Episodes
Big Brain Man
September 11, 1960
Much to the delight of fellow tenants, a tenant becomes the landlord. Their delight is short lived when he starts behaving just like the previous landlord.
A Heart and a Diamond
September 18, 1960
Lena, O My Lena
September 25, 1960
Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He becomes smitten with a girl named Lena who works in the machine shop next door, and despite a bullying driver who claims her for herself, he manages to take her out on a date.
Pig's Ear with Flowers
October 2, 1960
Thunder on the Snowy
October 9, 1960
The Siege at Killyfaddy
October 16, 1960
I'll Have You to Remember
October 23, 1960
A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.
My Representative
October 30, 1960
Ambition takes hold of fashion-house salesman Ronnie Page as he forgets those closest to him in his desire for a successful career.
The Cake Baker
November 6, 1960
Hail the Conquering Hero
November 13, 1960
The Stranger
November 20, 1960
Mr Nobody
November 27, 1960
Clip Joint People
December 4, 1960
The Cupboard
December 11, 1960
When Fred Watson's wife and landlady disappear, and he is seen papering over two cupboards in his bedroom, the police are called in.
Rain
December 18, 1960
A prostitute finds redemption in Pago Pago thanks to a hard missionary man.
The Great Gold Bullion Robbery
December 25, 1960
Robbery from a moving train? Impossible.
A Head Full of Crocodiles
January 1, 1961
Till the Day I Die
January 8, 1961
The Mystery of Martin Wheeler
January 15, 1961
The Picture of Dorian Gray
January 22, 1961
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Honeymoon Postponed
January 29, 1961
Lancashire newlyweds Violet and Arthur Fitton are forced to postpone their honeymoon and move in temporarily with his parents.
A Degree of Murder
February 5, 1961
A man and his wife plan to murder his eccentric wealthy sister.
Strangers in the Room
February 12, 1961
The Money Makers
February 19, 1961
Tune on an Apron-String
February 26, 1961
The Big Deal
March 3, 1961
Unscrupulous business Sir Pierson Cale is determined to win the contract to build a power station. He sees John Hamilton as someone who can get the job done but he wants him to bid half a million less than his nearest competitor.
The Man Out There
March 12, 1961
A Russian astronaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket, has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife also trapped, in a blizzard swept area of Canada. Her daughter is dying of diphtheria, he as a doctor can help her.
The Conscientious Gauger
March 26, 1961
The Way of Love
April 9, 1961
The Hero
April 23, 1961
Danger! Men Working
May 21, 1961
In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked foreman Desmond Doherty with brash Scanling, which angers the men.
No Licence for Singing
May 21, 1961
Flying High
April 23, 1961
Man on a Mountain Top
April 30, 1961
A writer who lives in carefully-protected seclusion does not welcome a young woman's intrusion into his life.
Duel for Love
May 7, 1961
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
May 14, 1961
A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.
The Truth About Helen
May 21, 1961
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
May 28, 1961
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
The Typists
June 4, 1961
We see two typists aging as they spend 40 years together in the same office.
The Night of the Apes
June 11, 1961
After Clive is dishonourably discharged from the army for failing to shoot an unarmed terrorist, he finds his return to his hometown no easy matter.
