The Pillars of Midnight

S03 E01 • Sunday, Sep 14, 1958 • Sep 14

A smallpox outbreak hits an English city.

The Web of Lace

S03 E02 • Sunday, Sep 21, 1958 • Sep 21

The Franchise Affair

S03 E03 • Sunday, Sep 28, 1958 • Sep 28

An elderly woman and her spinster niece are accused of kidnapping.

Murder in Slow Motion

S03 E04 • Sunday, Oct 5, 1958 • Oct 5

Racing driver Raymond Sibley faces dangers both on and off the track as he competes in the famous Le Mans twenty-four hour race.

I Can Destroy the Sun

S03 E05 • Sunday, Oct 12, 1958 • Oct 12 • 1h

Senior officials in the British, American and Russian governments all receive the same cryptic and unsigned message - "I Can Destroy The Sun". What can it mean?

Time of Your Life

S03 E06 • Sunday, Oct 19, 1958 • Oct 19

This is a performance of the play "The Time of Your Life" that was telecast on British television.

The Terrorist

S03 E07 • Sunday, Oct 26, 1958 • Oct 26

The Witching Hour

S03 E08 • Sunday, Nov 2, 1958 • Nov 2

Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, the youth kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under the trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.

The Greatest Man in the World

S03 E09 • Sunday, Nov 9, 1958 • Nov 9

Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.

Please Murder Me

S03 E10 • Sunday, Nov 16, 1958 • Nov 16

A black comedy in which Mr Potz, a rich man who longs to die, hires his own assassin. He chooses Miss Higgins, an eccentric author of detective fiction, to carry out the grim task.

The Boy with Meat Axe

S03 E11 • Sunday, Nov 23, 1958 • Nov 23 • 1h

Underground

S03 E12 • Sunday, Nov 30, 1958 • Nov 30

The Report on Jessie Dean

S03 E13 • Sunday, Dec 7, 1958 • Dec 7 • 1h

A bereaved mother, Jessie Dean, steals a baby belonging to a mother who had wanted her child adopted.

Dangerous World

S03 E14 • Sunday, Dec 14, 1958 • Dec 14 • 1h

A new magistrate takes up a post in a British colony in Africa aiming to uphold justice against corruption.

The Deaf Heart

S03 E15 • Sunday, Dec 21, 1958 • Dec 21 • 1h

The Criminals

S03 E16 • Sunday, Dec 28, 1958 • Dec 28 • 1h

A small construction company's new year's eve party is taken over by a crook who has intricate knowledge of the men's private lives, forcing them into an incredible bank robbery plot.

The Sentry

S03 E17 • Sunday, Jan 4, 1959 • Jan 4 • 1h

An American Civil War drama in which Meade, a Confederate soldier, faces the dilemma of knowing that his brother, who is fighting on the other side, has been left to die in the course of an act of sabotage.

The Break

S03 E18 • Sunday, Jan 11, 1959 • Jan 11 • 1h

Soundings

S03 E19 • Sunday, Jan 18, 1959 • Jan 18 • 1h

A lonely doctor with a mysterious past shies away from operating on a friendly Scottish giant aboard a storm-tossed Antarctic whaler.

Love and Money

S03 E20 • Sunday, Jan 25, 1959 • Jan 25

The marriage of a woman from a humble background to a rich Northern mill owner and her growing resentment at what she regards as the condescending nature of him and his family.

Hot Summer Night

S03 E21 • Sunday, Feb 1, 1959 • Feb 1 • 1h

Jack Palmer, a strong union man, is forced to confront his principles when his daughter wants to marry a black man.

Ernie Barger Is 50

S03 E22 • Sunday, Feb 8, 1959 • Feb 8 • 1h

Ernie Barger, a senior partner in a pottery firm, initially celebrates his son's graduation but soon learns that not only is he twenty years behind the times but could also be responsible for his wife's illness.

The Thug

S03 E23 • Sunday, Feb 15, 1959 • Feb 15 • 1h

The relationship between Lewis, a young tearaway, and Charlotte, a shy girl who works in a record shop with her sick father.

To Ride a Tiger

S03 E24 • Sunday, Feb 22, 1959 • Feb 22 • 1h

A cabal in an unnamed South American country pulls a coup by choosing a popular dissident as dictator. His well meant reforms are not well received, and as his marriage fails, he shows the people what a real dictator is capable of.

The Fabulous Money Maker

S03 E25 • Sunday, Mar 1, 1959 • Mar 1

A drama based on the life of Ivar Kreugar, a Swedish financier who built up a monopoly in the match industry during the 1920s.

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

S03 E26 • Sunday, Mar 8, 1959 • Mar 8

A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name associated with their new production. The leading lady is outraged at the way they intend to exploit the old man.

No Gun, No Guilt

S03 E27 • Sunday, Mar 15, 1959 • Mar 15

A courtroom drama in which a young American lawyer is accused of concealing material evidence in a murder case.

Strange Meeting

S03 E28 • Sunday, Mar 22, 1959 • Mar 22

An Italian set suspense drama in which Bruno, a visiting American criminal is introduced to Grazia, an Italian woman whose motives are mysterious by a strange cloaked figure.

Star in the Summer Night

S03 E29 • Sunday, Mar 29, 1959 • Mar 29

International singing star Adeline Girard is all but forgotten, then she meets a young couple who do not want to get married.

The Angry Flower

S03 E30 • Sunday, Apr 5, 1959 • Apr 5

The Trouble with Benny

S03 E31 • Sunday, Apr 12, 1959 • Apr 12

Parole

S03 E32 • Sunday, Apr 19, 1959 • Apr 19

The life of a young convict released on parole and torn between the needs of his family and his former criminal associates.

The Shadow of the Ruthless

S03 E33 • Sunday, Apr 26, 1959 • Apr 26

Hand in Glove

S03 E34 • Sunday, May 3, 1959 • May 3

Till Death Do Us Part

S03 E35 • Sunday, May 10, 1959 • May 10

The Big Client

S03 E36 • Sunday, May 17, 1959 • May 17

A satire set in the advertising industry.

The Girl on the Beach

S03 E37 • Sunday, May 24, 1959 • May 24

A girl who has lost her memory discovers that she is rich - a fact resented by others.

Wedding Day

S03 E38 • Sunday, May 31, 1959 • May 31

My Guess Would Be Murder

S03 E39 • Sunday, Jun 7, 1959 • Jun 7

The Devil's Instrument

S03 E40 • Sunday, Jun 14, 1959 • Jun 14

The Model Marriage

S03 E41 • Sunday, Jun 21, 1959 • Jun 21

Guest Appearance

S03 E42 • Sunday, Jun 28, 1959 • Jun 28

My Lost Saints

S03 E43 • Sunday, Jul 5, 1959 • Jul 5

If You Loved Me

S03 E44 • Sunday, Jul 12, 1959 • Jul 12

The Grandma Bandit

S03 E45 • Sunday, Jul 19, 1959 • Jul 19

A House of His Own

S03 E46 • Sunday, Jul 26, 1959 • Jul 26

The Garden Party

S03 E47 • Sunday, Aug 2, 1959 • Aug 2

Lysette

S03 E48 • Sunday, Aug 9, 1959 • Aug 9

You'll Never See Me Again

S03 E49 • Sunday, Aug 16, 1959 • Aug 16

Jim Mason's wife Molly vanishes after purportedly leaving to visit her parents. When Jim calls the in-laws he has never met, he discovers she never arrived. As the mystery deepens, the police suspect Jim of a sinister crime.

Black Laughter/Double Exit

S03 E50 • Sunday, Aug 23, 1959 • Aug 23