Michael Bakewell
Director
Theatre 625 (1964)
Series 3
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Released May 3, 1964
Episode 90 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, tmdb.based-on-short-story, tmdb.based-on-play-or-musical, tmdb.literary-adaptation, tmdb.anthology, tmdb.partially-lost-media
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Esther's Altar
In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
Sept. 5, 1965, midnight
S3E2 - David, Chapter 2
Sept. 19, 1965, midnight
S3E3 - Rosmersholm
The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
Sept. 26, 1965, midnight
S3E4 - Miss Julie
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
Oct. 3, 1965, midnight
S3E5 - Hermit Crabs
Oct. 10, 1965, midnight
S3E6 - Enter Solly Gold
Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
Oct. 17, 1965, midnight
S3E7 - The Siege of Manchester
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
Oct. 31, 1965, midnight
S3E8 - The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.
Nov. 7, 1965, midnight
S3E9 - The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air
With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.
Nov. 21, 1965, midnight
S3E10 - The World of George Orwell: 1984
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Nov. 28, 1966, midnight
S3E11 - Portraits from the North: The Nutter
Dec. 5, 1965, midnight
S3E12 - Portraits from the North: Bruno
Dec. 19, 1965, midnight
S3E13 - Yob and Nabob
Dec. 26, 1965, midnight
S3E14 - Doctor Knock
After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
Jan. 2, 1966, midnight
S3E15 - Focus
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.
Jan. 9, 1966, midnight
S3E16 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley
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.
Jan. 23, 1966, midnight
S3E17 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
Jan. 30, 1966, midnight
S3E18 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem
A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.
Feb. 6, 1966, midnight
S3E19 - Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
Feb. 13, 1966, midnight
S3E20 - A Man Like That
Feb. 27, 1966, midnight
S3E21 - Simon and Laura
An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.
March 6, 1966, midnight
S3E22 - The Queen and Jackson
March 13, 1966, midnight
S3E23 - A Month in the Country
In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.
March 20, 1966, midnight
S3E24 - The Seagull
Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
March 27, 1966, midnight
S3E25 - Twelfth Hour
April 3, 1966, midnight
S3E26 - The Queen and the Welshman
The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.
April 10, 1966, midnight
S3E27 - Final Demand
April 24, 1966, midnight
S3E28 - Semi-Detached
May 1, 1966, midnight
S3E29 - She Stoops to Conquer
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.
May 29, 1966, midnight
S3E30 - Up and Down
June 5, 1966, midnight
S3E31 - Marianne
June 12, 1966, midnight
S3E32 - The Melody Suit
June 19, 1966, midnight
S3E33 - On the March to the Sea
During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.
July 17, 1966, midnight
S3E34 - How to Get Rid of Your Husband
July 24, 1966, midnight
S3E35 - Girl of My Dreams
July 31, 1966, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 90 min.
Season Runtime: 90 min.
Released: May 3, 1964
Last Air Date: Aug. 5, 1968, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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