Season 1 - Episode Guide

The theme of Romeo and Juliet reworked in an orthodox Jewish household where Jeff who is a Christian falls in love with Juliet. Both families bitterly oppose the relationship. The story is set in wartime, in the East End of London.

Three O'Clock Deadline

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1956

Miss Julie

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1956

Late 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken her engagement but is attracted to one of the servants, Jean. They spend the midsummer night together, telling each other their memories and of their dreams. Realizing that an affair between a man of the people and an aristocrat is impossible, they plan to escape to Switzerland.

Ring Out the Old

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1956

Michael and Mary

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1957

The Necklace

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1957

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. Afterwards it is stolen, and Mrs. Kendrick goes into debt to duplicate it. The thief discovers it's costume jewelry, but Mrs. Kendrick never learns the truth, and struggles for years to pay off the huge debt.

The Last Flight

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1957

Quay South

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1957

If This Be Treason

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1957

The King of Iceland

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1957

There are odd goings-on in the Turkish baths. Is the distinguished stranger among the Colonel Blimps really the "King of Iceland"?

The Witness

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1957

This Was a Woman

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1957

The Cask of Amontillado

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1957

Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado. Based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe, Fortunado and Montresor find themselves in a web of betray and revenge, changing their friendship forever.