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Sunday-Night Play: Season 1

92 episodes · premiered Sep 25, 1960

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  1. Episode 1: A Walk in the Desert Sep 25, 1960
  2. Episode 2: The Unplayed Part Oct 2, 1960
  3. Episode 3: The Ruffians Oct 9, 1960
  4. Episode 4: Twentieth Century Theatre: Man and Superman Jan 24, 1960
  5. Episode 5: Twentieth Century Theatre: The White Guard Jan 31, 1960 It is November 1918 and the scene is the city of Kiev in the Ukraine, lately garrisoned by the German Army of Occupation but now threatened by the approach of a large well-equipped army of…
  6. Episode 6: Twentieth Century Theatre: Our Betters Feb 7, 1960
  7. Episode 7: Twentieth Century Theatre: MacAdam and Eve Feb 14, 1960
  8. Episode 8: Brian Rix Presents: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? Feb 21, 1960
  9. Episode 9: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Conquering Hero Feb 28, 1960
  10. Episode 10: Twentieth Century Theatre: Journey's End Mar 6, 1960
  11. Episode 11: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Fanatics Mar 13, 1960
  12. Episode 12: Twentieth Century Theatre: Young Woodley Mar 20, 1960
  13. Episode 13: Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before Mar 27, 1960
  14. Episode 14: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of Freedom Apr 3, 1960
  15. Episode 15: Twentieth Century Theatre: Glorious Morning Apr 10, 1960
  16. Episode 16: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Queen Came By Apr 17, 1960
  17. Episode 17: Twentieth Century Theatre: Love on the Dole Apr 24, 1960
  18. Episode 18: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Vortex May 1, 1960
  19. Episode 19: Twentieth Century Theatre: Judgment Day May 8, 1960
  20. Episode 20: Twentieth Century Theatre: Aren't We All May 15, 1960
  21. Episode 21: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Elder Statesman May 22, 1960
  22. Episode 22: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Assassin May 29, 1960
  23. Episode 23: Twentieth Century Theatre: Doctor in the House Jun 5, 1960
  24. Episode 24: Twentieth Century Theatre: Mr. Gillie Jun 12, 1960
  25. Episode 25: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect Play Jun 19, 1960
  26. Episode 26: Twentieth Century Theatre: Musical Chairs Jun 26, 1960
  27. Episode 27: Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust Jul 3, 1960 A weakling sheriff is unable to prevent a lynching. Can he redeem himself by preventing a second one?
  28. Episode 28: Summer Theatre: June Evening Jul 10, 1960
  29. Episode 29: Summer Theatre: You're a Long Time Dead Jul 17, 1960
  30. Episode 30: Summer Theatre: My Flesh, My Blood Jul 24, 1960
  31. Episode 31: Summer Theatre: The Critical Point Jul 31, 1960 Dr. Gage, involved in cryogenics, volunteers to be the first frozen man after murdering his wife. Dr. Mortimer discovers who killed his wife and ponders whether he should play judge and…
  32. Episode 32: Summer Theatre: A Dream of Treason Aug 7, 1960 Lambert, a government official, is required to leak a secret document - which may have serious consequences.
  33. Episode 33: Summer Theatre: The Devil's General Aug 14, 1960 General Harras, a hero of the First World War, finds himself increasingly at odds with the new Germany of Adolf Hitler.
  34. Episode 34: Summer Theatre: The Liberators Aug 21, 1960
  35. Episode 35: Summer Theatre: The Small Victory Aug 28, 1960
  36. Episode 36: Summer Theatre: Death of a Guest Sep 4, 1960
  37. Episode 37: Brian Rix Presents: Reluctant Heroes Sep 11, 1960
  38. Episode 38: Summer Theatre: An English Summer Sep 18, 1960
  39. Episode 39: A Walk in the Desert Sep 25, 1960
  40. Episode 40: The Unplayed Part Oct 2, 1960
  41. Episode 41: The Ruffians Oct 9, 1960
  42. Episode 42: Pay Day Oct 16, 1960
  43. Episode 81: Affair of State Dec 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.
  44. Episode 82: The Barretts of Wimpole Street Dec 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.
  45. Episode 83: The Judge and His Hangman Dec 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.
  46. Episode 84: Centenary Year Dec 10, 1961
  47. Episode 85: Somewhere for the Night Dec 3, 1961
  48. Episode 86: She Stoops to Conquer Nov 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…
  49. Episode 87: Cross of Iron Nov 19, 1961
  50. Episode 88: Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin Nov 12, 1961
  51. Episode 89: The Test Nov 5, 1961 Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.
  52. Episode 90: Hello Ragtime Oct 29, 1961
  53. Episode 91: The Big Noise Oct 22, 1961
  54. Episode 92: What Every Woman Knows Oct 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.
  55. Episode 93: Faraway Places Oct 8, 1961 Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.
  56. Episode 94: A Clean Kill Oct 1, 1961
  57. Episode 95: The Hasty Heart Sep 17, 1961 It's 1945, Burma, the day the war is over! For many this means they've survived and will be going home. But not for everyone. A Scottish soldier, Corporal Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan is…
  58. Episode 96: Wet Fish Sep 3, 1961
  59. Episode 97: The Winslow Boy Aug 20, 1961 The Winslow family return from church to their house in South Kensington on a summer morning in 1912 not knowing how their lives will be altered by their son, Ronnie, who has been expelled…
  60. Episode 98: Brian Rix presents: Basinful of the Briny Aug 6, 1961
  61. Episode 99: That Lady Jul 9, 1961
  62. Episode 100: A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 Jun 18, 1961 After the manned satellite, the armed satellite. Kuprin, the Soviet scientist, is working on a warhead for the Chelovyek. But Laye-Parker, M.P., and Smith, a Lobby Correspondent at the…
  63. Episode 101: A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 Jun 25, 1961 Laye-Parker, M.P., and Smith, a Lobby Correspondent, have reached Moscow in their search for Kuprin, a Soviet rocket expert whom they knew at Cambridge and whom they hope to persuade to…
  64. Episode 102: Home at Seven Jun 4, 1961 Home at seven as usual after just another Monday at the office - or that is what Mr. Preston thought. But in fact it is Tuesday and he has no recollection of the past twenty-four hours. It…
  65. Episode 103: Brian Rix presents: Wolf's Clothing May 21, 1961
  66. Episode 104: Marriage Lines May 14, 1961 A comedy of marriage, set in the secure partnership of two mature and worldly people, examines what happens when an envious free-lance tries to rock the boat.
  67. Episode 105: Scene of the Accident Apr 30, 1961 When a prominent Q.C. is knocked down and killed by a car, the driver's Insurance Company is faced with paying out on a very substantial claim. Briefed to investigate possible grounds for…
  68. Episode 106: Charley's Aunt Apr 16, 1961 I'm Charley's Aunt from Brazil - where the nuts come from.
  69. Episode 107: Brian Rix presents: A Fair Cop Apr 2, 1961
  70. Episode 108: Fury in Petticoats Mar 26, 1961 It is 1837 and we are in the home of the Rev. William Dill, the vicar of a small parish in England. Life there is peaceful and leisurely until one day the vicar welcomes into his household…
  71. Episode 109: The Wrong Side of the Park Mar 19, 1961
  72. Episode 110: Old Mick Mack Mar 12, 1961
  73. Episode 111: A Reason for Staying Mar 5, 1961 A group of Eastern European emigres, now living in England, still hope that they will one day return to their home-land in authority. But one of them, a general, has a reason for…
  74. Episode 112: The Mather Story Feb 26, 1961 A serious accusation by a famous artist about the work of another gives John Ramsay a chance to 'get something into the paper' and perhaps to keep his job on the Sunday Herald. But rapidly…
  75. Episode 113: An Inspector Calls Feb 19, 1961 Spring, 1912 - for the wealthy a time of good living, gaiety, and a belief in the unshakability of the status quo. Mr. and Mrs. Birling are celebrating the engagement of their daughter…
  76. Episode 114: The Intervener Feb 12, 1961 Jeremy Penlove is a London solicitor and a confirmed bachelor. His life is placid and uncomplicated until, one fine summer's day, a new client, Lily Forrester, walks into his office to…
  77. Episode 115: The Final Result Feb 5, 1961 John Horner's father, mother, and sister are waiting to hear the result of his degree examination. He is the only one who is not surprised: it is what he expected it to be. It is this…
  78. Episode 116: A Kind of Strength Jan 29, 1961 Two men, both trapped in the world of commerce, struggle for freedom. In facing the truth about themselves, the decisions they have to make need a rare kind of strength.
  79. Episode 117: Off Centre Jan 22, 1961 Joe Hunter is a scientist living two lives: one as he sees himself, and the other as the world, sees him. The story spans the years from 1917, when he was a young pilot in the Royal Flying…
  80. Episode 118: A Woman Comes Home Jan 15, 1961 Home has many meanings; a refuge from strain, the start of 'growing up'; the source of compassion and understanding. When these are lost there is desolation, but if they are fought for, no…
  81. Episode 119: Venus Brown Jan 8, 1961 For Jack Brown, his wife Venus is a goddess in more than name. But she is not a goddess, she is a human being, and it is dangerous to worship human beings.
  82. Episode 120: Nearer to Heaven Jan 1, 1961
  83. Episode 121: The Chopping Block Oct 23, 1960
  84. Episode 122: Looking for Garrow Oct 30, 1960 American business woman Clarissa comes to England seeking one J.S. Garrow - author of an alarmingly frank new novel. But it looks as though her teenage daughter has already found Garrow…
  85. Episode 123: A Subject of Scandal and Concern Nov 6, 1960 In 1842, a rebel in Cheltenham and Gloucester imprisoned for his beliefs and for the right to express them.
  86. Episode 124: The Wind and the Sun Nov 13, 1960 Ruth and Lewis Miller's marriage is almost at breaking point. The result upon their two children of the tension created by this situation is revealed in the play as an important question…
  87. Episode 125: The Squeeze Nov 20, 1960 Should Big Tom, a colliery face repairer, confronted by the onset of middle age, continue with his work at the risk of his life, or settle for something safer at the risk of his…
  88. Episode 126: The Nightwalkers Nov 27, 1960 A young British student wandering through France today becomes involved with remnants of a former French Resistance group.
  89. Episode 127: The Assassins Dec 4, 1960 A quiet evening at home for a normal fairly prosperous middle-class family is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of two strangers - two men with a mission, fanatical and ruthless, prepared…
  90. Episode 128: The Song of a March Hare Dec 11, 1960 Crumble is convinced that he was born for success in business. All he needs is a chance to prove it, and this comes with an unexpected legacy.
  91. Episode 129: A Time to Fight Dec 18, 1960 Housewife Ellen Manders had no reason to suspect that this evening was going to be any different from any other until her husband arrived home late with his shoes and brief-case covered in…
  92. Episode 130: Tuppence in the Gods Dec 25, 1960