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October 9, 1972

Season 3

01. The Reporters

Two provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.

1h 15min
October 9, 1972

02. A Life Is for Ever

The story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop

1h 15min
October 16, 1972

03. Carson Country

A story about the origin of the Stormont state

1h 15min
October 23, 1972

04. Man Friday

The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint

1h 15min
October 30, 1972

05. Triple Exposure

A hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them

1h 15min
November 6, 1972

06. Better than the Movies

A man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.

1h 15min
November 13, 1972

07. The General's Day

An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.

1h 15min
November 20, 1972

08. The Bankrupt

A washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.

1h 15min
November 27, 1972

09. Just Your Luck

A pregnant teenager sets about wooing a sailor in a sectarian council estate in Greenock.

1h 15min
December 4, 1972

10. The Bouncing Boy

A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.

1h 15min
December 11, 1972

11. Shakespeare or Bust

The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge

1h 15min
January 8, 1973

12. Land of Green Ginger

Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?

1h 15min
January 15, 1973

13. Kisses at Fifty

A long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.

1h 9min
January 22, 1973

14. Highway Robbery

A man fights council plans to demolish his home to make way for a new bypass.

1h 15min
January 29, 1973

15. Song at Twilight

The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline

1h 15min
February 5, 1973

16. Only Make Believe

As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.

1h 15min
February 12, 1973

17. For Sylvia or The Air Show

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.

1h 15min
February 19, 1973

18. The Operation

David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.

1h 15min
February 26, 1973

19. Access to the Children

Malcolmson spends every Sunday taking his children to the zoo, reflecting on the breakdown of his marriage and the events that brought about his divorce. Is there a chance the family can be brought back together?

1h 15min
March 5, 1973

20. Hard Labour

The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner

1h 15min
March 12, 1973

21. Man Above Men

"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."

1h 15min
March 19, 1973

22. Speech Day

Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day

1h 15min
March 26, 1973

23. Steps Back

"Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart." When Gerry takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, what will they find?

1h 15min
May 14, 1973

24. Three's One

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?

1h 15min
June 4, 1973

25. Edward G.--Like the Film Star

Edward G. is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

1h 15min
June 11, 1973

26. Blooming Youth

The problems of four people sharing an apartment

1h 15min
June 18, 1973

27. The Stretch

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.

1h 15min
June 25, 1973

28. Making the Play

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he send her away?

1h 15min
July 2, 1973