Hindle Wakes

S01 E01 • Sunday, Jan 1, 1950 • Jan 1

Rope

S01 E02 • Sunday, Jan 8, 1950 • Jan 8

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

Twelfth Night

S01 E03 • Sunday, Jan 15, 1950 • Jan 15

Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke's sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio.

Cheapside

S01 E04 • Sunday, Jan 22, 1950 • Jan 22

Trespass

S01 E05 • Sunday, Jan 29, 1950 • Jan 29

The Scarlet Pimpernel

S01 E06 • Sunday, Feb 5, 1950 • Feb 5

A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.

The Indifferent Shepherd

S01 E07 • Sunday, Feb 12, 1950 • Feb 12

The Seagull

S01 E10 • Sunday, Mar 5, 1950 • Mar 5

This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.

The Lady's Not for Burning

S01 E11 • Sunday, Mar 12, 1950 • Mar 12

Promise of Tomorrow

S01 E16 • Sunday, Apr 16, 1950 • Apr 16

Marius Goring stars as Tommy Savidge, a crippled poet who longs to compose verse dramas but is forced to write trashy plays for dingy provincial repertory companies to make a living.

Othello

S01 E17 • Sunday, Apr 23, 1950 • Apr 23

The Title

S01 E21 • Sunday, May 21, 1950 • May 21

The Admirable Crichton

S01 E24 • Sunday, Jun 11, 1950 • Jun 11

A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.

Dark Tribute

S01 E30 • Unknown • Unknown

Unreleased

Adventure Story

S01 E31 • Sunday, Jul 30, 1950 • Jul 30

The story of Alexander the Great, a compulsive conqueror.

The History of Mr. Polly

S01 E33 • Sunday, Aug 13, 1950 • Aug 13

Vanity Fair

S01 E36 • Sunday, Sep 3, 1950 • Sep 3

Party Manners

S01 E40 • Sunday, Oct 1, 1950 • Oct 1

The Secret Sharer

S01 E48 • Sunday, Nov 26, 1950 • Nov 26

A ship's captain must conceal a stowaway from his crew.

An Enemy of the People

S01 E49 • Sunday, Dec 3, 1950 • Dec 3

A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.