James MacTaggart
Director
Studio 4 (1962)
Series 1
Studio 4 is an anthology drama series utilising BBC Television Centre's Studio Four, and running for two series in 1962 on BBC One. It was envisaged as a sequel to Storyboard, a similar anthology series which had been transmitted the previous year.
Released Jan. 22, 1962
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.partially-lost-tv-series
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Cross and the Arrow
Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice – an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events.
Jan. 22, 1962, midnight
S1E2 - The Second Curtain
Divorced novelist named George Garner gets drawn into a disappearance case involving an old schoolmate, William Widgery, leading him to amateur sleuthing as his own life and reputation unravel.
Jan. 29, 1962, midnight
S1E3 - Flight Into Danger
A charter flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver goes horribly awry when the pilots and passengers fall victim to food poisoning, forcing an ex-WWII pilot passenger to take control and attempt an emergency landing.
Feb. 5, 1962, midnight
S1E4 - The Intrigue
A French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.
Feb. 12, 1962, midnight
S1E5 - Call Me Back
A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.
Feb. 19, 1962, midnight
S1E6 - The Ballad of Peckham Rye
A mysterious, devilish Scotsman named Dougal Douglas arrives in a South London neighbourhood and disrupts the lives of the local workers at a textile company, causing mayhem, mutiny, and even murder through his 'human research'.
March 5, 1962, midnight
S1E7 - Look Who's Talking
None
March 12, 1962, midnight
S1E8 - The Victorian Chaise Longue
After buying an antique chaise-longue, Melanie experiences a nightmarish body-swap, finding herself in a oppressive Victorian era with a patronising husband and doctor, unable to convince anyone she is from the future.
March 19, 1962, midnight
S1E9 - The Grass Is Singing
Mary Turner is a white woman whose life unravels on a farm, leading to a destructive relationship with her Black servant, Moses, culminating in violence and a critique of the social and racial dynamics.
March 26, 1962, midnight
S1E10 - North Flight
A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.
April 2, 1962, midnight
S1E11 - A Voice from the Top
None
April 9, 1962, midnight
S1E12 - The Imbroglio
A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.
April 16, 1962, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 540 min.
Released: Jan. 22, 1962
Last Air Date: Sept. 17, 1962, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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