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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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- E1 The Cross and the ArrowNext upJan 22, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Andrew Crawford (Will Wegler), Walter Gotell (Gestapo Commissar Kehr), John Woodnutt (Labour Front Leader Baumer), Keith Barron (Peltz), John Gray (Rudy), Rory MacDermot (Keller), Peggy Marshall (Berthe), Frederick Farley (Dr Zoder)
- E2 The Second CurtainJan 29, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Leonard Maguire (George Garner), Joan Heath (Viola Widgery), John Barrett (Frank Kershaw), Sidney Simkin (Alistair Cuff), Frederick Farley (Roderick Fox), Ronald Wilson (Peter Rackam), Patricia Haines (Sarah Freeman), Dallas Cavell (Trimmer)
- E3 Flight Into DangerFeb 5, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Arden (George Spencer), Jerry Stovin (Captain Martin Treleaven), Burnell Tucker (Mackenzie), Tom Bowman (Harry Burdick), Bruce Boa (Dr Baird), Janna Hill (Miss Edwards), Philip Gilbert (Captain), Donald James (Agent)
- E4 The IntrigueFeb 12, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Frank Finlay (Fernand Destayac), Pauline Yates (Maryse Destayac), Leonard Rossiter (Gerard Moustier), Anthony Bate (Serge Laurière), Mark Brackenbury (Paul Saint-Alvire), Alfred Hoffman (Meyrouze), Phyllis Montefiore (Yvonne), Elaine Williams (Françoise)
- E5 Call Me BackFeb 19, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.
Guest stars: Alec McCowen (Tom O'Neill)
- E6 The Ballad of Peckham RyeMar 5, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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'.
Guest stars: Ian MacNaughton (Dougal Douglas), Michael Robbins (Humphrey Place), David Spenser (Trevor Lomas), Susan Burnet (Dixie Morse), George Betton (Arthur Crewe), Audrey Noble (Mavis Crewe), Lesley Jackson (Merle Coverdale), Bridget McConnell (Jinny Ferguson)
- E7 Look Who's TalkingMar 12, 1962 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Pauline Letts (Helen Peters), Wynne Clark (Mrs Peters), Mandy Miller (Joan Robinson), Noel Dyson (Dorrie Robinson), David Spenser (Charles Robinson), Norman Mitchell (Jack Marshall), Constance Wake (Diana Cobb), John Moore (Jim Wood)
- E8 The Victorian Chaise LongueMar 19, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Frances White (Melanie Langdon), Richard Vernon (Mr Endworth), Michael Culver (Mr Charters), Jerome Willis (Dr Blundell), Denise Coffey (Lizzie), Hillary Bailey (Sister Smith), John Boxer (Dr Gregory), Nora Laidlaw (Adelaide)
- E9 The Grass Is SingingMar 26, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Amanda Walker (Mary Turner), Johnny Sekka (Moses), Fred Hugh (Charlie Slatter), Margo Cunningham (Mrs Slatter), Walter Brown (Dick Turner), Brian Vaughan (Sergeant Denham), Mark Burns (Marston), Joseph Layode (Samson)
- E10 North FlightApr 2, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.
Guest stars: Robert James (Eustace Willoughby Wallis), Kenneth Cope (Bill Lane), Charles Hill (Sir Arthur Wand), Kenneth Edwards (Gerard Sprig), David Macmillan (Jeremy Sprig), Harry Walker (Angus McLaren), April Olrich (Mai Lindholm), Ian Wilson (Thomassen)
- E11 A Voice from the TopApr 9, 1962 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Harry H. Corbett (The Landlord), Clifton Jones (A Man)
- E12 The ImbroglioApr 16, 1962 · 30 min
Synopsis
A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.
Guest stars: Tony Garnett (Gianmaria Bargigli), Frances White (Santina Rinaldi), Ellen McIntosh (Nina Lepri), Nancy Nevinson (Signora Rinaldi), Bernard Kay (Negrini), Gilbert Wynne (Raimondo), Jon Rollason (Lorenzo), Simon Prebble (Guardino)
Cast & crew
Created by James MacTaggart
