Studio 4

1962 · Ended · 2 seasons · 18 episodes · Drama · United Kingdom

Creator James MacTaggart · Channel BBC One · Starring Marjorie Wilde, Frederick Farley, Desmond Cullum-Jones

Studio 4 is an anthology drama series utilising BBC Television Centre's Studio Four, and running for two series in 1962 on BBC One. It was envisaged as a sequel to Storyboard, a similar anthology series which had been transmitted the previous year.
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Episodes

12 episodes · January 1962 – April 1962
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Cross and the ArrowJanuary 22, 1962 · 30 min
    Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice – an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The Second CurtainJanuary 29, 1962 · 30 min
    Divorced novelist named George Garner gets drawn into a disappearance case involving an old schoolmate, William Widgery, leading him to amateur sleuthing as his own life and reputation unravel.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Flight Into DangerFebruary 5, 1962 · 30 min
    A charter flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver goes horribly awry when the pilots and passengers fall victim to food poisoning, forcing an ex-WWII pilot passenger to take control and attempt an emergency landing.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The IntrigueFebruary 12, 1962 · 30 min
    A French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Call Me BackFebruary 19, 1962 · 30 min
    A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.
  6. Episode 6: 6. The Ballad of Peckham RyeMarch 5, 1962 · 30 min
    A mysterious, devilish Scotsman named Dougal Douglas arrives in a South London neighbourhood and disrupts the lives of the local workers at a textile company, causing mayhem, mutiny, and even murder through his 'human research'.
Show 6 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Look Who's TalkingMarch 12, 1962 · 30 min
  2. Episode 8: 8. The Victorian Chaise LongueMarch 19, 1962 · 30 min
    After buying an antique chaise-longue, Melanie experiences a nightmarish body-swap, finding herself in a oppressive Victorian era with a patronising husband and doctor, unable to convince anyone she is from the future.
  3. Episode 9: 9. The Grass Is SingingMarch 26, 1962 · 30 min
    Mary Turner is a white woman whose life unravels on a farm, leading to a destructive relationship with her Black servant, Moses, culminating in violence and a critique of the social and racial dynamics.
  4. Episode 10: 10. North FlightApril 2, 1962 · 30 min
    A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.
  5. Episode 11: 11. A Voice from the TopApril 9, 1962 · 30 min
  6. Episode 12: 12. The ImbroglioApril 16, 1962 · 30 min
    A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.

Credits

Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
30 minutes
FIRST AIRED
January 22, 1962
LAST AIRED
September 17, 1962
PRODUCTION COMPANY
BBC

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