Half Hour Story
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up-and-coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who ended up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
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Season 2
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1
E1
In Loving Memory Of?
Jan 5, 1968 -
2
E2
Do You Play Requests?
Jan 12, 1968 -
3
E3
The Casting Session
Two actors (Mike & Elaine) attending a casting session become increasingly concerned about the nature of the film they are being cast for.
Jan 19, 1968 -
4
E4
The Money Spider
A petty criminal convinces a gangster boss he can make perfect counterfeit money.
Jan 26, 1968 -
5
E5
Out of the Playground
Feb 14, 1968 -
6
E6
The Pub Fighter
Out on the town in Birmingham, a happy night out turns into an ordeal, and drunken brawl, after an illegal boxing match in a pub.
Feb 21, 1968 · 30m -
7
E7
Venus Rising
A visit to a fortune teller has an unexpected effect on Edith, but is the fortune teller reading fate or just manipulating Edith's future?
Feb 28, 1968 · 30m -
8
E8
The Event
An elderly pensioner finds himself attracted to his new home help Elsie, and sees her return each day as 'The Event'.
Mar 6, 1968 -
9
E9
Natural Justice
A jury foreman behind closed doors bullies and blackmails the rest of the jury into accepting his verdict.
Mar 13, 1968 -
10
E10
A View from the Obelisk
A middle aged man returns to his home town to show his new girlfriend his origins. After an exhausting trip into the hills to get the best view, he strikes up a conversation with a young artist painting the scene. He finds they have a lot in common...
Mar 20, 1968 · 30m -
11
E11
Goodnight Albert
Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is of him.
Apr 3, 1968 · 26m -
12
E12
Flowers at My Feet
Young David desperately wants to become a writer, but after the rejections his family thinks its about time he got 'a proper job' to support their precarious financial position.
Apr 10, 1968