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Series 6
197525 episodes
Episode 1
Plaintiffs and Defendants
Oct 14, 19751h 15m
A married barrister's life begins to unravel when it seems that his high-strung mistress may reveal all.
Episode 2
Two Sundays
Oct 21, 19751h 15m
An author tells an old school chum that he is about to publish a novel revealing their old relationship.
Episode 3
Moss
Oct 28, 19751h 15m
Moss is a miser whose only love is his grandson. Then tragedy strikes, and Moss is "reborn."
Episode 4
84 Charing Cross Road
Nov 4, 19751h 15m
An American woman corresponds with a London bookshop owner over a period of 20 years
Episode 5
Keep an Eye on Albert
Nov 11, 19751h 15m
Terry has begun to neglect his wife for a life of drinking, weight lifting, pigeon racing and other women. But when his best friend Albert returns from the navy and begins to pay Terry's wife some attention, what will be the outcome?
Episode 6
Children of the Sun
Nov 18, 19751h 15m
"You expect to face a bit of danger when you travel. Half the fun of it. But you keep cool and bluff your way out. After all, we're all British aren't we?"
Episode 7
After the Solo
Nov 25, 19751h 15m
A boy enjoys success in the choir until his voice breaks at puberty.
Episode 8
Through the Night
Dec 2, 19751h 15m
A woman goes into hospital to receive treatment for breast cancer.
Episode 9
A Passage to England
Dec 9, 19751h 15m
A group of Asians plans to sneak into England using a fishing boat
Episode 10
Rumpole of the Bailey
Dec 16, 19751h 15m
Rumpole defends a young West Indian boy accused of attempted murder.
Episode 11
The Other Woman
Jan 6, 19761h 11m
An aggressive lesbian disrupts the lives of those around her.
Episode 12
Nuts in May
Jan 13, 19761h 15m
Smug married couple Keith and Candice Marie “keen exponents of their belief in organic health food, exercise and the environment” are on a camping holiday, where they find that it is not always easy to be tolerant of others when they don't share the same enthusiasms.
Episode 13
Doran's Box
Jan 20, 19761h 15m
A long-distance lorry driver; a spaceman; a volunteer under reduced environmental conditions; a man in solitary confinement: the discomfort of these people is shared by Doran - when he can't put his finger on the panic button.
Episode 14
Packman's Barn
Jan 27, 19761h 15m
John Barrett returns to his remote hill farm after 20 years to deal with some unfinished business, and finds himself once again in conflict with the locals.
Episode 15
A Story to Frighten the Children
Feb 3, 19761h 15m
A woman encounters trouble when she arrives home late at night, but her neighbors on a nearby estate claim to have seen and heard nothing.
Episode 16
The Happy Hunting Ground
Feb 10, 19761h 15m
The fish quay is a happy hunting ground for an ambitious young rogue like Bob, who has an eye on the boss's business - and all that goes with it.
Episode 17
The Jumping Bean Bag
Feb 17, 19761h 15m
An end-of-term play with a difference as Ozzie and the boys break into a hard rock number. But even though they make the big time, success has its darker side.
Episode 18
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Feb 24, 19761h 15m
A play based on three short stories about the Scottish people and their relationship with the land: ""Clay"" concerns a farmer's obsession with his fields to the exclusion of his dying wife; ""Smeddum"" is about an indomitable woman and her large family; and ""Greenden"" tells the story of an unhappy woman from the city living with her indifferent husband in the country.
Episode 19
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Mar 2, 19761h 15m
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house - love letters, on blue paper, recalling with increasing vividness the early days of their courtship and marriage?
Episode 20
Willie Rough
Mar 9, 19761h 15m
A story depicting life in a shipyard
Episode 21
Tiptoe through the Tulips
Mar 16, 19761h 15m
A divorced woman is introduced to a separated man at an awkward dinner party.
Episode 22
The Peddler
Mar 23, 19761h 15m
One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?
Episode 23
Early Struggles
Mar 30, 19761h 15m
A story about a father's attempts at single parenthood
Episode 24
Double Dare
Apr 6, 19761h 15m
A playwright spends an afternoon in a hotel room with an actress who takes on the role of call girl for research purposes.
Episode 25
The House of Bernarda Alba
Jul 28, 19761h 15m
The eldest daughter of a domineering, overprotective mother becomes engaged to an unprincipled young man who has money.