Season 1 (1977)
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Episodes 23
Professional Foul
Professor Anderson attends a conference in Prague, but what he really wants to do is attend a football match. Then he meets a former student unexpectedly, and must consider putting his philosophical ideas into practice.
Read MoreAbie's Will
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.
Read MoreThe Sinking of HMS Victoria
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.
Read MoreTrue Patriot
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.
Read MoreShooting the Chandelier
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.
Read MoreThe Kitchen
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
Read MoreArnhem: The Story of an Escape
Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded.
Read MoreForgotten Love Songs
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
Read MoreA Visit from Miss Prothero
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is interrupted by the doorbell; his former secretary, Peggy Prothero, has come to visit.
Read MoreMr. & Mrs. Bureaucrat
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
Read MoreForeign Affairs
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
Read MoreThe Dissolution of Marcus Fleischman
Marcus Fleischman's reincarnation proves a frustrating one. His widow, in his absence, leads the simple life of a shopkeeper, and brings up their son as best she can.
Read MoreThe O'Hooligan File
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
Read MoreThe Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
Married life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their friend Bill.
Read MoreShe Fell Among Thieves
France, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.
Read MoreStargazy on Zummerdown
In the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.
Read MoreFor Tea on Sunday
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.
Read MoreWhen the Actors Come
In 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.
Read MoreThe Copyist
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
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