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Season 31972

Series 3

October 8, 1972

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28 episodes
Season 3
The Reporters

The Reporters

Oct 9, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: Michael Apted

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.

4 guest stars
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A Life Is for Ever

A Life Is for Ever

Oct 16, 19721h 15m0 votes

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

2 guest stars
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Carson Country

Carson Country

Oct 23, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: Piers Haggard

A story about the origin of the Stormont state

1 guest star
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Man Friday

Man Friday

Oct 30, 19721h 15m0 votes

The story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint

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Triple Exposure

Triple Exposure

Nov 6, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: Alan Cooke

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

4 guest stars
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Better than the Movies

Better than the Movies

Nov 13, 19721h 15m0 votes

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

4 guest stars
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The General's Day

The General's Day

Nov 20, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: John Gorrie

An elderly general woos a shy school teacher.

1 guest star
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The Bankrupt

The Bankrupt

Nov 27, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: Christopher Morahan

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

5 guest stars
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Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

Dec 4, 19721h 15m0 votes
Director: Mike Newell

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

2 guest stars
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The Bouncing Boy

The Bouncing Boy

Dec 11, 19721h 15m0 votes

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

4 guest stars
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Shakespeare or Bust

Shakespeare or Bust

Jan 8, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Michael Simpson

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

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Land of Green Ginger

Land of Green Ginger

Jan 15, 19731h 15m0 votes

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?

4 guest stars
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Kisses at Fifty

Kisses at Fifty

Jan 22, 19731h 9m0 votes
Director: Michael Apted

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

18 guest stars
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Highway Robbery

Highway Robbery

Jan 29, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Michael Apted

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

5 guest stars
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Song at Twilight

Song at Twilight

Feb 5, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Herbert Wise

The story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline

2 guest stars
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Only Make Believe

Only Make Believe

Feb 12, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Robert Knights

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

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For Sylvia or The Air Show

For Sylvia or The Air Show

Feb 19, 19731h 15m0 votes

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.

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The Operation

The Operation

Feb 26, 19731h 15m0 votes

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

5 guest stars
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Access to the Children

Access to the Children

Mar 5, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Philip Saville

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?

3 guest stars
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Hard Labour

Hard Labour

Mar 12, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Mike Leigh

The trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner

3 guest stars
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Man Above Men

Man Above Men

Mar 19, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Alan Clarke

"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."

3 guest stars
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Speech Day

Speech Day

Mar 26, 19731h 15m0 votes

Three underachievers have fun at a school speech day

1 guest star
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Steps Back

Steps Back

May 14, 19731h 15m0 votes

"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?

2 guest stars
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Three's One

Three's One

Jun 4, 19731h 15m0 votes

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?

4 guest stars
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Edward G.--Like the Film Star

Edward G.--Like the Film Star

Jun 11, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: James Ferman

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.

3 guest stars
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Blooming Youth

Blooming Youth

Jun 18, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Les Blair

The problems of four people sharing an apartment

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The Stretch

The Stretch

Jun 25, 19731h 15m0 votes

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.

4 guest stars
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Making the Play

Making the Play

Jul 2, 19731h 15m0 votes
Director: Michael Hayes

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?

3 guest stars
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