary 18, 1967Eddie Marble admires the lifestyles of the rich and wants a piece for himself.
  16. S03E16The LumpJanuary 25, 1967Yorky is considered a troublemaker by the building site manager. When they sack him a strike is called but lost after the police intervene.
  17. S03E17Who's Going to Take Me On?February 1, 1967The adventures of a knicker factory worker aspiring to be a sales representative.
  18. S03E18Death of a Teddy BearFebruary 8, 1967Inspired by a real-life case, a woman encourages her lover to murder her older husband.
  19. S03E19Days in the TreesFebruary 15, 1967A frail old woman meets a middle-aged man - her estranged son, whom she hasn't seen for five years.
  20. S03E20In Two MindsFebruary 22, 1967In a series of small vignettes, we follow the course of a manic-depressive girl through high and low instances, slowly following her disinte
  21. S03E21Another Day, Another DollarMarch 1, 1967A new steward on a large passenger liner finds himself subject to "charges" levied by the senior bar steward.
  22. S03E22Public InquiryMarch 8, 1967A tired signalman waits to be relieved. However, there are four trains to be guided through and some of the equipment doesn't seem to be wor
  23. S03E23A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's AssistantMarch 15, 1967John Joe Moran is pulled between the compulsion to leave his small town in Ireland and the desire to stay.
  24. S03E24A Breach in the WallMarch 22, 1967A parish church is undergoing restoration, when a coffin bearing the seal of Thomas à Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, is disc
  25. S03E25The Voices in the ParkMarch 29, 1967The life and passions of a speaker at Hyde Park Corner.
  26. S03E26Dismissal Leading to LustfulnessApril 5, 1967A young man, newly dismissed from his job, returns home to a party where the other partygoers seem determined that he and a female flatmate
  27. S03E27A Brilliant Future Behind HimApril 12, 1967A minor driving offence is being tried in court, but the case involves a rich young heiress, a dope peddler, and a Shadow Cabinet member.
  28. S03E28Message for PosterityApril 19, 1967An elderly painter, once radical and confrontational, is given a final commission - to paint the portrait of the former Conservative Prime M
  29. S03E29A Way with the LadiesApril 26, 1967Josh and Maisie come to Italy after the passing of the old lady who had been living in their sapre room but are soon drawn to another old la
  30. S03E30The PlaygroundMay 3, 1967Walter has three children, by his estranged wife and his current partner, so he is far too busy to get a job, preferring to spend his time i
  31. S03E31Drums Along the AvonMay 10, 1967A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0425Episodes1967–68AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Sleeping DogOctober 11, 1967A black barman upsets a colonial Governor who has just retired and returned to England. He locks the barman in the cellar and treats him lik
  2. S04E02Wanted: Single GentlemanOctober 18, 1967The world of two simple-minded men living with a woman is disrupted by a new lodger.
  3. S04E03A Black Candle for Mrs. GogartyOctober 25, 1967Mrs. Gogarty agrees to pay off a stranger's debt to a loan-shark, on condition that he marry her.
  4. S04E04The Devil a Monk Would BeNovember 8, 1967A community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and on
  5. S04E05Fall of the GoatNovember 15, 1967A husband decides to impose a novel and outrageous arrangement on his wife.
  6. S04E06The Profile of a GentlemanNovember 22, 1967A gentleman thief puts together a gang to commit a perfectly executed robbery.
  7. S04E07Dial Rudolph Valentino One OneNovember 29, 1967It is the morning of a notorious bachelor's wedding in this tale of marriage, friendship and non-communication between parents and children.
  8. S04E08Kippers and CurtainsDecember 6, 1967The Honourable Audrey is the latest arrival at a boarding-house in a working-class area of London.
  9. S04E09Death of a PrivateDecember 13, 1967An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.
  10. S04E10An Officer of the CourtDecember 20, 1967Incompetent and corrupt defence barrister Plantagenet King dreams of a grand venture into commercial law.
  11. S04E11The Fat of the LandDecember 27, 1967Five distinguished guests spend Christmas at a health farm.
  12. S04E12ToggleJanuary 3, 1968An adopted child's world falls apart when his mother decides to walk out on her marriage.
  13. S04E13House of CharacterJanuary 10, 1968Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns i
  14. S04E14Jamie, On a Flying VisitJanuary 17, 1968Jamie's flying visit is a somewhat sentimental one. Because Jamie is calling to see Lois, an old and dear flame he hasn't met since they lef
  15. S04E15Monsieur BarnettJanuary 24, 1968An ageing millionaire reflects on his life while being pampered at a Parisian hairdressing salon.
  16. S04E16The Drummer and the BlokeJanuary 31, 1968An industrial dispute takes place in an isolated quarry while the Drummer and the Bloke look on.
  17. S04E17Rebel in the GraveFebruary 7, 1968A country squire and his late friend's nephew argue over the dead man's artistic legacy.
  18. S04E18CoincidenceFebruary 21, 1968Three men who have avoided one another since violent events five years before meet unexpectedly one evening.
  19. S04E19Light BlueApril 3, 1968An African-American trumpet player spends a few hours in an English provincial town, with a girl who happens to be white. As a result, each
  20. S04E20Let's Murder VivaldiApril 10, 1968Two couples, one fights all the time and the others let tensions in their relationship build until one stabs the other, the ones that fight
  21. S04E21The Golden VisionApril 17, 1968Story of a group of manual workers who live and breath watching Everton FC. The gang travel to London, to watch the team play Arsenal, at Hi
  22. S04E22The Man Behind YouMay 1, 1968The quiet head of a film company's dispatch department reacts violently to a practical joke.
  23. S04E23Infidelity Took PlaceMay 8, 1968A happily married couple divorce for tax purposes, but their lawyer, not knowing the real reason for their divorce, falls in love with the w
  24. S04E98Episode 98
  25. S04E99Episode 99

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0527Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Mrs Lawrence Will Look After ItAugust 21, 1968When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.
  2. S05E02SpoiledAugust 28, 1968A schoolmaster invites a nineteen-year-old student to stay with him and his wife to cram for imminent exams.
  3. S05E03The GorgeSeptember 4, 1968A teenage boy reluctantly accompanies his ghastly family on a coarse bank-holiday day out to local beauty spot and tourist trap, the Cheddar
  4. S05E04A Night with Mrs. Da TankaSeptember 11, 1968A lonely bachelor, seeking his long-lost sweetheart at a boarding house, meets a serial divorcée.
  5. S05E05CharlieSeptember 18, 1968James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.
  6. S05E06Anyone For Tennis?September 25, 1968Garry committed suicide to escape disgrace and imprisonment. Does he now have the chance to change the circumstances leading to his downfall
  7. S05E07Mooney and his CaravansOctober 2, 1968A couple move to a caravan park, where the owner is a petty dictator.
  8. S05E08The Lower Largo SequenceOctober 9, 1968A man seeks his inner island.
  9. S05E09Hello, Good Evening and WelcomeOctober 16, 1968A talk-show host is required to examine his conscience and also the ethics of "good television".
  10. S05E10A Bit of Crucifixion, FatherOctober 23, 1968A doctor advises a woman not to proceed with her latest pregnancy, contrary to her strict Catholic upbringing.
  11. S05E11Nothing Will be The SameOctober 30, 1968A family becomes increasingly suspicious of the relationship between the mother and a mysterious stranger who starts to follow her around.
  12. S05E12A Beast With Two BacksNovember 6, 1968An isolated New Forest community in 19th Century Britain. A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers bl
  13. S05E13On the Eve of PublicationNovember 27, 1968An author hosts a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his new novel.
  14. S05E14The Fabulous FrumpJanuary 8, 1969A fashion editor competes for the affections of a designer with their new male model.
  15. S05E15Smoke ScreenJanuary 15, 1969A successful advertising executive who promotes a brand of cigarettes is reproached by his family when his mother contracts terminal lung ca
  16. S05E16Dr. Aitkinson's DaughterJanuary 21, 1969After a year as a Volunteer Service Overseas worker, a young woman returns home in search of love and understanding.
  17. S05E17The ApprenticesJanuary 29, 1969A portrait of the life of some Northern apprentices.
  18. S05E18BirthdayFebruary 5, 1969A woman unwittingly springs a surprise at her sister's 27th birthday party.
  19. S05E19The Big FlameFebruary 12, 1969Dock workers under the threat of redundancy, work day and night in an attempt to keep employed by running the workforce themselves.
  20. S05E20A Serpent in PutneyFebruary 19, 1969An off-beat romance in bed-sitter land.
  21. S05E21Bami Powl ZaplMarch 5, 1969A young man bitterly regrets his part in an attack on a bank cashier.
  22. S05E22Cathy Come HomeMarch 28, 1969A play about a British woman's descent into poverty and homelessness because of her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.
  23. S05E23Sling Your HookApril 2, 1969A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
  24. S05E24A Child and a HalfApril 9, 1969A man enters into a correspondence with his colleague's eight-year-old daughter.
  25. S05E25Son of ManApril 16, 1969Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes th
  26. S05E26The ExilesApril 23, 1969Three Trinidadians consider what it means to be exiles in an essentially white society.
  27. S05E27Blodwen, Home from Rachel's MarriageApril 30, 1969The daughter of a religious Welsh family becomes the centrepiece of a bizarre student festival.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0634Episodes1969–70AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01The ParachuteAugust 6, 1969
  2. S06E02Pitchi PoiSeptember 24, 1969
  3. S06E03The Last Train through Harecastle TunnelOctober 1, 1969A shy clerk suffers from his colleagues petty office politics and contemptuous treatment of him, but this weekend, as a deeply involved trai
  4. S06E04Patterson O.K.October 8, 1969A story about growing up, falling in love and settling old scores in the unfriendly environment of a big city.
  5. S06E05The Mark II WifeOctober 15, 1969A woman who suspects her husband of having an affair reveals her suspicions at a party.
  6. S06E06Close the Coalhouse DoorOctober 23, 1969The history of the mining industry in the northeast of England is told through family drama, comedy sketches and song.
  7. S06E07The Sad Decline of Arthur MayburyOctober 30, 1969A schoolmaster takes to drink.
  8. S06E08All Out for Kangaroo ValleyNovember 5, 1969Two young Australians on holiday in London find that the "old country" has its problems.
  9. S06E09HappyNovember 12, 1969The story of an up-and-coming businessman.
  10. S06E10There Is Also TomorrowNovember 19, 1969The commanding officer of a regiment handling nuclear missiles is shocked to see his daughter Sally on television taking part in a student d
  11. S06E11The Compartment/PlaymatesNovember 26, 1969In the first part, an insane man boards a quiet railway coach and starts to annoy a patient man trying to read a paper with incessant small
  12. S06E12Blood of the LambDecember 3, 1969A student architect and his black girlfriend set out from South Africa to Britain. On the voyage, the student shares a cabin with an enigmat
  13. S06E13The VortexDecember 10, 1969Young Nicky Lancaster must cope with the discovery that his socialite mother is a drug addict.
  14. S06E14It Wasn't MeDecember 17, 1969A couple seek a desperate remedy to the problem of a burdensome parent.
  15. S06E15The Season of the WitchJanuary 7, 1970A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom.
  16. S06E16Mille MigliaJanuary 14, 1970
  17. S06E17The Hunting of Lionel CraneJanuary 21, 1970An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.
  18. S06E18Rest in Peace, Uncle FredJanuary 28, 1970A tragi-comic study of a Northern funeral.
  19. S06E19Mad JackFebruary 4, 1970Second Lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers protests the appalling and unnecessary sacrifice of men's lives in the Firs
  20. S06E20Nathan and TabilethFebruary 11, 1970A young man befriends an elderly couple, claiming to be their grandson.
  21. S06E21The Italian TableFebruary 18, 1970A junk dealer is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between a woman, her husband and his mistress when they sell a piece of their furnitur
  22. S06E22The Boy Who Wanted PeaceFebruary 25, 1970Two Glaswegian youngsters are caught up in sectarian gang warfare.
  23. S06E23The Cellar and the Almond TreeMarch 4, 1970A former poet, now a Communist Party official in the German Democratic Republic, becomes entangled in the political machinery of a state abo
  24. S06E24The Year of the Sex OlympicsMarch 11, 1970
  25. S06E25No Trams to Lime StreetMarch 18, 1970Three young merchant seamen from Liverpool take shore leave in their home city after three years away.
  26. S06E26To See How Far It Is 1: Murphy's LawMarch 25, 1970
  27. S06E27To See How Far It Is 2: The Curse of the DonkinsApril 1, 1970
  28. S06E28To See How Far It Is 3: To See How Far It IsApril 8, 1970
  29. S06E29Wine of IndiaApril 15, 1970In the year 2050, advances in medicine have resulted in a need for population control. People reaching the age of 100 must submit to a gover
  30. S06E30Sovereign's CompanyApril 22, 1970A young man from an army family with a long tradition of honour and distinction goes to a military academy as an officer cadet and finds him
  31. S06E31Party GamesApril 29, 1970
  32. S06E32Emma's TimeMay 6, 1970Emma, who lived with an author for the last two years of his life, is involved in a television film about him.
  33. S06E33Chariot of FireMay 13, 1970A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
  34. S06E34Wind Vs. PolygamyMay 27, 1970

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

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