1. S1.E1 ∙ Read 'em and Weep
1h
26th Sep 1967
This anthology drama series from Associated-Rediffusion presented stories of people who take a gamble – sometimes with their lives – in order to prove a point or better their position.
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. S1.E2 ∙ Oil and Water
1h
3rd Oct 1967
A Jew gambles his whole upbringing on marrying a gentile to prove love is all you need.
3. S1.E3 ∙ The Wednesday Game
1h
10th Oct 1967
4. S1.E4 ∙ When the Chips Are Down
1h
17th Oct 1967
5. S1.E5 ∙ My Dear Sirs
1h
24th Oct 1967
6. S1.E6 ∙ How Well Do You Know This Man?
1h
31st Oct 1967
7. S1.E7 ∙ The Wrecker
1h
7th Nov 1967
8. S1.E8 ∙ Arthur Through the Looking Class
1h
14th Nov 1967
9. S1.E9 ∙ Lily Jumps and Jim Loses
1h
14th Dec 1967
10. S1.E10 ∙ The Glory of Llewellyn Smiley
1h
28th Dec 1967
Stars Ralph Michael as ageing General Cudlipp, who lived in a home for retired officers and Ronnie Barker as Llewellyn Smiley, the commissionaire at the local cinema who Cudlipp gambles can pass for a retired officer.
11. S1.E11 ∙ Tycoon of the Year
1h
23rd Nov 1967
12. S1.E12 ∙ The Man Beneath
1h
7th Dec 1967
A miner gambles that him staying down a mine on his own, will bring in the press and bring attention to the amount of pits closing down around the country.
13. S1.E13 ∙ The Bridge
1h
12th Dec 1967
A bridge offers a gamble during the 1944 Normandy Landings.
14. S1.E14 ∙ Give and Take
1h
22nd Feb 1967
15. S1.E15 ∙ Thirty Stretch
1h
28th Feb 1967
Stars John Binden as Patsy Fagan, a man imprisoned for thirty years who plots his escape with his brother, John (Robert Russell).
16. S1.E16 ∙ Mates!
1h
6th Mar 1967
First air date
26th Sep 1967
Last air date
25th Jul 1968
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Original language
en