Synopsis
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.
Episodes
1E1The Cross and the ArrowDespite 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.30m2E2The Second CurtainDivorced 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.30m3E3Flight Into DangerA 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.30m4E4The IntrigueA French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.30m5E5Call Me BackA harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.30m6E6The Ballad of Peckham RyeA 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'.30m7E7Look Who's Talking30m8E8The Victorian Chaise LongueAfter 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.30m9E9The Grass Is SingingMary 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.30m10E10North FlightA tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.30m11E11A Voice from the Top30m12E12The ImbroglioA shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.30m
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