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  • : 1970
  • : 314
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  • BBC One
  • Comedy Drama Science-fiction

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3x1
The Reporters
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09, 1972
'We're in a very funny game, and the bit you're joining is getting funnier all the time...'
3x2
A Life Is for Ever
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16, 1972
The story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop
3x3
Carson Country
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23, 1972
A story about the origin of the Stormont state
3x4
Man Friday
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30, 1972
The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint
3x5
Triple Exposure
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06, 1972
A hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them
3x6
Better than the Movies
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13, 1972
Stand on your own two feet... Go for the things in the ads... But it's not quite as easy as it sounds.
3x7
The General's Day
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20, 1972
An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.
3x8
The Bankrupt
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27, 1972
A washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.
3x9
Just Your Luck
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04, 1972
Alison has the opportunity to escape from the drudgery of her Scottish tenement life thanks to her relationship with promising footballer Joe. Tired of Joe spending so much time .. show full overview
3x10
The Bouncing Boy
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11, 1972
It's the big day for Dave and Meri. The baby is due - and Dave is in labour too.
3x11
Shakespeare or Bust
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08, 1973
The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge
3x12
Land of Green Ginger
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15, 1973
Building a bridge over the Humber may bring future prosperity to Hull. Sally and Mike have to decide their future now, for when the winds blow gale-force off Iceland anything could happen.
3x13
Kisses at Fifty
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22, 1973
A long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.
3x14
Highway Robbery
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29, 1973
What would you do if the council decided it needed your house to build a road? Is it worth a fight? Terry decides to have a go.
3x15
Song at Twilight
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05, 1973
The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline
3x16
Only Make Believe
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12, 1973
As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.
3x17
For Sylvia or The Air Show
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19, 1973
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.
3x18
The Operation
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26, 1973
David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.
3x19
Access to the Children
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05, 1973
Every Sunday, Malcolmson - a divorced man - takes his children to the zoo. As they watch the animals, he dreams of a return to married life...
3x20
Hard Labour
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12, 1973
The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner
3x21
Man Above Men
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19, 1973
'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.'
3x22
Speech Day
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26, 1973
Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day
3x23
Steps Back
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14, 1973
'Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart.' When Gerry takes his fiancee Nita home to Brighouse what will they find?
3x24
Three's One
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04, 1973
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?
3x25
Edward G.--Like the Film Star
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11, 1973
Edward G is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience.
3x26
Blooming Youth
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18, 1973
The problems of four people sharing an apartment
3x27
The Stretch
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25, 1973
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.
3x28
Making the Play
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02, 1973
They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. They're both agreed on that. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he feel inclined to send her away?

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