Episodes
The Gift
January 3, 1954
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure
March 7, 1954
It Never Rains
April 18, 1954
The Comedy of Errors
May 16, 1954
Two identical twins and their two servants (also identical twins) are separated in a ship-wreck. When, years later, they all show up in the same town, mistaken identities abound.
Three Sisters
June 27, 1954
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.
The Promised Years #3: The Small Victory
July 11, 1954
Captain Banner
August 8, 1954
The Moon in the Yellow River
September 12, 1954
Troilus and Cressida
September 19, 1954
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.
Troilus and Cressida/II
September 23, 1954
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.
The Last of the De Mullins
October 3, 1954
Ninety Sail
October 17, 1954
The Silent People
November 7, 1954
Waiting for Gillian
November 14, 1954
The carefully-controlled marriage of James Manning begins to collapse when he realizes his wife is having an affair with a wealthy man.
The Whiteoak Chronicles #1: Young Renny
December 5, 1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
December 12, 1954
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. [The broadcast caused controversy, with many viewer complaints and questions in Parliament over its supposed subversive nature and horrific content. With time and hindsight, it was ranked 73rd of "The 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th Century" in an industry poll by the BFI in 2000.]
Stand Still Time
December 19, 1954
