Studio 4
1962 · 2 seasons · 18 episodes · Ended · BBC One
Drama
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Studio 4 is an anthology drama series utilising BBC Television Centre's Studio Four, and running for two series in 1962 on BBC One. It was envisaged as a sequel to Storyboard, a similar anthology series which had been transmitted the previous year.
Episodes
- S01E01The Cross and the Arrow1962-01-2230m
Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice – an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events.
- S01E02The Second Curtain1962-01-2930m
Divorced novelist named George Garner gets drawn into a disappearance case involving an old schoolmate, William Widgery, leading him to amateur sleuthing as his own life and reputation unravel.
- S01E03Flight Into Danger1962-02-0530m
A charter flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver goes horribly awry when the pilots and passengers fall victim to food poisoning, forcing an ex-WWII pilot passenger to take control and attempt an emergency landing.
- S01E04The Intrigue1962-02-1230m
A French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.
- S01E05Call Me Back1962-02-1930m
A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.
- S01E06The Ballad of Peckham Rye1962-03-0530m
A mysterious, devilish Scotsman named Dougal Douglas arrives in a South London neighbourhood and disrupts the lives of the local workers at a textile company, causing mayhem, mutiny, and even murder through his 'human research'.
- S01E07Look Who's Talking1962-03-1230m
- S01E08The Victorian Chaise Longue1962-03-1930m
After buying an antique chaise-longue, Melanie experiences a nightmarish body-swap, finding herself in a oppressive Victorian era with a patronising husband and doctor, unable to convince anyone she is from the future.
- S01E09The Grass Is Singing1962-03-2630m
Mary Turner is a white woman whose life unravels on a farm, leading to a destructive relationship with her Black servant, Moses, culminating in violence and a critique of the social and racial dynamics.
- S01E10North Flight1962-04-0230m
A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.
- S01E11A Voice from the Top1962-04-0930m
- S01E12The Imbroglio1962-04-1630m
A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.
Cast
- Marjorie WildeWoman, Card Player, Miss Belle Frierne
- Frederick FarleyMagistrate Rogers, Roderick Fox, Dr Zoder
- Desmond Cullum-JonesMatthews, Detective Sergeant, Customs Officer
David SpenserCharles Robinson, Trevor Lomas, Robert Coster- Dallas CavellWarder Roberts, Sergeant Major, Trimmer
- Ronald WilsonGuy, Peter Rackam
- Mary McMillenCard Player, Annette Wren
- Charles LewsenPole, Karl
Ian WilsonThomassen, Partygoer- Richard PescudFrisch, Sergeant
- Phyllis MontefioreEnglishwoman, Yvonne
John WoodnuttLabour Front Leader Baumer, Parson Platt