By Common Consent

By Common Consent 1975

1

In a foreign port two boys come to a fisherman saying they are refugees from a country where a military take-over has organised a gigantic League of Youth.

1975

Article Five

Article Five 1975

1

Members of a shadowy group demonstrate techniques of enhanced Interrogation of terrorist suspects. However, the demonstration causes consternation that such techniques were approved.

1975

In the Labyrinth

In the Labyrinth 1976

1

After 30 years apart, a man is reunited with his mother, who resides on a psychiatric ward.

1976

The Flight Fund

The Flight Fund 1975

1

Angie, Tony and their son Farnley go to stay with Uncle Edward. The routine of Edward and his companion servant, Blades, becomes unsettled when Edward and Angie develop a close bond.

1975

Gambitt's Move

Gambitt's Move 1975

1

Angie, an unemployed single mother moves into a new rented home. She then receives an unwelcome visitor from her past.

1975

A Passage to Inverness

A Passage to Inverness 1977

1

A striptease artist is prosecuted for indecency. Meanwhile, his aunt wants him to visit her, before she dies.

1977

The Emperor's New Hat

The Emperor's New Hat 1977

1

For 51 years, the Comtesse has bought a new hat to celebrate her wedding anniyear, she invites her granddaughter Sylvie to the ceremony.

1977

Kipper

Kipper 1977

1

Kipper is obsessed with Manor Park Football Club. At his workplace, this obsession attracts the derision of two of his colleagues. Meanwhile, Manor Park are to play against Dutch club Ajax

1977

No Place Like Earth

No Place Like Earth 1965

1

Earth is no more, destroyed by nuclear war; but itinerant handyman Bert Foster, wandering the canals of Mars, is possessed by a restlessness for a home which no longer exists. He considers a move to an isolated outpost on Venus.

1965

The Life of Galileo

The Life of Galileo 1964

1

BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.

1964

Two Men from Derby

Two Men from Derby 1976

1

Two men from Derby County FC are keen to make a new signing, but he is not at home. His wife promises he won't be long and makes conversation with them while attending to her household chores.

1976

The Counterfeit Man

The Counterfeit Man 1965

1

On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creating an almost perfect copy. It then begins the long return journey to Earth.

1965

The Stick Insect

The Stick Insect 1975

1

A married couple go to stay at a remote cottage. Once there, they discover there is no running water for tea. Then, a stranger appears, accompanied by his stick insect.

1975

Grace

Grace 1975

1

A disillusioned antiques dealer takes tap dancing lessons.

1975

Mutinies

Mutinies 1974

1

Gerald works in publisling. He was a pilot in World War 2 and enjoys talking about his aerial battles. His employees dislike him, apart from his loyal secretary. One evening, his wife tells him about her depression. Gerald has a solution: gin and tonic. He complains to her about the state of modern society, but his own problems are about to worsen...

1974

Stranger in the Family

Stranger in the Family 1965

1

A boy is skilled at telepathy and in mind control. He attracts the attention of the government.

1965

War and Peace

War and Peace 1991

1

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, is intertwined with the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. People of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy. Both sides suffer tremendous losses during the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed.

1991

Dummy Run

Dummy Run 1974

1

Some ex-rugby players gather at a stadium to reminisce.. They meet a TV commentator to rehearse the discussion of the scoring of "the most momentous try in rugby history." Discord follows, when a lone voice declares that the try was awarded in error.

1974

The Little Black Bag

The Little Black Bag 1969

1

When a down-at-heel, alcoholic physician discovers a medical kit, based on future technology, accidentally left in the wake of a time-travel expedition, he becomes a successful cosmetic surgeon. One day, a patient requests treatment for fibrosis and he experiments with his new kit.

1969