Series 3

1. The Miser

1988-05-08 · 120m

The miser loves money above life itself. It takes the whole efforts of his children, their lovers, his unpaid servants and the accomplished courtesan Frosine to make him part with a few francs.

2. The Master Builder

1988-05-15 · 120m

Oppressed by past tragedies and an unhappy marriage, the master builder is haunted by his fears of the future—that, some day, youth will arrive to knock him off his pedestal.

3. The Importance of Being Earnest

1988-05-29 · 120m

How did a baby come to be deposited in the left luggage room at Victoria Station in mistake for a three-volume novel? And what is the secret allure of the name Ernest?

4. The Rivals

1988-06-05 · 120m

Jack Absolute can win the heart of romantic Lydia Languish only by pretending to be the penniless Ensign Beverley.

5. Strife

1988-06-12 · 120m

A clash between the stubborn John Anthony, owner of a tin plate firm, and the hard leader of his striking workers, vividly portrays what Galsworthy in 1909 called 'the trouble of the century'.