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Studio 4

Studio 4

1962 - 1962

The Cross and the Arrow

22nd January 1962
Episode 1
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.

The Second Curtain

29th January 1962
Episode 2
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.

Flight Into Danger

5th February 1962
Episode 3
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.

The Intrigue

12th February 1962
Episode 4
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.

Call Me Back

19th February 1962
Episode 5
A harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.

The Ballad of Peckham Rye

5th March 1962
Episode 6
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'.

Look Who's Talking

12th March 1962
Episode 7
No overview available.

The Victorian Chaise Longue

19th March 1962
Episode 8
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.

The Grass Is Singing

26th March 1962
Episode 9
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.

North Flight

2nd April 1962
Episode 10
A tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.

A Voice from the Top

9th April 1962
Episode 11
No overview available.

The Imbroglio

16th April 1962
Episode 12
A shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.
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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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