First Night (Season 1)

The Strain (Episode 1)

Air date: 1963-09-22

Overview: A taut and violent story of a gang of Liverpool criminals whose power struggle is observed by a wily detective. Standout performances from a cast of television stalwarts, as well as screenwriter Alun Owen's tough dialog and the realistic setting, won praise from the critics.

The Road (Episode 2)

Writer: Nigel Kneale

Air date: 1963-09-29

Overview: A scientist and a philosopher investigate a haunted wood in eighteenth century Britain.

The Initiation (Episode 3)

Air date: 1963-10-06

Guilty (Episode 4)

Air date: 1963-10-13

The Youngest Profession (Episode 5)

Writer: John Elliot

Air date: 1963-10-27

The Dawn (Episode 6)

Air date: 1963-11-17

Menace (Episode 7)

Writer: Arnold Wesker

Air date: 1963-12-08

The One Night of the Year (Episode 8)

Air date: 1963-12-29

The Bedmakers (Episode 9)

Air date: 1964-02-01

Overview: Kitchen sink drama set in a small factory producing old fashioned bedsteads and centering on the aspirations of one of it's longest serving employees.

The Scapegoat (Episode 10)

Writer: Simon Raven

Air date: 1964-02-15

The Inner World of Miss Vaughan (Episode 11)

Air date: 1964-04-01

The Happy Ones (Episode 12)

Air date: 1964-03-07

My One True Love (Episode 13)

Air date: 1964-03-14

Goodbye, Gloria, Goodbye (Episode 14)

Air date: 1964-03-28

Hunt the Man (Episode 15)

Air date: 1964-04-25

Captain Rubian (Episode 16)

Air date: 1964-05-02