Donald Wolfit

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Nel 1917 l'Inghilterra aveva delle precise mire sull'Arabia e sull'Egitto. I disegni politici erano intralciati dai turchi e dall'incapacità delle tribù arabe di riuscire a far fronte comune. Thomas Edmund Lawrence, ufficiale inglese dal temperamento singolare e poco conforme ai tradizionali codici militari, innamorato dell'Arabia e del deserto, diventa amico di alcuni capi arabi e riesce a metter d'accordo popoli diversissimi fra loro e a conquistare Aqaba, porto strategico sul mar Rosso. È un'impresa enorme, e gli viene riconosciuta, ma al momento opportuno, quando si tratta di mantenere le promesse, i capi si tirano indietro. Lawrence, con la sua fede, il suo coraggio e il suo talento era soltanto servito come strumento per le strategie espansionistiche dell'impero britannico. Liquidato dall'esercito Lawrence muore, ancora giovane, in un banale incidente di moto.

Protagonista è un giovane impiegato di provincia inglese, che vuole a tutti i costi farsi strada nella societá dei ricchi. Perciò corteggia la figlia del magnate del luogo. Nel frattempo, però, ha anche una relazione molto appassionata con una francese, donna sposata e infelice. Un giorno il giovanotto ha la prospettiva del bel matrimonio che lo farebbe salire definitivamente ai quartieri alti. Ma deve lasciare l'amante. La donna si uccide. Lui si sposa, ma col rimorso.

Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.

In Inghilterra re Enrico II, in dissidio con la Chiesa, fa eleggere il suo ministro Thomas Becket arcivescovo di Canterbury. Ma Becket, una volta assunto il suo nuovo compito, diventa il più tenace assertore dei diritti ecclesiastici. La lotta fra i due diventa sempre più accesa, fino alla completa rottura. Enrico fa assassinare Becket dai suoi cavalieri mentre dice messa in cattedrale. Tratto da una commedia di Jean Anouilh, il film non ne conserva solo in minima parte la sottigliezza e lo spirito.

Ghost Squad, known as G.S.5 for its third series, was a crime drama series about an elite division of Scotland Yard that ran between 1961 and 1964. Each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police Service at the time. Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same name, written by John Gosling — a retired police officer and former member of the team. Although the real-life squad only operated in London, the fictionalised team travelled internationally; however — as was typical of the time — most foreign locations were actually a combination of stock footage and sets at Independent Artists Studio at Beaconsfield and Elstree Studios. Music was by Philip Green. The show was produced by ITC Entertainment, along with Rank Organisation TV and ATV. It was the first ITC show filmed to fit the one hour time-slot — setting the trend for the majority of ITC's future output. Another common ITC trait was to feature an American, in this case Michael Quinn, in a leading role so as to increase the chances of international sales. At 6' 3", Quinn often towered over his co-workers. This was especially noticeable in the first series title sequence showing him walking through a crowd walking in the opposite direction. He frequently smoked in the show as did many others. The second series had a different title sequence and Neil Hallett sometimes replaced Quinn. Hallett looked more like a spy while Quinn looked a bit like a playboy. Quinn was replaced by Australian actor, Ray Barrett in the third series. Ray Austin played Billy Clay in and was also Stunt Director on all series bringing the action to life. Austin went on to become a renowned TV director in Hollywood and the UK.

A half-hour anthology series.

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.