Series 3

episodes

E1
1.The Reporters
Oct 9, 197275m

Two provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.

E2
2.A Life Is for Ever
Oct 16, 197275m

The story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop

E3
3.Carson Country
Oct 23, 197275m

A story about the origin of the Stormont state

E4
4.Man Friday
Oct 30, 197275m

The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint

E5
5.Triple Exposure
Nov 6, 197275m

A hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them

E6
6.Better than the Movies
Nov 13, 197275m

A man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.

E7
7.The General's Day
Nov 20, 197275m

An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.

E8
8.The Bankrupt
Nov 27, 197275m

A washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.

E9
9.Just Your Luck
Dec 4, 197275m

A pregnant teenager sets about wooing a sailor in a sectarian council estate in Greenock.

E10
10.The Bouncing Boy
Dec 11, 197275m

A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.

E11
11.Shakespeare or Bust
Jan 8, 197375m

The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge

E12
12.Land of Green Ginger
Jan 15, 197375m

Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?

13.Kisses at Fifty
Jan 22, 197369m

A long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.

E14
14.Highway Robbery
Jan 29, 197375m

A man fights council plans to demolish his home to make way for a new bypass.

E15
15.Song at Twilight
Feb 5, 197375m

The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline

E16
16.Only Make Believe
Feb 12, 197375m

As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.

E17
17.For Sylvia or The Air Show
Feb 19, 197375m

Was this the finest hour? Sifting the truth and fiction about the Battle of Britain, Burrows and Harding give their own account of how the nation sees its heroes - and itself.

E18
18.The Operation
Feb 26, 197375m

David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.

E19
19.Access to the Children
Mar 5, 197375m

Malcolmson spends every Sunday taking his children to the zoo, reflecting on the breakdown of his marriage and the events that brought about his divorce. Is there a chance the family can be brought back together?

E20
20.Hard Labour
Mar 12, 197375m

The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner

E21
21.Man Above Men
Mar 19, 197375m

"I'm the judge's daughter - I think he's a monstrous old man. I think all men who say 'I'm only doing my job' are monstrous. I've despaired of changing him. But I'd stop short of killing him."

E22
22.Speech Day
Mar 26, 197375m

Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day

E23
23.Steps Back
May 14, 197375m

"Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart." When Gerry takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, what will they find?

E24
24.Three's One
Jun 4, 197375m

Are Maggie and Tony using each other as a means of communicating with Dr Leafer? Or are they using Dr Leafer as a means of communicating with each other?

E25
25.Edward G.--Like the Film Star
Jun 11, 197375m

Edward G. is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

E26
26.Blooming Youth
Jun 18, 197375m

The problems of four people sharing an apartment

E27
27.The Stretch
Jun 25, 197375m

Everyone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.

E28
28.Making the Play
Jul 2, 197375m

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he send her away?