The Gift

S05 E01 • Sunday, Jan 3, 1954 • Jan 3

Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure

S05 E10 • Sunday, Mar 7, 1954 • Mar 7

It Never Rains

S05 E16 • Sunday, Apr 18, 1954 • Apr 18

The Comedy of Errors

S05 E20 • Sunday, May 16, 1954 • May 16

Two identical twins and their two servants (also identical twins) are separated in a ship-wreck. When, years later, they all show up in the same town, mistaken identities abound.

Three Sisters

S05 E26 • Sunday, Jun 27, 1954 • Jun 27

In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.

The Promised Years #3: The Small Victory

S05 E28 • Sunday, Jul 11, 1954 • Jul 11

Captain Banner

S05 E32 • Sunday, Aug 8, 1954 • Aug 8

The Moon in the Yellow River

S05 E37 • Sunday, Sep 12, 1954 • Sep 12

Troilus and Cressida

S05 E38 • Sunday, Sep 19, 1954 • Sep 19

During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.

Troilus and Cressida/II

S05 E39 • Thursday, Sep 23, 1954 • Sep 23

During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.

The Last of the De Mullins

S05 E40 • Sunday, Oct 3, 1954 • Oct 3

Ninety Sail

S05 E42 • Sunday, Oct 17, 1954 • Oct 17

The Silent People

S05 E45 • Sunday, Nov 7, 1954 • Nov 7

Waiting for Gillian

S05 E46 • Sunday, Nov 14, 1954 • Nov 14

The carefully-controlled marriage of James Manning begins to collapse when he realizes his wife is having an affair with a wealthy man.

The Whiteoak Chronicles #1: Young Renny

S05 E49 • Sunday, Dec 5, 1954 • Dec 5

Nineteen Eighty-Four

S05 E50 • Sunday, Dec 12, 1954 • Dec 12 • 1h 53m

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. [The broadcast caused controversy, with many viewer complaints and questions in Parliament over its supposed subversive nature and horrific content. With time and hindsight, it was ranked 73rd of "The 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th Century" in an industry poll by the BFI in 2000.]

Stand Still Time

S05 E51 • Sunday, Dec 19, 1954 • Dec 19