Series 3

1. The Reporters

1972-10-09 · 75m

Two provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.

2. A Life Is for Ever

1972-10-16 · 75m

The story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop

3. Carson Country

1972-10-23 · 75m

A story about the origin of the Stormont state

4. Man Friday

1972-10-30 · 75m

The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint

5. Triple Exposure

1972-11-06 · 75m

A hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them

6. Better than the Movies

1972-11-13 · 75m

A man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.

7. The General's Day

1972-11-20 · 75m

An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.

8. The Bankrupt

1972-11-27 · 75m

A washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.

9. Just Your Luck

1972-12-04 · 75m

A pregnant teenager sets about wooing a sailor in a sectarian council estate in Greenock.

10. The Bouncing Boy

1972-12-11 · 75m

A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.

11. Shakespeare or Bust

1973-01-08 · 75m

The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge

12. Land of Green Ginger

1973-01-15 · 75m

Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?

13. Kisses at Fifty

1973-01-22 · 69m

A long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.

14. Highway Robbery

1973-01-29 · 75m

A man fights council plans to demolish his home to make way for a new bypass.

15. Song at Twilight

1973-02-05 · 75m

The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline

16. Only Make Believe

1973-02-12 · 75m

As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.

17. For Sylvia or The Air Show

1973-02-19 · 75m

Was this the finest hour? Sifting the truth and fiction about the Battle of Britain, Burrows and Harding give their own account of how the nation sees its heroes - and itself.

18. The Operation

1973-02-26 · 75m

David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.

19. Access to the Children

1973-03-05 · 75m

Malcolmson spends every Sunday taking his children to the zoo, reflecting on the breakdown of his marriage and the events that brought about his divorce. Is there a chance the family can be brought back together?

20. Hard Labour

1973-03-12 · 75m

The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner

21. Man Above Men

1973-03-19 · 75m

"I'm the judge's daughter - I think he's a monstrous old man. I think all men who say 'I'm only doing my job' are monstrous. I've despaired of changing him. But I'd stop short of killing him."

22. Speech Day

1973-03-26 · 75m

Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day

23. Steps Back

1973-05-14 · 75m

"Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart." When Gerry takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, what will they find?

24. Three's One

1973-06-04 · 75m

Are Maggie and Tony using each other as a means of communicating with Dr Leafer? Or are they using Dr Leafer as a means of communicating with each other?

25. Edward G.--Like the Film Star

1973-06-11 · 75m

Edward G. is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

26. Blooming Youth

1973-06-18 · 75m

The problems of four people sharing an apartment

27. The Stretch

1973-06-25 · 75m

Everyone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.

28. Making the Play

1973-07-02 · 75m

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he send her away?