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September 11, 1960

Season 5

01. Big Brain Man

Much to the delight of fellow tenants, a tenant becomes the landlord. Their delight is short lived when he starts behaving just like the previous landlord.

September 11, 1960

02. A Heart and a Diamond

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September 18, 1960

03. Lena, O My Lena

Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He becomes smitten with a girl named Lena who works in the machine shop next door, and despite a bullying driver who claims her for herself, he manages to take her out on a date.

September 25, 1960

04. Pig's Ear with Flowers

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October 2, 1960

05. Thunder on the Snowy

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October 9, 1960

06. The Siege at Killyfaddy

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October 16, 1960

07. I'll Have You to Remember

A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.

October 23, 1960

08. My Representative

Ambition takes hold of fashion-house salesman Ronnie Page as he forgets those closest to him in his desire for a successful career.

October 30, 1960

09. The Cake Baker

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November 6, 1960

10. Hail the Conquering Hero

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November 13, 1960

11. The Stranger

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November 20, 1960

12. Mr Nobody

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November 27, 1960

13. Clip Joint People

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December 4, 1960

14. The Cupboard

When Fred Watson's wife and landlady disappear, and he is seen papering over two cupboards in his bedroom, the police are called in.

December 11, 1960

15. Rain

A prostitute finds redemption in Pago Pago thanks to a hard missionary man.

December 18, 1960

16. The Great Gold Bullion Robbery

Robbery from a moving train? Impossible.

December 25, 1960

17. A Head Full of Crocodiles

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January 1, 1961

18. Till the Day I Die

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January 8, 1961

19. The Mystery of Martin Wheeler

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January 15, 1961

20. The Picture of Dorian Gray

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

January 22, 1961

21. Honeymoon Postponed

Lancashire newlyweds Violet and Arthur Fitton are forced to postpone their honeymoon and move in temporarily with his parents.

January 29, 1961

22. A Degree of Murder

A man and his wife plan to murder his eccentric wealthy sister.

February 5, 1961

23. Strangers in the Room

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February 12, 1961

24. The Money Makers

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February 19, 1961

25. Tune on an Apron-String

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February 26, 1961

26. The Big Deal

Unscrupulous business Sir Pierson Cale is determined to win the contract to build a power station. He sees John Hamilton as someone who can get the job done but he wants him to bid half a million less than his nearest competitor.

March 3, 1961

27. The Man Out There

A Russian astronaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket, has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife also trapped, in a blizzard swept area of Canada. Her daughter is dying of diphtheria, he as a doctor can help her.

March 12, 1961

28. The Conscientious Gauger

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March 26, 1961

29. The Way of Love

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April 9, 1961

30. The Hero

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April 23, 1961

31. Danger! Men Working

In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked foreman Desmond Doherty with brash Scanling, which angers the men.

May 21, 1961

32. No Licence for Singing

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May 21, 1961

33. Flying High

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April 23, 1961

34. Man on a Mountain Top

A writer who lives in carefully-protected seclusion does not welcome a young woman's intrusion into his life.

April 30, 1961

35. Duel for Love

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May 7, 1961

36. The Ship That Couldn't Stop

A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.

May 14, 1961

37. The Truth About Helen

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May 21, 1961

38. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

May 28, 1961

39. The Typists

We see two typists aging as they spend 40 years together in the same office.

June 4, 1961

40. The Night of the Apes

After Clive is dishonourably discharged from the army for failing to shoot an unarmed terrorist, he finds his return to his hometown no easy matter.

June 11, 1961