Episode 1
Remote Control
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Directed by Alan GibsonWritten by Hugo CharterisGuest stars Jeremy Child, Barrie Ingham, Nigel Terry
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
19658 seasons4.3 / 10
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
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An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
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Episode 2
Gangster
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Directed by Michael HartWritten by Robin SmythGuest stars Margaret Brady, Kenneth Cranham
Episode 3
Trial
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Directed by James BrabazonGuest stars David Graham, Michael Robbins
Episode 4
A Formula for Treason
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Directed by Oliver HorsbrughWritten by Denis Plimmer, Charlotte PlimmerGuest stars Peter Cellier, Ruth Trouncer
Episode 5
Someone's Knocking at Me Door
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Written by Robin SmythGuest stars Harry Fowler, Danny Green
Episode 6
Trespassers
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Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Allan PriorGuest stars Jeremy Child, Zienia Merton
Episode 7
Aggers and Torters: Back to Nature
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Directed by Rodney BennettWritten by David HodsonGuest stars Amanda Barrie, James Villiers
Episode 8
Aggers and Torters: Psy-Fi
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Directed by Anne HeadWritten by David HodsonGuest stars Amanda Barrie, Roddy Maude-Roxby
Episode 9
Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory
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Directed by Rodney BennettWritten by David HodsonGuest stars Amanda Barrie, Betty Marsden
Episode 10
Lecture to an Academy
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Directed by Roderick GrahamWritten by Franz KafkaGuest stars Tutte Lemkow
Episode 11
The Switch
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Directed by Elizabeth SmallWritten by Ewart AlexanderGuest stars John Castle, Barbara Couper
Episode 12
The Discharge of Trooper Lusby
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Directed by James BrabazonWritten by Robert HollesGuest stars Robin Bailey, Michael Elwyn, Robert James, Patrick Godfrey
Episode 13
Laffin' Gas
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Directed by Brian FarnhamWritten by Tony PerrinGuest stars Joe Gladwin, Del Henney
Episode 14
The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
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Directed by Roderick GrahamWritten by Maurice EdelmanGuest stars Michael Aldridge, Sylvia Syms
Episode 15
Reparation
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Directed by Rodney BennettGuest stars Irene Prador, Sydney Tafler, John Woodvine
Episode 16
The Scarecrows
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Directed by Bill CraskeWritten by Ewart AlexanderGuest stars John Rees, Aubrey Richards
Episode 17
Laying It Off For Spangle
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Directed by James FermanGuest stars Michael Graham Cox, Julian Glover
Episode 18
Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
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Directed by Elizabeth SmallWritten by George LaytonGuest stars Clive Revill, Maureen Pryor
Episode 19
What a Pity You Can't Stay Longer
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Directed by Henri SafranWritten by Adeline CollierGuest stars Janet Key, Geraldine Moffat
Episode 20
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
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Directed by Robert KnightsWritten by Frank ClementGuest stars Donald Burton, James Cossins
Episode 21
Meanwhile Back at the Office
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Directed by Michael HartWritten by Derek HoddinottGuest stars David Markham, Hilary Mason
Episode 22
All My Own Army
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Directed by Michael TuchnerWritten by Leslie ThomasGuest stars Michael Bates, Jack Shepherd
Episode 23
Whispers
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Directed by Henri SafranGuest stars Gwen Watford, David Langton
Episode 24
Revolutions: Cromwell
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Directed by Tristan de Vere ColeWritten by Cecil P. TaylorGuest stars Kenneth Colley, Leslie Sands
Episode 25
Revolutions: Lenin
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Directed by Brian FarnhamWritten by Cecil P. TaylorGuest stars David Collings, Lee Montague, Norman Rossington
Episode 26
Revolutions: Fidel Castro
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Directed by Michael HartWritten by Cecil P. TaylorGuest stars Bernard Horsfall, Tom Conti, Nicholas Amer
Episode 27
Is That Your Body, Boy?
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Directed by Claude WhathamWritten by Andrew DaviesGuest stars Ron Moody, Michael Kitchen
Episode 28
The Tidewatchers
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Guest stars Sam Kydd, Richard O'Callaghan
Episode 29
Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography
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Directed by Robert KnightsWritten by Carey HarrisonGuest stars Mark Dignam
Episode 30
Lilly: Part 1
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Directed by Hugh DavidWritten by Jean BenedettiGuest stars Avis Bunnage, Iain Cuthbertson
Episode 31
Lilly: Part 2
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Directed by Hugh DavidWritten by Jean BenedettiGuest stars Avis Bunnage, Iain Cuthbertson, Dandy Nichols
Episode 32
Ben
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Directed by Colin CantWritten by Roy MintonGuest stars John Gregson
Episode 33
An Uncertain Sound
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Directed by Tristan de Vere ColeGuest stars John Carlisle, Ewan Hooper
Episode 34
Hope
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Directed by John GlenisterWritten by John SpurlingGuest stars John Bennett, Annette Crosbie
Episode 35
Good Times
A woman advertises her services as a portrait model, but a misunderstanding arises.
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Directed by Brian FarnhamWritten by Roy MintonGuest stars Victor Maddern, Gwen Watford
Episode 36
Tropical Wednesdays
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Directed by Colin CantGuest stars Joyce Carey, Nadim Sawalha
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Cast
Richard PearsonCyril Boggis
Norman RossingtonZinoviev
Lee MontagueThe Soldier
Donald SindenAndrew Pelham
Hugh BurdenHusband
John Franklyn-RobbinsPrisoner
Julian GloverThe Tenant
David CollingsSverdlovProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 285
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Themes
anthologybased on novel or bookbased on play or musicalbased on short storyliterary adaptationpartially lost media