London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between hero and villain, enchantress and harpy. The series features extensive location filming, ranging from Soho to the Law Courts, Wembley to the docks. Of the twelve episodes, eleven are believed to be lost.
Londoners (Season 1)
Boy in the Smoke (Episode 1)
Writer: Patrick Galvin
Air date: 1965-05-13
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: At Paddington Station, young Irishman Paddy – hungover and minus his wallet – takes a very different view of the district from young Billy Carey, to whom Paddington is home, with the excitement of building sites to play on and the mysteries of the canal.
Angus Slowly Sinking? (Episode 2)
Writer: Hugh Whitemore
Air date: 1965-05-20
Runtime: 75 min
Just Call Me Lucky (Episode 3)
Writer: Frank Norman
Air date: 1965-05-27
Runtime: 75 min
Kill Three (Episode 4)
Writer: Milton Shulman
Air date: 1965-06-03
Runtime: 75 min
The Long Street (Episode 5)
Writer: Norman Smithson
Air date: 1965-06-10
Runtime: 75 min
Joe Nobody (Episode 6)
Writer: Cyril Abraham
Air date: 1965-06-17
Runtime: 75 min
Old Man of Chelsea Reach (Episode 7)
Writer: John Finch
Air date: 1965-06-24
Runtime: 75 min
A Day Out for Lucy (Episode 8)
Writer: James Hanley
Air date: 1965-07-01
Runtime: 75 min
The Frighteners (Episode 9)
Writer: Daniel Farson
Air date: 1965-07-08
Runtime: 70 min
A Little Touch of Henry (Episode 10)
Writer: Ronald Eyre
Air date: 1965-07-15
Runtime: 75 min
Common Ground (Episode 11)
Writer: Julia Jones
Air date: 1965-07-22
Runtime: 75 min
Pity About the Abbey (Episode 12)
Writer: John Betjeman
Air date: 1965-07-29
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: Businessmen plot to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.
Seasons
Episodes 12