Season 1

Episodes

• The Outsider
  The OutsiderE1 · 1956-07-08
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• The Handshake / Bid for Fame
  The Handshake / Bid for FameE2 · 1956-08-12
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• Tears in the Wind
  Tears in the WindE3 · 1956-09-16
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• Flash Point
  Flash PointE4 · 1956-09-23
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• Black Limelight
  Black LimelightE5 · 1956-09-30
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• The Hollow Crown
  The Hollow CrownE6 · 1956-10-07
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• It's an Ill Wind
  It's an Ill WindE7 · 1956-10-14
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• The Mother
  The MotherE8 · 1956-10-28

  After a five month trudge through Poland the Kosky family have reached an Austrian labour camp. Their hopes to emigrate to Canada take a desperate turn when Mrs Kosky is diagnosed with tuberculosis.

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• The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
  The Old Lady Shows Her MedalsE9 · 1956-11-04
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• The Common Man
  The Common ManE10 · 1956-11-11
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• The Right Thing
  The Right ThingE11 · 1956-11-25

  When someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?

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• The Face of a Stranger
  The Face of a StrangerE12 · 1956-12-02
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• The Same Sky
  The Same SkyE13 · 1956-12-09

  The theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The story is set in wartime, in the East End of London.

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• Three O'Clock Deadline
  Three O'Clock DeadlineE14 · 1956-12-16
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• The Great Healer
  The Great HealerE15 · 1956-12-16
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• Miss Julie
  Miss JulieE16 · 1956-12-23

  Late 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken her engagement but is attracted to one of the servants, Jean. They spend the midsummer night together, telling each other their memories and of their dreams. Realizing that an affair between a man of the people and an aristocrat is impossible, they plan to escape to Switzerland.

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• Ring Out the Old
  Ring Out the OldE17 · 1956-12-30
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• Michael and Mary
  Michael and MaryE18 · 1957-01-13
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• The Necklace
  The NecklaceE19 · 1957-01-20

  Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. Afterwards it is stolen, and Mrs. Kendrick goes into debt to duplicate it. The thief discovers it's costume jewelry, but Mrs. Kendrick never learns the truth, and struggles for years to pay off the huge debt.

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• The Last Flight
  The Last FlightE20 · 1957-01-27
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• Quay South
  Quay SouthE21 · 1957-02-03
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• If This Be Treason
  If This Be TreasonE22 · 1957-02-10
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• The King of Iceland
  The King of IcelandE23 · 1957-02-17

  There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?

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• The Witness
  The WitnessE24 · 1957-02-24
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• This Was a Woman
  This Was a WomanE25 · 1957-03-10

  Olivia Russell is outwardly a devoted wife and mother, the kind mistress of a happy home, and a sympathetic friend. But this suburban respectability conceals a sinister aspect of the feminine.

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• The Cask of Amontillado
  The Cask of AmontilladoE26 · 1957-03-17

  Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado and find themselves in a web of betrayal and revenge that changes their friendship forever. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

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• Catch a Falling Star
  Catch a Falling StarE27 · 1957-03-24

  What future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?

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• Hilda Morgan
  Hilda MorganE28 · 1957-04-07
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• The Constant Stranger
  The Constant StrangerE29 · 1957-04-14
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• Autumn
  AutumnE30 · 1957-04-21
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• The Heiress
  The HeiressE31 · 1957-05-05

  A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

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• Rappaport Always Pays
  Rappaport Always PaysE32 · 1957-05-12
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• Possession
  PossessionE33 · 1957-05-19
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• The Old Ladies
  The Old LadiesE34 · 1957-05-26
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• Dear Murderer
  Dear MurdererE35 · 1957-06-02
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• Escape To Happiness
  Escape To HappinessE36 · 1957-06-09

  A famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.

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• Start from Scratch
  Start from ScratchE37 · 1957-06-16
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• It Pays to Advertise
  It Pays to AdvertiseE38 · 1957-06-30

  The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.

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• The Whiteheaded Boy
  The Whiteheaded BoyE39 · 1957-07-14
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• While Parents Sleep
  While Parents SleepE40 · 1957-07-28
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• Bed, Board and Romance
  Bed, Board and RomanceE41 · 1957-08-11
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• The Women Have Their Way
  The Women Have Their WayE42 · 1957-08-25
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