Somerset Maugham Hour (Season 2)

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.

  • Poster for S2.E1 ∙ The Four Dutchmen

    S2.E1 ∙ The Four Dutchmen (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1960-11-04

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E2 ∙ The Kite

    S2.E2 ∙ The Kite (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1960-11-11

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Young Herbert's only passion seems to be flying his kite - but then he meets a girl.

  • Poster for S2.E3 ∙ Before the Party

    S2.E3 ∙ Before the Party (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1960-11-18

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E4 ∙ Gigolo and Gigolette

    S2.E4 ∙ Gigolo and Gigolette (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1960-11-25

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E5 ∙ The Ant and the Grasshopper

    S2.E5 ∙ The Ant and the Grasshopper (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1960-12-02

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The Ramsay brothers couldn't be more different - one is hard-working, quiet, and fearfully proper, the other an indolent spendthrift playboy. But appearances can be deceptive.

  • Poster for S2.E6 ∙ The Verger

    S2.E6 ∙ The Verger (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1960-12-09

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The inability to read seems a setback for the verger - but it's not such a disadvantage as people suppose.

  • Poster for S2.E7 ∙ A Man with a Conscience

    S2.E7 ∙ A Man with a Conscience (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1960-12-16

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E8 ∙ The Human Element

    S2.E8 ∙ The Human Element (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1960-12-23

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E9 ∙ The Letter

    S2.E9 ∙ The Letter (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1960-12-30

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.

  • Poster for S2.E10 ∙ The Romantic Young Lady

    S2.E10 ∙ The Romantic Young Lady (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1961-01-06

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E11 ∙ The Door of Opportunity

    S2.E11 ∙ The Door of Opportunity (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1961-01-13

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E12 ∙ The Mother

    S2.E12 ∙ The Mother (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1961-01-20

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for S2.E13 ∙ A Woman of Fifty

    S2.E13 ∙ A Woman of Fifty (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1961-01-27

    Runtime: 60 min

Somerset Maugham Hour

Seasons