A half-hour (later 60 minute) drama anthology series based on the works of renowned English author William Somerset Maugham, who appears in the opening and closing of each episode.
Somerset Maugham Hour (Season 1)
S1.E1 ∙ Flotsam and Jetsam (Episode 1)
Air date: 1960-02-03
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E2 ∙ Sanatorium (Episode 2)
Air date: 1960-02-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A man believing himself near death from tuberculosis attends a sanatorium - where he falls in love.
S1.E3 ∙ The Happy Couple (Episode 3)
Air date: 1960-02-17
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E4 ∙ The Unconquered (Episode 4)
Air date: 1960-02-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In Nazi occupied France, a Frenchwoman is raped by a German soldier. Adapted from a W. Somerset Maugham short story.
S1.E5 ∙ A Casual Affair (Episode 5)
Air date: 1960-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E6 ∙ Episode (Episode 6)
Air date: 1960-03-09
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E7 ∙ The Alien Corn (Episode 7)
Air date: 1960-03-16
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E8 ∙ The Lion's Skin (Episode 8)
Air date: 1960-03-23
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E9 ∙ P and O (Episode 9)
Air date: 1960-03-30
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E10 ∙ The Facts of Life (Episode 10)
Air date: 1960-04-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Is it better to be lucky than clever? A not-very-bright young man with too much money falls prey to an adventuress on the Riviera - but he's lucky.
S1.E11 ∙ The Voice of the Turtle/The Outstation (Episode 11)
Air date: 1960-04-13
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E12 ∙ The Three Fat Women of Antibes/A Marriage of Convenience (Episode 12)
Air date: 1960-04-20
Runtime: 60 min
S1.E13 ∙ Winter Cruise/Mr. Know-All (Episode 13)
Air date: 1960-04-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Max Kelada is a very knowledgeable fellow - perhaps he knows rather more about a young married woman than he ought to.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 13
Episodes 12