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Season 1

6 episodes · 1976

  1. 1

    Tomkinson's Schooldays

    Jan 7, 197630 min★ 8.2

    Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.

  2. 2

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    Sep 27, 197729 min★ 8.1

    A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.

  3. 3

    Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

    Oct 4, 197730 min★ 7.8

    A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.

  4. 4

    Murder at Moorstones Manor

    Oct 11, 197730 min★ 8.1

    Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But their tophole weekend turns out to be longer than they thought.

  5. 5

    Across the Andes by Frog

    Oct 18, 197732 min★ 7.1

    The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

  6. 6

    The Curse of the Claw

    Oct 25, 197733 min★ 8.0

    The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?