Episodes
Hindle Wakes
January 1, 1950
Rope
January 8, 1950
Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
Twelfth Night
January 15, 1950
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke's sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio.
Cheapside
January 22, 1950
Trespass
January 29, 1950
The Scarlet Pimpernel
February 5, 1950
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
The Indifferent Shepherd
February 12, 1950
The Seagull
March 5, 1950
This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.
The Lady's Not for Burning
March 12, 1950
Promise of Tomorrow
April 16, 1950
Marius Goring stars as Tommy Savidge, a crippled poet who longs to compose verse dramas but is forced to write trashy plays for dingy provincial repertory companies to make a living.
Othello
April 23, 1950
The Title
May 21, 1950
The Admirable Crichton
June 11, 1950
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.
Dark Tribute
Adventure Story
July 30, 1950
The story of Alexander the Great, a compulsive conqueror.
The History of Mr. Polly
August 13, 1950
Vanity Fair
September 3, 1950
Party Manners
October 1, 1950
The Secret Sharer
November 26, 1950
A ship's captain must conceal a stowaway from his crew.
An Enemy of the People
December 3, 1950
A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.
