Theatre 625 (1964)
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
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Episode 1 - Esther's Altar
Release Date: 1965-09-05In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
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Episode 2 - David, Chapter 2
Release Date: 1965-09-19 -
Episode 3 - Rosmersholm
Release Date: 1965-09-26The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
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Episode 4 - Miss Julie
Release Date: 1965-10-03Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
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Episode 5 - Hermit Crabs
Release Date: 1965-10-10 -
Episode 6 - Enter Solly Gold
Release Date: 1965-10-17Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
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Episode 7 - The Siege of Manchester
Release Date: 1965-10-31A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
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Episode 8 - The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Release Date: 1965-11-07Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.
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Episode 9 - The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air
Release Date: 1965-11-21With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.
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Episode 10 - The World of George Orwell: 1984
Release Date: 1966-11-28In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
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Episode 11 - Portraits from the North: The Nutter
Release Date: 1965-12-05 -
Episode 12 - Portraits from the North: Bruno
Release Date: 1965-12-19 -
Episode 13 - Yob and Nabob
Release Date: 1965-12-26 -
Episode 14 - Doctor Knock
Release Date: 1966-01-02After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
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Episode 15 - Focus
Release Date: 1966-01-09Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.
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Episode 16 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley
Release Date: 1966-01-23A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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Episode 17 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
Release Date: 1966-01-30A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
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Episode 18 - The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem
Release Date: 1966-02-06A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.
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Episode 19 - Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
Release Date: 1966-02-13 -
Episode 20 - A Man Like That
Release Date: 1966-02-27 -
Episode 21 - Simon and Laura
Release Date: 1966-03-06An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.
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Episode 22 - The Queen and Jackson
Release Date: 1966-03-13 -
Episode 23 - A Month in the Country
Release Date: 1966-03-20In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.
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Episode 24 - The Seagull
Release Date: 1966-03-27Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
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Episode 25 - Twelfth Hour
Release Date: 1966-04-03 -
Episode 26 - The Queen and the Welshman
Release Date: 1966-04-10The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.
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Episode 27 - Final Demand
Release Date: 1966-04-24 -
Episode 28 - Semi-Detached
Release Date: 1966-05-01 -
Episode 29 - She Stoops to Conquer
Release Date: 1966-05-29Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality, he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.
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Episode 30 - Up and Down
Release Date: 1966-06-05 -
Episode 31 - Marianne
Release Date: 1966-06-12 -
Episode 32 - The Melody Suit
Release Date: 1966-06-19 -
Episode 33 - On the March to the Sea
Release Date: 1966-07-17During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.
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Episode 34 - How to Get Rid of Your Husband
Release Date: 1966-07-24 -
Episode 35 - Girl of My Dreams
Release Date: 1966-07-31