Drama 61-67
Season One
March 19, 1961
20Episodes
Episodes
1
E1
1. The Cruel Day
March 19, 1961
50 min
The Captain's transfer to a lonely outpost in Algeria may have appeared merely a routine posting to him. But dealing with the rebels forces him to face a problem he has shirked all his life: it forces him to face himself.
Guest Stars:
Marius Goring, Peter Arne, Michael Caridia, Joseph Cuby, Miki Iveria
2
E2
2. The Takers
April 2, 1961
Guest Stars:
Kenneth Cope, Guy Deghy, Donald Houston, Hana Maria Pravda
3
E3
3. The Long Distance Blue
April 17, 1961
Guest Stars:
James Bolam, Tom Bell, Avis Bunnage
4
E4
4. The Executioners
April 30, 1961
Guest Stars:
Jacqueline Hill, William Sylvester
5
E5
5. Edge of Truth
May 14, 1961
Guest Stars:
Robert Arden, Tom Busby, Robert Clothier
6
E6
6. The Big Pride
May 28, 1961
Based on the BBC radio drama, "The University of Hunger," it tells the story of the harsh reality faced by three men after they break out of prison.
Guest Stars:
Aleksander Browne, William Marshall, Johnny Sekka, Barbara Assoon, Dan Jackson
7
E7
7. The Diamond Run
June 11, 1961
Guest Stars:
Terence Longdon, Warren Mitchell, Nyree Dawn Porter
8
E8
8. The Machine Calls It Murder
June 25, 1961
Peter Meinecke an insurance agent, has a state of the art computer for dealing with his policies. The computer alarms him when it detects that several claims are fraudulent and murder maybe involved.... it also predicts the next victim.
Guest Stars:
Dave King, Robert Ayres, Josephine Brown, Neil Hallett
9
E9
9. The Dinner Party
July 9, 1961
Guest Stars:
Nora Swinburne, Paul Curran, Patricia Marmont
10
E10
10. Journey to Nowhere
July 23, 1961
Guest Stars:
Jack Gwillim, Robert Cartland, Hazel Bainbridge
11
E11
11. Love and Penguins
August 6, 1961
Guest Stars:
Michael Aldridge, Geoffrey Colville, Wendy Craig, Robert Hardy
12
E12
12. The Best of Everything
August 20, 1961
Jimmy Brewster just wants the best of everything. And he'll do anything - anything at all - to get it.
Guest Stars:
Gary Raymond, Terence Alexander
13
E13
13. The Morning Face
September 3, 1961
Guest Stars:
Margaret Tyzack, Laurence Hardy, Patience Collier
14
E14
14. The Glove
September 17, 1961
Guest Stars:
Donald Eccles, Marie Lohr
15
E15
15. Joke Over
October 1, 1961
Guest Stars:
Freda Bamford, Harriette Johns, Simone Lovell, Edwin Richfield
16
E16
16. Local Incident
October 15, 1961
Guest Stars:
Basil Sydney, Catherine Lacey, John Hurt
17
E17
17. So Long at the Fair
October 29, 1961
Guest Stars:
Edward de Souza, Philip Latham, Amy Dalby
18
E18
18. Torment
November 26, 1961
Guest Stars:
Peter Dyneley, Betty McDowall, Douglas Wilmer
19
E19
19. The Day of the Fox
December 10, 1961
In Jan Carew's explosive drama, Sammy Davis Jr gives a memorable performance as a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation.
Guest Stars:
Aleksander Browne, Sammy Davis Jr., Zia Mohyeddin, Lloyd Reckord, Frank Singuineau
20
E20
20. The Face of the Enemy
December 24, 1961
An unexploded bomb is found near a hospital, but a man who knows the bomb model is reluctant to help.
Guest Stars:
Michael Aldridge, Robert Aldous, Trevor Baxter, Dinsdale Landen