Season Three

1. A Clean Kill

1961-10-01

2. Faraway Places

1961-10-08

Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.

3. What Every Woman Knows

1961-10-15

Maggie Wylie isn't very beautiful. She isn't even very young any more. But fortunately there is more to Maggie than meets the eye.

4. The Big Noise

1961-10-22

5. Hullo Ragtime

1961-10-29

6. The Test

1961-11-05

Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.

7. Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin

1961-11-12

8. Cross of Iron

1961-11-19

9. She Stoops to Conquer

1961-11-26

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

10. Somewhere for the Night

1961-12-03

11. Centenary Year

1961-12-10

12. The Judge and His Hangman

1961-12-17

Inspector Barlach is ruthless in pursuit of an arrest, and doesn't seem to care if anyone else gets hurt along the way.

13. The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1961-12-24

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

14. Affair of State

1961-12-31

Philip is much older than his wife, who is, he discovers, having an affair with his friend George. When he introduces George to a young woman, he has an ulterior motive.

15. Means to an End

1962-01-07

16. Black Limelight

1962-01-14

17. The Rivals

1962-01-21

18. The Alderman

1962-01-28

19. The Happiest Days of Your Life

1962-02-04

Through a clerical error, a boys' school and a girls' school are billeted on the same premises.

20. I'll Die for You

1962-02-11

21. The Turning Point

1962-02-18

22. Sparrow in a Cage

1962-03-04

23. One for the Pot

1962-03-11

The definition of a trivial subspace and of a nontrivial subspace are provided.

24. Storm in a Teacup

1962-03-18

25. Both Ends Meet

1962-03-25

26. This Happy Breed

1962-04-01

The travails of an ordinary London working-class family over many years.

27. The High Mountain

1962-04-08

A ruthless business tycoon proposes a merger - between God and Mammon.

28. So Many Children

1962-04-15

29. Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case

1962-04-22

30. Loyalties

1962-04-29

31. To Whom It May Concern

1962-05-06

32. The Long Memory

1962-05-13

An embittered man is released from prison, anxious for revenge on those who really perpetrated the crime for which he was convicted.

33. Value for Money

1962-05-20

A self-made Northerner of limited sophistication finds London life a little hectic.

34. A Child in the House

1962-05-27

With her mother in hospital and her father mysteriously away, Elisabeth is sent to an unknown uncle and aunt in Belfast. The play deals with the conflict aroused in the child's conscience when she is placed in unfamiliar surroundings.

35. The Money Machine

1962-06-03

Alastair Moncrieff designs a banknote counter and he takes it to Olagem Ltd. Director John Lock realises that the counter can make a fortune, and determines that the fortune shall go to Olagem.

36. Worm's Eye View

1962-06-10

37. Undercover Cat

1962-06-17

38. Member of the Family

1962-06-24

Edwin Carrington has remarried. His staid English family is surprised by his new wife.

39. Young Timothy

1962-07-01

40. The Man Who Opted Out

1962-07-08

41. Up a Gum Tree

1962-07-15

Eccentric goings-on in a far-flung tropical colony.

42. The Day Before Atlanta

1962-07-22

43. Sword of Vengeance

1962-07-29

44. Dial M for Murder

1962-08-05

A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.

45. The Pretender

1962-08-12

When her throne is threatened by a "pretender" based in Venice, Catherine the Great sends Count Orloff to deal with the problem.

46. The Mortimer Touch

1962-08-19

47. Dackson's Wharf

1962-08-26

48. Hedgehog

1962-09-02

49. What's in It for Walter

1962-09-09

50. Six Men of Dorset

1962-09-16

The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, nineteenth-century labourers who formed a union and were transported to Australia.

51. Charlie Was My Darling

1962-09-23