Season 6

Season 6

1975-10-14
25 Episodes

Episodes

Plaintiffs and Defendants

1. Plaintiffs and Defendants

1975-10-14

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A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.

Two Sundays

2. Two Sundays

1975-10-21

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An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.

Moss

3. Moss

1975-10-28

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Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."

84 Charing Cross Road

4. 84 Charing Cross Road

1975-11-04

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An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years

Keep an Eye on Albert

5. Keep an Eye on Albert

1975-11-11

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Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?

Children of the Sun

6. Children of the Sun

1975-11-18

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"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"

After the Solo

7. After the Solo

1975-11-25

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A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.

Through the Night

8. Through the Night

1975-12-02

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A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.

A Passage to England

9. A Passage to England

1975-12-09

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A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat

Rumpole of the Bailey

10. Rumpole of the Bailey

1975-12-16

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Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.

The Other Woman

11. The Other Woman

1976-01-06

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An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.

Nuts in May

12. Nuts in May

1976-01-13

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Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.

Doran's Box

13. Doran's Box

1976-01-20

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A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.

Packman's Barn

14. Packman's Barn

1976-01-27

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John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.

A Story to Frighten the Children

15. A Story to Frighten the Children

1976-02-03

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A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.

The Happy Hunting Ground

16. The Happy Hunting Ground

1976-02-10

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The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.

The Jumping Bean Bag

17. The Jumping Bean Bag

1976-02-17

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An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

18. Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

1976-02-24

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A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhappy woman from the city living with her indifferent husband in the country.

Love Letters on Blue Paper

19. Love Letters on Blue Paper

1976-03-02

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Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?

Willie Rough

20. Willie Rough

1976-03-09

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A story depicting life in a shipyard

Tiptoe through the Tulips

21. Tiptoe through the Tulips

1976-03-16

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A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.

The Peddler

22. The Peddler

1976-03-23

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One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?

Early Struggles

23. Early Struggles

1976-03-30

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A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood

Double Dare

24. Double Dare

1976-04-06

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A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.

The House of Bernarda Alba

25. The House of Bernarda Alba

1976-07-28

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The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.