1970

S2.E1 ∙ Traitor

Wed, Oct 13, 1971

Dishillusioned by his rich, aristocratic upbringing in Britain, top foreign office diplomat Adrian Harris became a spy for the Russians. He escaped to Moscow after being found out and it is there that, a few years later, a group of Western journalists come in search of his story. He disgusts them with his drunken ranting, but, unknown to them, he has good reason to conceal his true feelings.

7.6 /10

S2.E2 ∙ Edna The Inebriate Woman

Wed, Oct 20, 1971

Edna is a drunk, and a homeless one. The play follows her through the streets, the police station, the psychiatric ward and a hostel, which for a while looks like it may become somewhere she can stay.

7.9 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Evelyn

Wed, Oct 27, 1971

Frank is worried that he's over the hill when he reaches his 38th birthday. Conversations with his wife, lover and best friend do nothing to allay his concerns.

6.8 /10

S2.E4 ∙ O Fat White Woman

Wed, Nov 03, 1971

The wife of a headmaster discovers that he has been physically abusing his students.

7.2 /10

S2.E5 ∙ Thank You Very Much

Wed, Nov 10, 1971

A social satire in which advertisers realise that having a blind beggar as the public face of charities would help make them seem more appealing to donors. This episode remains in the BBC archives only as a 16mm black-and-white film print.

5.6 /10

S2.E6 ∙ Michael Regan

Wed, Nov 17, 1971

Michael Regan, a working-class Irishman, is humiliated when he takes his girl out to a posh restaurant. His desire for revenge against the owner gets out of control and dominates his life.

0 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Skin Deep

Wed, Nov 24, 1971

An awkward relationship develops between the families of a trade unionist and the regional manager when the son of the former wins a university scholarship from their employer. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

0 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Pal

Wed, Dec 01, 1971

Two sworn enemies, one black and the other white, are forced to confront their prejudices when they are forced together by circumstance. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

0 /10

S2.E9 ∙ The Pigeon Fancier

Wed, Dec 08, 1971

A retired miner devotes his waking hours to his racing pigeons. This edition remains in the BBC archives only as a 16mm black-and-white film print.

0 /10

S2.E10 ∙ Home

Wed, Jan 05, 1972

In a mental home, two elderly men become unlikely friends.

7.8 /10

S2.E11 ∙ Still Waters

Wed, Jan 12, 1972

A marriage can be lonely when the children have left home, as Nelson and Maud find out. Maud leaves in the middle of a unloving picnic, and Nelson follows - both sharing their stories with a series of strangers.

7.5 /10

S2.E12 ∙ Stocker's Copper

Wed, Jan 19, 1972

It's not easy being a striker with a strike-breaking policeman billeted in your home but Manuel Stocker and Herbert Griffith manage to make a go of it. Until events turn violent.

7.3 /10

S2.E13 ∙ The House on Highbury Hill

Wed, Jan 26, 1972

A married couple move into the house on Highbury Hill and find some eccentric neighbours. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

0 /10

S2.E14 ∙ In the Beautiful Caribbean

Wed, Feb 02, 1972

A story about unemployment and the Black Movement in Jamaica. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

0 /10

S2.E15 ∙ Ackerman, Dougall and Harker

Wed, Feb 09, 1972

A salesman learns a few lessons from the locals when he goes to Yorkshire for a business course.

0 /10

S2.E16 ∙ The Villa Maroc

Wed, Feb 16, 1972

The parochial Lionel and Doris take their daughter on a holiday to Morocco, where they claim they'll make an effort to expand their horizons. But who is the mysterious house servant Ali, and how does he keep appearing and disappearing?

6.8 /10