Theatre 625 - Series 3
1 - Esther's Altar
Air Date: September 5, 1965
In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
2 - David, Chapter 2
Air Date: September 19, 1965
3 - Rosmersholm
Air Date: September 26, 1965
The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
4 - Miss Julie
Air Date: October 3, 1965
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
5 - Hermit Crabs
Air Date: October 10, 1965
6 - Enter Solly Gold
Air Date: October 17, 1965
Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
7 - The Siege of Manchester
Air Date: October 31, 1965
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
8 - The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Air Date: November 7, 1965
Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.
9 - The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air
Air Date: November 21, 1965
With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.
10 - The World of George Orwell: 1984
Air Date: November 28, 1966
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
11 - Portraits from the North: The Nutter
Air Date: December 5, 1965
12 - Portraits from the North: Bruno
Air Date: December 19, 1965
13 - Yob and Nabob
Air Date: December 26, 1965
14 - Doctor Knock
Air Date: January 2, 1966
After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
15 - Focus
Air Date: January 9, 1966
Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.
16 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley
Air Date: January 23, 1966
A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
17 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
Air Date: January 30, 1966
A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
18 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem
Air Date: February 6, 1966
A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.
19 - Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
Air Date: February 13, 1966
20 - A Man Like That
Air Date: February 27, 1966
21 - Simon and Laura
Air Date: March 6, 1966
An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.
22 - The Queen and Jackson
Air Date: March 13, 1966
23 - A Month in the Country
Air Date: March 20, 1966
In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.
24 - The Seagull
Air Date: March 27, 1966
Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
25 - Twelfth Hour
Air Date: April 3, 1966
26 - The Queen and the Welshman
Air Date: April 10, 1966
The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.
27 - Final Demand
Air Date: April 24, 1966
28 - Semi-Detached
Air Date: May 1, 1966
29 - She Stoops to Conquer
Air Date: May 29, 1966
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.
30 - Up and Down
Air Date: June 5, 1966
31 - Marianne
Air Date: June 12, 1966
32 - The Melody Suit
Air Date: June 19, 1966
33 - On the March to the Sea
Air Date: July 17, 1966
During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.
34 - How to Get Rid of Your Husband
Air Date: July 24, 1966
35 - Girl of My Dreams
Air Date: July 31, 1966