Drama 61-67

Seasons

1961

7.5

Anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ABC in the Sunday evening slot. The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Drama '61: The Cruel Day

The Captain's transfer to a lonely outpost in Algeria may have appeared merely a routine posting to him. But dealing with the rebels forces him to face a problem he has shirked all his life: it forces him to face himself.

S1 • E2

Drama '61: The Takers

S1 • E3

Drama '61: The Long Distance Blue

S1 • E4

Drama '61: The Executioners

S1 • E5

Drama '61: Edge of Truth

S1 • E6

Drama '61: The Big Pride

Based on the BBC radio drama, "The University of Hunger," it tells the story of the harsh reality faced by three men after they break out of prison.

S1 • E7

Drama '61: The Diamond Run

S1 • E8

Drama '61: The Machine Calls It Murder

Peter Meinecke an insurance agent, has a state of the art computer for dealing with his policies.The computer alarms him when it detects that several claims are fraudulent and murder maybe involved.... it also predicts the next victim.

S1 • E9

Drama '61: The Dinner Party

S1 • E10

Drama '61: Journey to Nowhere

S1 • E11

Drama '61: Love and Penguins

S1 • E12

Drama '61: The Best of Everything

Jimmy Brewster just wants the best of everything. And he'll do anything - anything at all - to get it.

S1 • E13

Drama '61: The Morning Face

S1 • E14

Drama '61: The Glove

S1 • E15

Drama '61: Joke Over

S1 • E16

Drama '61: Local Incident

S1 • E17

Drama '61: So Long at the Fair

S1 • E18

Drama '61: Torment

S1 • E19

Drama '61: The Day of the Fox

"In Jan Carew's explosive drama, Sammy Davis Jr gives a memorable performance as a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation."