Episodes
The Long Distance Piano Player
October 15, 1970
A man tries to break the world's record for nonstop piano playing
The Right Prospectus
October 22, 1970
A couple look for the proper school, not for their children but for themselves.
The Lie
October 29, 1970
""The Lie"" refers to the 8-year marriage of a couple who are constantly hurting each other.
Angels Are So Few
November 5, 1970
A man claiming to be an angel enters the household of a bored housewife and teaches the family a few lessons.
The Write-Off
November 12, 1970
A man is made redundant but can't bring himself to let anyone know, plunging into a web of deceit as he keeps up the charade he is still in work.
I Can't See My Little Willie
November 19, 1970
A man has a mid-life crisis in his brother's pub where sees life as a game show
A Distant Thunder
November 26, 1970
A newly-appointed knight finds his celebrations cut short by someone who was witness to his treachery during the war.
Hearts and Flowers
December 3, 1970
A TV host and his architect brother attend their father's funeral
Robin Redbreast
December 10, 1970
A woman living in a country cottage thinks that someone is trying to get her.
The Hallelujah Handshake
December 17, 1970
A petty thief and social misfit finagles his way into a church congregation
Alma Mater
January 7, 1971
A civil servant working abroad revisits his old school
Circle Line
January 14, 1971
A cynical student has a radically different view of life from his landlady, leading to conflict. Matters come to a head when he sleeps with her fourteen-year-old brother.
Hell's Angel
January 21, 1971
A couple are distressed by the changes in their adopted teenage son when he joins a biker gang.
The Piano
January 28, 1971
An old couple refuse to move when they find out that they can't take their piano with them
Billy's Last Stand
February 4, 1971
Billy, a self-employed coal-shoveller, gains a seedy business partner and competition in the form of a rival coal-shoveller.
The Rainbirds
February 11, 1971
A man who attempted suicide by jumping out a window is saved only to live in a coma, in which he has fantasies about his relatives and nightmare creatures.
Reddick
February 18, 1971
Charges that the Rev 'Red' Reddick is exploiting his youth club members leads to an explosive confrontation.
The Foxtrot
April 29, 1971
An odd menage a trois results when a woman and her lover are visited by her long-lost husband
When the Bough Breaks
May 6, 1971
When an injured baby arrives at the hospital, a social worker looks for the parents
Orkney
May 13, 1971
A trilogy of plays--A Time to Keep, The Whaler's Return, and Celia--exploring the life of the islanders in the past and present
The Rank and File
May 20, 1971
The story of the Pilkington glass workers strike of 1970
The Man in the Sidecar
May 27, 1971
A succesful novelist Edith lives with her husband and his friend, but she decides to ask the friend to leave.
Everybody Say Cheese
June 3, 1971
The story of a disintegrating marriage told through family photos
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
June 10, 1971
