Mrs. Reinhardt

S08 E01 • Friday, Oct 30, 1981 • Oct 30 • 1h 55m

An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at French hotel.

Last Summer's Child

S08 E02 • Friday, Nov 6, 1981 • Nov 6

A boy feels restless during a hot summer in prewar Cornwall.

Autumn Sunshine

S08 E03 • Friday, Nov 13, 1981 • Nov 13

The Grudge Fight

S08 E04 • Friday, Nov 27, 1981 • Nov 27

Virginia Fly Is Drowning

S08 E05 • Friday, Dec 4, 1981 • Dec 4

Secure in her suburban home, Virginia Fly dreams of a life of unbridled passion and romance. She feels her fantasies are about to become reality when she is asked to take part in a TV documentary about pre-marital love - a subject about which she is sadly ignorant...

Findings on a Late Afternoon

S08 E06 • Friday, Dec 11, 1981 • Dec 11

Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions and mistakes of his past—his lies, his girlfriend's suicide, his mother's obsessive love of his younger brother, and her death in a hospital when he arrived too late to communicate his real feelings for her.

Dancing Country

S08 E07 • Friday, Dec 18, 1981 • Dec 18

The local country dancing team of old-age pensioners is forced to change its style when Jack, its leader, arrives with a new partner, one who is younger and prettier.

The Combination

S08 E08 • Friday, Jan 8, 1982 • Jan 8

A Silly Little Habit

S08 E09 • Friday, Jan 15, 1982 • Jan 15

An apparently happy and privileged woman begins shoplifting.

Aubrey

S08 E10 • Friday, Jan 22, 1982 • Jan 22

The story of Aubrey Beardsley, an English illustrator and author, whose black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.

Preview

S08 E11 • Friday, Jan 29, 1982 • Jan 29

Four television critics gather in a Wardour Street preview theatre to see a documentary and get the surprise of their lives.

Out of Step

S08 E12 • Friday, Feb 5, 1982 • Feb 5

A keen ballroom dancer becomes an alcoholic after discovering she's infertile.

A Shilling Life

S08 E13 • Friday, Feb 12, 1982 • Feb 12

A once-famous writer, now long out of fashion, is interviewed by a disconcerting young woman.

The Workshop

S08 E14 • Friday, Feb 19, 1982 • Feb 19

In 1945, just a year since the allied troops entered Paris, Simone arrives for her first day at M. Leon's tailoring workshop.

How Many Miles to Babylon?

S08 E15 • Friday, Feb 26, 1982 • Feb 26 • 1h 51m

Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and, in 1914, find themselves in the same Army unit – Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.

The Pigman's Protégé

S08 E16 • Friday, Mar 5, 1982 • Mar 5

In 1919, the carnage of WWI has left the country desperately short of young men. Maud, who runs the farm for her crippled father, decides that it is time for her young sister Clara to be married, and a husband could provide a strong pair of hands around the place. Stan the pigman seems to fix most things, why not this?

A Pocketful of Dreams

S08 E17 • Friday, Mar 12, 1982 • Mar 12 • 29m

At the moment, money is scarce and times are hard for everyone—even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could change when a chance encounter with a film crew provides them with an eccentric method of getting their hands on a lot of loot.

Keeping in Touch

S08 E18 • Friday, Mar 19, 1982 • Mar 19

When James pays one of his periodic visits to his mother, he finds her curiously resigned to the loneliness she's suffered for the years since her husband's death. Somehow, she has managed to keep all the family ties intact.

The Guest

S08 E19 • Friday, Mar 26, 1982 • Mar 26

Gerald fancies himself as a bit of a gourmet and a trip to the gastronomic delights of France promises well. His wife Hilary isn't so sure; she isn't sure of a lot of things about Gerald just recently, but the menu at the extravagantly recommended La Petite Chanson provides an unexpected solution.

The Sidmouth Letters

S08 E20 • Friday, Apr 2, 1982 • Apr 2 • 35m

Academic scavenger Shorty believes he's tracked down some letters that reveal an unexpected side to Miss Jane Austen's nature.

The Queen of Annagh

S08 E21 • Friday, Apr 16, 1982 • Apr 16

Nancy is the sole inhabitant of the Isle of Annagh off the west coast of Scotland. Although World War III is raging all around she sees little of it until Michael, a young pilot officer, pays an involuntary visit and is in danger of dragging the hostilities along with him.

By George

S08 E22 • Friday, Apr 23, 1982 • Apr 23

An anthropologist observed by one of his erstwhile victims — a sophisticated comedy.

Lunch

S08 E23 • Friday, Apr 30, 1982 • Apr 30

Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different.

Passing Through

S08 E24 • Friday, May 7, 1982 • May 7

At a railway public house, two strangers engage in a conversation and begin to open up about their life's. Richard is an alcoholic and former stockbroker is just been released from jail. Arthur works for the railway as a points operator.

Jake's End

S08 E25 • Friday, May 14, 1982 • May 14

Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain—and a bank to rob.

Housewarming

S08 E26 • Friday, May 21, 1982 • May 21

Her husband Gary is behind on the central heating installation. Eunice, her best friend, has a crush on the lodger — an actor appearing in a violent play at the local rep. No wonder Tina is anxious about the housewarming.

Easy Money

S08 E27 • Friday, May 28, 1982 • May 28

At a concert, Marcia picked Terry out of the crowd. So he no longer feels alone. Until he learns about her secret life and dare not tell his friends.

Potatohead Blues

S08 E28 • Friday, Jun 4, 1982 • Jun 4

Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster spud and just learned that his teenage daughter is having an affair with a married man.

Irwin Shaw Triple Bill: The Man Who Married a French Wife / The Monument / The Girls in Their Summer Dresses

S08 E29 • Friday, Jun 11, 1982 • Jun 11

Three short stories by Irwin Shaw.

Chains

S08 E30 • Friday, Jun 18, 1982 • Jun 18

Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to relive those 'good times', if the others can only match Eddie's enthusiasm.

Come Into the Garden, Maud

S08 E31 • Wednesday, Jul 7, 1982 • Jul 7

A henpecked American visiting Europe is able to throw off his ghastly wife and find love.

A Song at Twilight

S08 E32 • Friday, Jul 9, 1982 • Jul 9

A famous writer finds that a long-suppressed secret is about to be revealed by his former mistress.

Fraulein Else

S08 E33 • Friday, Jan 14, 1983 • Jan 14

Imaginary Friends

S08 E34 • Friday, Apr 1, 1983 • Apr 1

Possibilities

S08 E35 • Friday, May 20, 1983 • May 20