Season 1

Season 1 (1956)


Episodes: 42

Star Cast:



Episodes List

Ep.1 The Outsider

Air Date: 1956-07-08

Ep.2 The Handshake / Bid for Fame

Air Date: 1956-08-12

Ep.3 Tears in the Wind

Air Date: 1956-09-16

Ep.4 Flash Point

Air Date: 1956-09-23

Ep.5 Black Limelight

Air Date: 1956-09-30

Ep.6 The Hollow Crown

Air Date: 1956-10-07

Ep.7 It's an Ill Wind

Air Date: 1956-10-14

Ep.8 The Mother

Air Date: 1956-10-28

After a five month trudge through Poland the Kosky family have reached an Austrian labour camp. Their hopes to emigrate to Canada take a desperate turn when Mrs Kosky is diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Ep.9 The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

Air Date: 1956-11-04

Ep.10 The Common Man

Air Date: 1956-11-11

Ep.11 The Right Thing

Air Date: 1956-11-25

When someone is killed in a road accident, Bob Slater wants to "do the right thing". But will he?

Ep.12 The Face of a Stranger

Air Date: 1956-12-02

Ep.13 The Same Sky

Air Date: 1956-12-09

The theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The story is set in wartime, in the East End of London.

Ep.14 Three O'Clock Deadline

Air Date: 1956-12-16

Ep.15 The Great Healer

Air Date: 1956-12-16

Ep.16 Miss Julie

Air Date: 1956-12-23

Late 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken her engagement but is attracted to one of the servants, Jean. They spend the midsummer night together, telling each other their memories and of their dreams. Realizing that an affair between a man of the people and an aristocrat is impossible, they plan to escape to Switzerland.

Ep.17 Ring Out the Old

Air Date: 1956-12-30

Ep.18 Michael and Mary

Air Date: 1957-01-13

Ep.19 The Necklace

Air Date: 1957-01-20

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. Afterwards it is stolen, and Mrs. Kendrick goes into debt to duplicate it. The thief discovers it's costume jewelry, but Mrs. Kendrick never learns the truth, and struggles for years to pay off the huge debt.

Ep.20 The Last Flight

Air Date: 1957-01-27

Ep.21 Quay South

Air Date: 1957-02-03

Ep.22 If This Be Treason

Air Date: 1957-02-10

Ep.23 The King of Iceland

Air Date: 1957-02-17

There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?

Ep.24 The Witness

Air Date: 1957-02-24

Ep.25 This Was a Woman

Air Date: 1957-03-10

Olivia Russell is outwardly a devoted wife and mother, the kind mistress of a happy home, and a sympathetic friend. But this suburban respectability conceals a sinister aspect of the feminine.

Ep.26 The Cask of Amontillado

Air Date: 1957-03-17

Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado and find themselves in a web of betrayal and revenge that changes their friendship forever. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Ep.27 Catch a Falling Star

Air Date: 1957-03-24

What future is there for a forgotten star of the New York theatre?

Ep.28 Hilda Morgan

Air Date: 1957-04-07

Ep.29 The Constant Stranger

Air Date: 1957-04-14

Ep.30 Autumn

Air Date: 1957-04-21

Ep.31 The Heiress

Air Date: 1957-05-05

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Ep.32 Rappaport Always Pays

Air Date: 1957-05-12

Ep.33 Possession

Air Date: 1957-05-19

Ep.34 The Old Ladies

Air Date: 1957-05-26

Ep.35 Dear Murderer

Air Date: 1957-06-02

Ep.36 Escape To Happiness

Air Date: 1957-06-09

A famous (married) concert pianist falls in love with a young music student.

Ep.37 Start from Scratch

Air Date: 1957-06-16

Ep.38 It Pays to Advertise

Air Date: 1957-06-30

The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.

Ep.39 The Whiteheaded Boy

Air Date: 1957-07-14

Ep.40 While Parents Sleep

Air Date: 1957-07-28

Ep.41 Bed, Board and Romance

Air Date: 1957-08-11

Ep.42 The Women Have Their Way

Air Date: 1957-08-25