18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up-and-coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who ended up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Half Hour Story (Season 2)
In Loving Memory Of? (Episode 1)
Writer: Ewart Alexander
Air date: 1968-01-05
Runtime: 25 min
Do You Play Requests? (Episode 2)
Writer: Hugh Leonard
Air date: 1968-01-12
Runtime: 25 min
The Casting Session (Episode 3)
Writer: Stanley Mann
Air date: 1968-01-19
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Two actors (Mike & Elaine) attending a casting session become increasingly concerned about the nature of the film they are being cast for.
The Money Spider (Episode 4)
Writer: Jacques Gillies
Air date: 1968-01-26
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A petty criminal convinces a gangster boss he can make perfect counterfeit money.
Out of the Playground (Episode 5)
Writer: Douglas Livingstone
Air date: 1968-02-14
Runtime: 25 min
The Pub Fighter (Episode 6)
Writer: Jim Allen
Air date: 1968-02-21
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Out on the town in Birmingham, a happy night out turns into an ordeal, and drunken brawl, after an illegal boxing match in a pub.
Venus Rising (Episode 7)
Writer: Fay Weldon
Air date: 1968-02-28
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A visit to a fortune teller has an unexpected effect on Edith, but is the fortune teller reading fate or just manipulating Edith's future?
The Event (Episode 8)
Writer: Kenneth Eastaugh
Air date: 1968-03-06
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: An elderly pensioner finds himself attracted to his new home help Elsie, and sees her return each day as 'The Event'.
Natural Justice (Episode 9)
Air date: 1968-03-13
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A jury foreman behind closed doors bullies and blackmails the rest of the jury into accepting his verdict.
A View from the Obelisk (Episode 10)
Writer: Hugh Leonard
Air date: 1968-03-20
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A middle aged man returns to his home town to show his new girlfriend his origins. After an exhausting trip into the hills to get the best view, he strikes up a conversation with a young artist painting the scene. He finds they have a lot in common...
Goodnight Albert (Episode 11)
Writer: Roy Minton
Air date: 1968-04-03
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is of him.
Flowers at My Feet (Episode 12)
Writer: Ted Allan
Air date: 1968-04-10
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Young David desperately wants to become a writer, but after the rejections his family thinks its about time he got 'a proper job' to support their precarious financial position.
