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A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Bride and the BachelorJanuary 21, 1957—Internalised father issues cause a bride to experience cold feet on her wedding day.
- S01E02Romanoff and JulietJanuary 28, 1957—In the smallest country in the world, the daughter of the American ambassador falls in love with the son of the Russian ambassador. Oops.
- S01E03The Member of the WeddingFebruary 18, 1957—A young tomboy named Frankie is forced to face her own immaturity as a result her older brother's wedding.
- S01E04Subway in the SkyMarch 4, 1957—An American soldier in West Berlin deserts and goes on the run when faced with false trafficking and murder charges. He takes shelter with a
- S01E05Olive OgilvieMarch 18, 1957—
- S01E06Sailor BewareMarch 31, 1957—An imminent wedding is endangered by a domineering matriarch.
- S01E07Summer of the Seventeenth DollMay 27, 1957—A couple of Australian cane-cutters plan their usual annual holiday of boozing and womanizing; but this year it's different.
- S01E08The LovebirdsJune 4, 1957—A newly married couple are given a Budgie as a wedding present. Little do they know that the Budgie is possessed by the spirit of the bride'
- S01E09ZuleikaJune 12, 1957—In this musical adaptation of Max Beerbohm's 1911 novel, a beautiful young woman visits Oxford, causing all the male students to fall madly
- S01E10Dear DelinqientJuly 1, 1957—An engaged man begins to fall for another woman. Fortunately, his fiancée is loathsome, making his decision easier, though the audience is l
- S01E11Six Months' GraceJuly 8, 1957—
- S01E12Silver WeddingAugust 12, 1957—Sir Robert and Lady Lydia Marlowe have spent many years abroad in the diplomatic service. On their 25th wedding anniversary, she announces t
- S01E13Blood Upon the RoseAugust 27, 1957—
- S01E14Meet Me by MoonlightSeptember 2, 1957—A satirical look at Victorian life, set entirely in the drawing room of Henry Mansfield's house in an English provincial town in 1884.
- S01E15NekrassovSeptember 16, 1957—In 1950s Paris, journalist Sibilot works at right-wing publication Soir á Paris, where he pens anti-communist propaganda. His life hits a ma
- S01E16The Happiest MillionaireNovember 28, 1957—Happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant John Lawless lands a job as the butler of unconventional millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Bi
- S01E17Winter WonderlandJanuary 12, 1958—
- S01E18The Happy ManJanuary 21, 1958—
- S01E19A Touch of the SunFebruary 11, 1958—
- S01E20Simple SpymenApril 10, 1958—
- S01E21Breath of SpringApril 29, 1958—
- S01E22Any Other BusinessMay 15, 1958—A routine board meeting of a successful company reveals some facts that a traitor has left the company in a perilous position on the verge o
- S01E23Flowering CherryJune 5, 1958—Jim Cherry has the opportunity to change his life - will he take the risk?
- S01E24What Shall We Tell Caroline?June 26, 1958—
Season02
- S02E01BrouhahaSeptember 18, 1958—An extract from a current West End theatre production, a farcical comedy set in a far-off country.
- S02E02The Heart's a WonderSeptember 30, 1958—A Man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story
- S02E03Living for PleasureNovember 18, 1958—
- S02E04Expresso BongoDecember 11, 1958—An unscrupulous small-time promoter discovers a young singer and determines to make him a star.
- S02E05Not in the BookDecember 16, 1958—
- S02E06Eighty in the ShadeJanuary 29, 1959—
- S02E07Hook, Line and SinkerFebruary 12, 1959—
- S02E08A Day in the Life of...March 5, 1959—
- S02E09The Long and the Short and the TallApril 9, 1959—Psychological drama about a British patrol in the Burmese jungle who fall out among themselves.
- S02E10Fool's ParadiseMay 25, 1959—
- S02E11How Say You?May 28, 1959—
- S02E12Let Them Eat CakeJune 2, 1959—
- S02E13Gilt and GingerbreadJune 7, 1959—
- S02E14Caught NappingAugust 11, 1959—
- S02E15The Ring of TruthSeptember 15, 1959—
- S02E16The Grass Is GreenerSeptember 29, 1959—A handsome stranger disturbs the marriage of the Earl and Countess of Rhyall.
- S02E17RolloNovember 10, 1959—
- S02E18And Suddenly It's SpringDecember 1, 1959—
- S02E19The Amourous PrawnJanuary 20, 1960—A general's wife turns his official home into a hotel for wealthy Americans.
- S02E20The More the MerrierFebruary 17, 1960—
- S02E21A Clean KillMarch 16, 1960—
Season03
- S03E01Watch It, Sailor!July 26, 1960—
- S03E02The Brides of MarchAugust 23, 1960—
- S03E03The GazeboSeptember 20, 1960—
- S03E04Billy LiarNovember 1, 1960—
- S03E05The Bride Comes BackNovember 29, 1960—
- S03E06The Tiger and the HorseJanuary 26, 1961—
- S03E07OndineApril 11, 1961—
- S03E08What a RacketJuly 7, 1961—
- S03E09CelebrationAugust 3, 1961—
- S03E10Goodnight Mrs PuffinAugust 24, 1961—
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