Series 1

Series 1 (1962)


Episodes: 12

Star Cast:





Episodes List

Ep.1 The Cross and the Arrow

Air Date: 1962-01-22

Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice – an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events.

Ep.2 The Second Curtain

Air Date: 1962-01-29

Divorced novelist named George Garner gets drawn into a disappearance case involving an old schoolmate, William Widgery, leading him to amateur sleuthing as his own life and reputation unravel.

Ep.3 Flight Into Danger

Air Date: 1962-02-05

A charter flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver goes horribly awry when the pilots and passengers fall victim to food poisoning, forcing an ex-WWII pilot passenger to take control and attempt an emergency landing.

Ep.4 The Intrigue

Air Date: 1962-02-12

A French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.

Ep.5 Call Me Back

Air Date: 1962-02-19

A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.

Ep.6 The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Air Date: 1962-03-05

A mysterious, devilish Scotsman named Dougal Douglas arrives in a South London neighbourhood and disrupts the lives of the local workers at a textile company, causing mayhem, mutiny, and even murder through his 'human research'.

Ep.7 Look Who's Talking

Air Date: 1962-03-12

Ep.8 The Victorian Chaise Longue

Air Date: 1962-03-19

After buying an antique chaise-longue, Melanie experiences a nightmarish body-swap, finding herself in a oppressive Victorian era with a patronising husband and doctor, unable to convince anyone she is from the future.

Ep.9 The Grass Is Singing

Air Date: 1962-03-26

Mary Turner is a white woman whose life unravels on a farm, leading to a destructive relationship with her Black servant, Moses, culminating in violence and a critique of the social and racial dynamics.

Ep.10 North Flight

Air Date: 1962-04-02

A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.

Ep.11 A Voice from the Top

Air Date: 1962-04-09

Ep.12 The Imbroglio

Air Date: 1962-04-16

A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.