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 3)
Stella (Episode 1)
Writer: Alun Owen
Air date: 1968-06-19
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Stella escapes an unhappy relationship to live in a bedsit. She meets another man which forces her to make decisions about her life.
Its Only Us (Episode 2)
Writer: Peter Draper
Air date: 1968-06-26
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Why do a couple of affluent professionals keep revisiting and staying at a seedy hotel?
The Fifty Seventh Saturday (Episode 3)
Writer: William Trevor
Air date: 1968-07-03
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Mavie cannot declare her love, because the object of her affections is a very busy man.
Happy Anniversary (Episode 4)
Writer: Cecil P. Taylor
Air date: 1968-07-10
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: An annual reminder to a wife concerned about what her husband has done with all his money.
Nothing's Ever Over (Episode 5)
Writer: Edna O'Brien
Air date: 1968-07-17
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: An intense court case involving divorce proceedings is adjourned for lunch. Husband and wife then discover they are both going to be eating in the same cafeteria.
Thief (Episode 6)
Writer: Alun Owen
Air date: 1968-07-24
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.
Mr Universe and the Well Known Prisoner (Episode 7)
Writer: Leon Griffiths
Air date: 1968-07-29
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A prison officer crosses a violent, strong but slow witted prisoner.
