Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

Drama

Seasons

1. The Seekers 1: The Heretics

Air Date: 1964-05-03

Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

2. The Seekers: 2: The Idealists

Air Date: 1964-05-10

Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

3. The Seekers: 3: The Materialists

Air Date: 1964-05-17

Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

4. All the Conspirators: The Ides of March

Air Date: 1964-07-05

Based on the novel by Thornton Wilder. Two plays on the theme of political assassination.

5. All the Conspirators: The Just

Air Date: 1964-07-12

by Albert Camus. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Two plays on the theme of political assassination.

1. Women in Crisis: Husband and Wife

Air Date: 1964-09-20

The first of three plays by Colin Morris.

2. Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears

Air Date: 1964-09-27

The second of three plays by Colin Morris.

3. Women in Crisis: My Grandmother

Air Date: 1964-10-04

The third of a trilogy by Colin Morris. Paintings by children of the Horncastle School, East Grinstead.

4. Carried by Storm

Air Date: 1964-10-25

5. Parade's End: Some Do Not

Air Date: 1964-12-06

A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

6. Parade's End: No More Parades

Air Date: 1964-12-13

A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

7. Parade's End: A Man Could Stand Up

Air Date: 1964-12-20

A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

8. The Minister

Air Date: 1965-01-03

9. Poor Bitos

Air Date: 1965-02-07

10. The Physicists

Air Date: 1965-02-14

11. Progress to the Park

Air Date: 1965-03-14

Three plays by Alun Owen.

12. No Trams to Lime Street

Air Date: 1965-03-21

Three plays by Alun Owen.

13. A Little Winter Love

Air Date: 1965-03-28

Three plays by Alun Owen.

14. Ironhand

Air Date: 1965-04-11

15. Try For White

Air Date: 1965-04-18

16. Unman, Wittering and Zigo

Air Date: 1965-06-27

The first of three plays by Giles Cooper.

17. Seek Her Out

Air Date: 1965-07-04

The second of three plays by Giles Cooper.

18. The Long House

Air Date: 1965-07-11

The last of three plays by Giles Cooper.

1. Esther's Altar

Air Date: 1965-09-05

2. David, Chapter 2

Air Date: 1965-09-19

3. Rosmersholm

Air Date: 1965-09-26

4. Miss Julie

Air Date: 1965-10-03

5. Hermit Crabs

Air Date: 1965-10-10

6. Enter Solly Gold

Air Date: 1965-10-17

7. The Siege of Manchester

Air Date: 1965-10-31

8. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Air Date: 1965-11-07

9. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air

Air Date: 1965-11-21

10. The World of George Orwell: 1984

Air Date: 1966-11-28

In 1984, love is outlawed, freedom does not exist and those who defy Big Brother may lose more than their lives.

11. Portraits From the North: The Nutter

Air Date: 1965-12-05

12. Portraits from the North: Bruno

Air Date: 1965-12-19

13. A Piece of Resistance

Air Date: 1965-12-26

14. Doctor Knock

Air Date: 1966-01-02

15. Focus

Air Date: 1966-01-09

Towards the end of World War 2, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours and he considers the nature of prejudice

16. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley

Air Date: 1966-01-23

17. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots

Air Date: 1966-01-30

18. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem

Air Date: 1966-02-06

19. Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow

Air Date: 1966-02-13

20. A Man Like That

Air Date: 1966-02-27

21. Simon and Laura

Air Date: 1966-03-06

22. The Queen and Jackson

Air Date: 1966-03-13

23. A Month in the Country

Air Date: 1966-03-20

24. The Seagull

Air Date: 1966-03-27

25. Twelfth Hour

Air Date: 1966-04-03

26. The Queen and the Welshman

Air Date: 1966-04-10

27. Final Demand

Air Date: 1966-04-24

28. Semi-Detached

Air Date: 1966-05-01

29. She Stoops to Conquer

Air Date: 1966-05-29

30. Up and Down

Air Date: 1966-06-05

31. Marianne

Air Date: 1966-06-12

32. The Melody Suit

Air Date: 1966-06-19

33. On the March to the Sea

Air Date: 1966-07-17

34. How to Get Rid of Your Husband

Air Date: 1966-07-24

35. Girl of My Dreams

Air Date: 1966-07-31

1. Talking to a Stranger, Part 1: Anytime You're Ready I'll Sparkle

Air Date: 1966-10-02

2. Talking to a Stranger, Part 2: No Skill or Special Knowledge is Required

Air Date: 1966-10-09

3. Talking to a Stranger, Part 3: Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear

Air Date: 1966-10-16

4. Talking to a Stranger, Part 4: The Innocent Must Suffer

Air Date: 1966-10-23

5. Conquest: The Encounter

Air Date: 1966-10-29

6. Conquest: The Leopard and the Dragon

Air Date: 1966-10-30

7. Amerika

Air Date: 1966-11-06

8. The Family Reunion

Air Date: 1966-11-27

9. Anatol

Air Date: 1966-12-04

10. Sword of Honour, Part One: Men at Arms

Air Date: 1967-01-02

11. Sword of Honour, Part Two: Officers and Gentlemen

Air Date: 1967-01-09

12. Sword of Honour, Part Three: Unconditional Surrender

Air Date: 1967-01-16

13. A Slight Ache

Air Date: 1967-02-06

14. A Night Out

Air Date: 1967-02-13

15. The Basement

Air Date: 1967-02-20

16. Hotel Torpe

Air Date: 1967-03-13

17. As a Man Grows Older

Air Date: 1967-04-03

18. Kain

Air Date: 1967-04-17

19. The Loser

Air Date: 1967-05-01

20. The Winner

Air Date: 1967-05-08

21. The Fantasist

Air Date: 1967-05-15

22. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Air Date: 1967-05-29

23. The Blood Knot

Air Date: 1967-06-12

24. Henry IV

Air Date: 1967-06-26

25. Firebrand

Air Date: 1967-07-02

26. The Plough and the Stars

Air Date: 1967-07-16

27. Tickle Times

Air Date: 1967-07-30

28. 55 Columns

Air Date: 1967-08-06

29. Stan's Day Out

Air Date: 1967-08-13

30. The Cupboard

Air Date: 1967-08-20

1. The Memorandum

Air Date: 1967-09-24

2. The Lost Years of Brian Hooper

Air Date: 1967-10-08

3. The Magicians: Dr Dee, Kelly and the Spirits

Air Date: 1967-10-15

4. The Magicians: The Incantation of Casanova

Air Date: 1967-10-22

5. The Magicians: Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist

Air Date: 1967-10-29

6. The Single Passion

Air Date: 1967-11-05

7. The Burning Bush

Air Date: 1967-11-12

8. Kittens Are Brave

Air Date: 1967-11-26

9. Lieutenant Tenant

Air Date: 1967-12-04

10. Play With a Tiger

Air Date: 1967-12-18

11. To See How Far It Is: Murphy's Law

Air Date: 1968-01-01

12. To See How Far It Is: The Curse of the Donkins

Air Date: 1968-01-08

13. To See How Far It Is: To See How Far It Is

Air Date: 1968-01-15

14. Albinos in Black

Air Date: 1968-01-22

15. The Swallow's Nest

Air Date: 1968-01-29

16. The Lady is a Liar

Air Date: 1968-02-26

17. To the Frontier

Air Date: 1968-03-04

18. Party Games

Air Date: 1968-03-11

19. The Fall of Kelvin Walker

Air Date: 1968-04-22

20. The Fanatics

Air Date: 1968-04-29

21. Home, Sweet Honeycomb

Air Date: 1968-05-13

22. The Pistol Shot

Air Date: 1968-05-20

23. Life Class

Air Date: 1968-05-27

24. All's Well That Ends Well

Air Date: 1968-06-03

25. Wind Versus Polygamy

Air Date: 1968-07-15

26. The Year of the Sex Olympics

Air Date: 1968-07-29

27. Mille Miglia

Air Date: 1968-08-05

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Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

1964-05-03

Episodes

115 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast