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Season 12

1976 · 7 episodes

  1. 1. The Picture of Dorian Gray

    1976-09-19 · 100m

    A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

  2. 2. London Assurance

    1976-10-10 · 90m

    Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt Courtly in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else.

  3. 3. Look Back in Anger

    1976-11-21 · 90m

    A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

  4. 4. The Winslow Boy

    1977-01-16 · 113m

    In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

  5. 5. The Country Wife

    1977-02-13 · 110m

    Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.

  6. 6. The Ambassadors

    1977-03-13 · 90m

    Strether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.

  7. 7. Heartbreak House

    1977-05-19 · 120m

    On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.

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