Theatre 625 (Season 3)

Esther's Altar (Episode 1)

Writer: Paul Smith

Air date: 1965-09-05

Overview: In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.

David, Chapter 2 (Episode 2)

Writer: M. Charles Cohen

Air date: 1965-09-19

Rosmersholm (Episode 3)

Writer: Henrik Ibsen

Air date: 1965-09-26

Overview: The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?

Miss Julie (Episode 4)

Air date: 1965-10-03

Overview: Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.

Hermit Crabs (Episode 5)

Writer: Mary Hayley Bell

Air date: 1965-10-10

Enter Solly Gold (Episode 6)

Writer: Bernard Kops

Air date: 1965-10-17

Overview: Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.

The Siege of Manchester (Episode 7)

Writer: Keith Dewhurst

Air date: 1965-10-31

Runtime: 90 min

Overview: A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Episode 8)

Writer: Robin Chapman

Air date: 1965-11-07

Overview: Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.

The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (Episode 9)

Writer: Robin Chapman

Air date: 1965-11-21

Overview: With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.

The World of George Orwell: 1984 (Episode 10)

Writer: Nigel Kneale

Air date: 1966-11-28

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

Portraits from the North: The Nutter (Episode 11)

Writer: Alan Plater

Air date: 1965-12-05

Portraits from the North: Bruno (Episode 12)

Writer: Ronald Eyre

Air date: 1965-12-19

Yob and Nabob (Episode 13)

Writer: Derrick Sherwin

Air date: 1965-12-26

Doctor Knock (Episode 14)

Air date: 1966-01-02

Overview: After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.

Focus (Episode 15)

Writer: Ruth Sheale

Air date: 1966-01-09

Overview: Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley (Episode 16)

Writer: Arnold Wesker

Air date: 1966-01-23

Overview: A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots (Episode 17)

Writer: Arnold Wesker

Air date: 1966-01-30

Overview: A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.

The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem (Episode 18)

Writer: Arnold Wesker

Air date: 1966-02-06

Overview: A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.

Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow (Episode 19)

Writer: Rhys Adrian

Air date: 1966-02-13

A Man Like That (Episode 20)

Writer: Harry Stanley Eveling

Air date: 1966-02-27

Simon and Laura (Episode 21)

Writer: Alan Melville

Air date: 1966-03-06

Overview: An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.

The Queen and Jackson (Episode 22)

Writer: Donald Bull

Air date: 1966-03-13

A Month in the Country (Episode 23)

Air date: 1966-03-20

Overview: In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.

The Seagull (Episode 24)

Air date: 1966-03-27

Overview: Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.

Twelfth Hour (Episode 25)

Writer: Ariadne Nicolaeff

Air date: 1966-04-03

The Queen and the Welshman (Episode 26)

Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson

Air date: 1966-04-10

Runtime: 90 min

Overview: The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.

Final Demand (Episode 27)

Writer: Hugh Whitemore

Air date: 1966-04-24

Semi-Detached (Episode 28)

Writer: David Turner

Air date: 1966-05-01

She Stoops to Conquer (Episode 29)

Writer: Oliver Goldsmith

Air date: 1966-05-29

Runtime: 115 min

Overview: 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.

Up and Down (Episode 30)

Writer: Julia Jones

Air date: 1966-06-05

Marianne (Episode 31)

Writer: Harry Greene

Air date: 1966-06-12

The Melody Suit (Episode 32)

Air date: 1966-06-19

On the March to the Sea (Episode 33)

Writer: Gore Vidal

Air date: 1966-07-17

Overview: During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.

How to Get Rid of Your Husband (Episode 34)

Writer: Robert Gould

Air date: 1966-07-24

Girl of My Dreams (Episode 35)

Writer: Hugh Whitemore

Air date: 1966-07-31