Episodes
A Clean Kill
October 1, 1961
Faraway Places
October 8, 1961
Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.
What Every Woman Knows
October 15, 1961
Maggie Wylie isn't very beautiful. She isn't even very young any more. But fortunately there is more to Maggie than meets the eye.
The Big Noise
October 22, 1961
Hullo Ragtime
October 29, 1961
The Test
November 5, 1961
Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.
Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin
November 12, 1961
Cross of Iron
November 19, 1961
She Stoops to Conquer
November 26, 1961
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.
Somewhere for the Night
December 3, 1961
Centenary Year
December 10, 1961
The Judge and His Hangman
December 17, 1961
Inspector Barlach is ruthless in pursuit of an arrest, and doesn't seem to care if anyone else gets hurt along the way.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
December 24, 1961
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Affair of State
December 31, 1961
Philip is much older than his wife, who is, he discovers, having an affair with his friend George. When he introduces George to a young woman, he has an ulterior motive.
Means to an End
January 7, 1962
Black Limelight
January 14, 1962
The Rivals
January 21, 1962
The Alderman
January 28, 1962
The Happiest Days of Your Life
February 4, 1962
Through a clerical error, a boys' school and a girls' school are billeted on the same premises.
I'll Die for You
February 11, 1962
The Turning Point
February 18, 1962
Sparrow in a Cage
March 4, 1962
One for the Pot
March 11, 1962
The definition of a trivial subspace and of a nontrivial subspace are provided.
Storm in a Teacup
March 18, 1962
Both Ends Meet
March 25, 1962
This Happy Breed
April 1, 1962
The travails of an ordinary London working-class family over many years.
The High Mountain
April 8, 1962
A ruthless business tycoon proposes a merger - between God and Mammon.
So Many Children
April 15, 1962
Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case
April 22, 1962
Loyalties
April 29, 1962
To Whom It May Concern
May 6, 1962
The Long Memory
May 13, 1962
An embittered man is released from prison, anxious for revenge on those who really perpetrated the crime for which he was convicted.
Value for Money
May 20, 1962
A self-made Northerner of limited sophistication finds London life a little hectic.
A Child in the House
May 27, 1962
With her mother in hospital and her father mysteriously away, Elisabeth is sent to an unknown uncle and aunt in Belfast. The play deals with the conflict aroused in the child's conscience when she is placed in unfamiliar surroundings.
The Money Machine
June 3, 1962
Alastair Moncrieff designs a banknote counter and he takes it to Olagem Ltd. Director John Lock realises that the counter can make a fortune, and determines that the fortune shall go to Olagem.
Worm's Eye View
June 10, 1962
Undercover Cat
June 17, 1962
Member of the Family
June 24, 1962
Edwin Carrington has remarried. His staid English family is surprised by his new wife.
Young Timothy
July 1, 1962
The Man Who Opted Out
July 8, 1962
Up a Gum Tree
July 15, 1962
Eccentric goings-on in a far-flung tropical colony.
The Day Before Atlanta
July 22, 1962
Sword of Vengeance
July 29, 1962
Dial M for Murder
August 5, 1962
A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.
The Pretender
August 12, 1962
When her throne is threatened by a "pretender" based in Venice, Catherine the Great sends Count Orloff to deal with the problem.
The Mortimer Touch
August 19, 1962
Dackson's Wharf
August 26, 1962
Hedgehog
September 2, 1962
What's in It for Walter
September 9, 1962
Six Men of Dorset
September 16, 1962
The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, nineteenth-century labourers who formed a union and were transported to Australia.
Charlie Was My Darling
September 23, 1962
