Vivian A. Daniels
Director
Sunday-Night Play (1960)
Season Three
BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.
Released Sept. 25, 1960
Episode 42 min
None+
Network: BBC Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - A Clean Kill
Oct. 1, 1961, midnight
S3E2 - Faraway Places
Kindly, mild mannered clerk Arthur Bruce dreams of traveling to distant lands and reads books about faraway places.
Oct. 8, 1961, midnight
S3E3 - What Every Woman Knows
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.
Oct. 15, 1961, midnight
S3E4 - The Big Noise
Oct. 22, 1961, midnight
S3E5 - Hullo Ragtime
Oct. 29, 1961, midnight
S3E6 - The Test
Pressure mounts on a group of scientists as they urgently prepare to test a new top secret weapon.
Nov. 5, 1961, midnight
S3E7 - Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin
Nov. 12, 1961, midnight
S3E8 - Cross of Iron
Nov. 19, 1961, midnight
S3E9 - 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.
Nov. 26, 1961, midnight
S3E10 - Somewhere for the Night
Dec. 3, 1961, midnight
S3E11 - Centenary Year
Dec. 10, 1961, midnight
S3E12 - The Judge and His Hangman
Inspector Barlach is ruthless in pursuit of an arrest, and doesn't seem to care if anyone else gets hurt along the way.
Dec. 17, 1961, midnight
S3E13 - The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Dec. 24, 1961, midnight
S3E14 - Affair of State
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.
Dec. 31, 1961, midnight
S3E15 - Means to an End
Jan. 7, 1962, midnight
S3E16 - Black Limelight
Jan. 14, 1962, midnight
S3E17 - The Rivals
Jan. 21, 1962, midnight
S3E18 - The Alderman
Jan. 28, 1962, midnight
S3E19 - The Happiest Days of Your Life
Through a clerical error, a boys' school and a girls' school are billeted on the same premises.
Feb. 4, 1962, midnight
S3E20 - I'll Die for You
Feb. 11, 1962, midnight
S3E21 - The Turning Point
Feb. 18, 1962, midnight
S3E22 - Sparrow in a Cage
March 4, 1962, midnight
S3E23 - One for the Pot
The definition of a trivial subspace and of a nontrivial subspace are provided.
March 11, 1962, midnight
S3E24 - Storm in a Teacup
March 18, 1962, midnight
S3E25 - Both Ends Meet
March 25, 1962, midnight
S3E26 - This Happy Breed
The travails of an ordinary London working-class family over many years.
April 1, 1962, midnight
S3E27 - The High Mountain
A ruthless business tycoon proposes a merger - between God and Mammon.
April 8, 1962, midnight
S3E28 - So Many Children
April 15, 1962, midnight
S3E29 - Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case
April 22, 1962, midnight
S3E30 - Loyalties
April 29, 1962, midnight
S3E31 - To Whom It May Concern
May 6, 1962, midnight
S3E32 - The Long Memory
An embittered man is released from prison, anxious for revenge on those who really perpetrated the crime for which he was convicted.
May 13, 1962, midnight
S3E33 - Value for Money
A self-made Northerner of limited sophistication finds London life a little hectic.
May 20, 1962, midnight
S3E34 - A Child in the House
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.
May 27, 1962, midnight
S3E35 - The Money Machine
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.
June 3, 1962, midnight
S3E36 - Worm's Eye View
June 10, 1962, midnight
S3E37 - Undercover Cat
June 17, 1962, midnight
S3E38 - Member of the Family
Edwin Carrington has remarried. His staid English family is surprised by his new wife.
June 24, 1962, midnight
S3E39 - Young Timothy
July 1, 1962, midnight
S3E40 - The Man Who Opted Out
July 8, 1962, midnight
S3E41 - Up a Gum Tree
Eccentric goings-on in a far-flung tropical colony.
July 15, 1962, midnight
S3E42 - The Day Before Atlanta
July 22, 1962, midnight
S3E43 - Sword of Vengeance
July 29, 1962, midnight
S3E44 - Dial M for Murder
A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.
Aug. 5, 1962, midnight
S3E45 - The Pretender
When her throne is threatened by a "pretender" based in Venice, Catherine the Great sends Count Orloff to deal with the problem.
Aug. 12, 1962, midnight
S3E46 - The Mortimer Touch
Aug. 19, 1962, midnight
S3E47 - Dackson's Wharf
Aug. 26, 1962, midnight
S3E48 - Hedgehog
Sept. 2, 1962, midnight
S3E49 - What's in It for Walter
Sept. 9, 1962, midnight
S3E50 - Six Men of Dorset
The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, nineteenth-century labourers who formed a union and were transported to Australia.
Sept. 16, 1962, midnight
S3E51 - Charlie Was My Darling
Sept. 23, 1962, midnight
Network: BBC Television
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1960
Last Air Date: Sept. 15, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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