Queye TV Confession
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Confession
14 November 1966
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Season 2, Episode 7: An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.

Episodes

Parson's Pleasure
Episode 1

Parson's Pleasure

An unscrupulous antiques dealer with a method for acquiring invaluable antiques in the countryside, stumbles upon a priceless chair owned by a less than cooperative family.

30m
Give the Clown His Supper
Episode 2

Give the Clown His Supper

Failure to win in a television quiz proves too much for Stuart and Patricia Pendleton.

30m
Portrait of a Madonna
Episode 3

Portrait of a Madonna

30m
Pay as You Go
Episode 4

Pay as You Go

30m
Monica
Episode 5

Monica

Simon is trying to convince his mistress, Monica, to leave her husband by staging a suicide. But instead of Monica showing up, a stranger appears, who helps him to carry out the suicide he was staging at the beginning of the play.

30m
Love in Triplicate
Episode 6

Love in Triplicate

30m
Application Form
Episode 7

Application Form

30m
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft
Episode 8

The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft

30m
Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Episode 9

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

Mrs. Bixby, a dentist's wife, goes alone once a month to the country "to see her aunt"; she's secretly visiting her lover, the Colonel. But when he gives her an expensive coat, she has to devise a way of explaining it to her husband.

30m
Mr. Ponge
Episode 10

Mr. Ponge

30m
That's Not My Name
Episode 11

That's Not My Name

30m
Family Christmas
Episode 12

Family Christmas

30m
The Passenger
Episode 13

The Passenger

30m
The Flipside
Episode 14

The Flipside

30m
The Enchanted Night
Episode 15

The Enchanted Night

30m
Four-Way Incident
Episode 16

Four-Way Incident

30m
Brothers
Episode 17

Brothers

30m
Janni! Oh Janni!
Episode 18

Janni! Oh Janni!

30m
The Sugar Cubes
Episode 19

The Sugar Cubes

30m
Case Suspended
Episode 20

Case Suspended

30m
Ships of the Line
Episode 21

Ships of the Line

30m
Keep on Running
Episode 22

Keep on Running

30m
Not for Just an Hour
Episode 23

Not for Just an Hour

30m
'Twas on a Sunday
Episode 24

'Twas on a Sunday

30m
Magnolia Summer
Episode 25

Magnolia Summer

30m
A Girl's Best Friend
Episode 26

A Girl's Best Friend

30m
Emergency Ward 9
Episode 27

Emergency Ward 9

In this medical drama for the BBC's THIRTY MINUTE THEATER series, a doctor is helpless as an old man dies in pain. In the same ward, three other patients of different backgrounds attempt to deal with the old man's death.

30m
A Letter from the Country
Episode 28

A Letter from the Country

30m
The Caramel Crisis
Episode 29

The Caramel Crisis

30m
Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea
Episode 30

Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea

30m
The House Mouse
Episode 31

The House Mouse

30m
The Hard Word
Episode 32

The Hard Word

30m
Ella
Episode 33

Ella

30m
The Window
Episode 34

The Window

30m
Friday Night's the Best Night
Episode 35

Friday Night's the Best Night

30m
A Good Reason for Getting Married
Episode 36

A Good Reason for Getting Married

30m
The Queen Street Girls
Episode 37

The Queen Street Girls

30m
They Put You Where You Are
Episode 38

They Put You Where You Are

30m
The Other Fella
Episode 1

The Other Fella

The Devil and All His Mischief
Episode 2

The Devil and All His Mischief

The Spoken Word
Episode 3

The Spoken Word

The Sounds of War
Episode 4

The Sounds of War

The Excavation
Episode 5

The Excavation

The jury gave a verdict, mister. But you came here. Why? Because I was off a chain gang and Jackie used to hustle.' An American lawyer challenges the evidence given by a young couple, which has led to the conviction of two boys for rape and murder

Play to Win
Episode 6

Play to Win

Confession
Episode 7

Confession

Wife in a Blonde Wig
Episode 8

Wife in a Blonde Wig

O-Gosh!
Episode 9

O-Gosh!

First Catch Your Hare...
Episode 10

First Catch Your Hare...

Brainscrew
Episode 11

Brainscrew

The Towers of Manhattan
Episode 12

The Towers of Manhattan

Taste
Episode 13

Taste

At a dinner party, the host hints that one of his guests, an appalling wine snob, will not be able to identify a particular rare vintage. The snob agrees to make a bet on it, but suggests an unusual stake.

R.S.V.P.
Episode 14

R.S.V.P.

The Suede Jacket
Episode 15

The Suede Jacket

Oldenberg
Episode 16

Oldenberg

Later a Man Was Questioned
Episode 17

Later a Man Was Questioned

Teeth
Episode 18

Teeth

Does Harry, a rather sinister dentist, know that the young man in his chair is having an affair with his wife? And is he does, is he planning some sort of revenge?

Turn Off If You Know the Ending
Episode 19

Turn Off If You Know the Ending

Carol deserts her husband and son for her lover.

An Absolute Treasure
Episode 20

An Absolute Treasure

Go Tell It on Table Mountain
Episode 21

Go Tell It on Table Mountain

Taffy Came to My House
Episode 22

Taffy Came to My House

Who Were You With Last Night?
Episode 23

Who Were You With Last Night?

Two and Two Make Twenty Two
Episode 24

Two and Two Make Twenty Two

Wanted
Episode 25

Wanted

The Gun
Episode 26

The Gun

Failpass
Episode 27

Failpass

Boa Constrictor
Episode 28

Boa Constrictor

The Isle is Full of Noises
Episode 29

The Isle is Full of Noises

Silver Wedding
Episode 30

Silver Wedding

The Sufferings of Peter Obiznov
Episode 31

The Sufferings of Peter Obiznov

Haven't You People Got Homes?
Episode 32

Haven't You People Got Homes?

That Woman
Episode 33

That Woman

The Other Side
Episode 34

The Other Side

The Wake
Episode 35

The Wake

Child Marlene
Episode 36

Child Marlene

Another Moon Called Earth
Episode 37

Another Moon Called Earth

Leave Me Alone
Episode 1

Leave Me Alone

The Timekeepers
Episode 2

The Timekeepers

You Meet All Sorts
Episode 3

You Meet All Sorts

The Tape Recorder
Episode 4

The Tape Recorder

The Top Bunk
Episode 5

The Top Bunk

Have It On The House
Episode 6

Have It On The House

Notice! Meeting In Progress
Episode 7

Notice! Meeting In Progress

A Time of Wolves and Tigers
Episode 8

A Time of Wolves and Tigers

An alcoholic civil servant is abandoned by his wife and comes home to an empty house.

The Keys on the Streets
Episode 9

The Keys on the Streets

Come Death
Episode 10

Come Death

Rome, in the latter part of the 19th century. A plague is raging through all that part of Italy, and death is beginning to visit households in the city itself. A rich and famous hostess is determined to crown her social career by giving a splendid ball for the most awesome guest of honour of all--the lordly Death himself.

The Metal Martyr
Episode 11

The Metal Martyr

A Private Place
Episode 12

A Private Place

The News-Benders
Episode 13

The News-Benders

Diary of an Encounter
Episode 14

Diary of an Encounter

Keith Michell portrays a sad man who books a room in an English seaside hotel with a revolver in his luggage and an intention to shoot himself. Once in his room alone, we watch him silently and sadly unpack the gun, place it in front of him on the table in his room and prepare to do away with himself. He slowly places a bullet in the chamber and positions the gun to his head. At that moment there comes a knock on the door. He hides the gun and answers the door to find a pretty young woman standing there played by Geraldine McEwan.

Lovely In Black
Episode 15

Lovely In Black

Happiness Is E Shaped
Episode 16

Happiness Is E Shaped

Child's Play
Episode 17

Child's Play

Snakes and Reptiles
Episode 18

Snakes and Reptiles

The Unquiet Man
Episode 19

The Unquiet Man

A ventriloquist , shares a few secrets with his dummy.

The Interview
Episode 20

The Interview

Eveline
Episode 21

Eveline

A Personal Affair
Episode 22

A Personal Affair

No Trams To Ethiopia
Episode 23

No Trams To Ethiopia

Father's Day
Episode 24

Father's Day

Pleasant Dreams, Fernando
Episode 25

Pleasant Dreams, Fernando

The Sinner
Episode 26

The Sinner

It's On You, John
Episode 27

It's On You, John

Standing By For Santa Claus
Episode 28

Standing By For Santa Claus

Empty Bottles
Episode 29

Empty Bottles

Thank God for U.D.I.!
Episode 30

Thank God for U.D.I.!

A black Rhodesian and a white Rhodesian meet in London.

Still Death
Episode 31

Still Death

Walk In The Dark
Episode 32

Walk In The Dark

The Boy's Room
Episode 33

The Boy's Room

A couple wait for their son to return from Vietnam.

Number 30, Approximately
Episode 34

Number 30, Approximately

A woman's romantic tryst with a married man is interrupted by the arrival of his wife.

A Question of Honour
Episode 35

A Question of Honour

Baby
Episode 1

Baby

A Matter of Principle
Episode 2

A Matter of Principle

The Flag
Episode 3

The Flag

The Chequers Manoeuvre
Episode 4

The Chequers Manoeuvre

Something To Hide: The First Floor
Episode 5

Something To Hide: The First Floor

Something To Hide: The Studio
Episode 6

Something To Hide: The Studio

Something To Hide: The Caretaker's Flat
Episode 7

Something To Hide: The Caretaker's Flat

Of Public Concern
Episode 8

Of Public Concern

Cause of Death
Episode 9

Cause of Death

The Last Victim
Episode 10

The Last Victim

Loving Israel
Episode 11

Loving Israel

The Bishop and the Actress
Episode 12

The Bishop and the Actress

Before Breakfast
Episode 13

Before Breakfast

Cross Examine
Episode 14

Cross Examine

Swallowing the Anchor
Episode 15

Swallowing the Anchor

Commander Dusting is used to commanding men and having his slightest wish obeyed. So it comes as a great shock when he suddenly finds himself redundant.

Game, Set and Match
Episode 16

Game, Set and Match

Where Have They Gone, All The Little Children
Episode 17

Where Have They Gone, All The Little Children

Absolute Aggers and Torters
Episode 18

Absolute Aggers and Torters

A young couple like to change their clothes and personalities to suit the people they've invited to dinner. But one night they forget who their guests are going to be.

These Men Are Dangerous: Mussolini
Episode 19

These Men Are Dangerous: Mussolini

These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler
Episode 20

These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler

These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin
Episode 21

These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin

Josef Djugashvili is not a suitable candidate for the priesthood. Revolutionary politics lead him to take the name Stalin.

Stake Money
Episode 22

Stake Money

First Confession
Episode 23

First Confession

The Boat To Addis Ababa
Episode 24

The Boat To Addis Ababa

A Hot Day
Episode 25

A Hot Day

Roses, Roses, All The Way
Episode 26

Roses, Roses, All The Way

The Victims: A Degree of Stress
Episode 27

The Victims: A Degree of Stress

The Victims: Frontier
Episode 28

The Victims: Frontier

The Victims: Progressive Blues
Episode 29

The Victims: Progressive Blues

Invasion
Episode 30

Invasion

A small group of middle class people are sitting around a table in a windowless room enjoying a dinner party as the TV in the corner reports on events in the Vietnam War. Their trivial chatter, one by one, bores people at the dinner party, who turn their attention to the TV and become encapsulated by the horror of the war and the dinner party continues despite, one by one, each diner being overwhelmed by war scenes and is next seen dead in their seat in the same way as a Vietnamese war victim; meanwhile the babble continues and the guest's demise passes unnoticed, until there is only one left.

A Nice Cool Pad in the Sky
Episode 31

A Nice Cool Pad in the Sky

Anything You Say
Episode 32

Anything You Say

Conversation at Night
Episode 33

Conversation at Night

Roly Poly
Episode 34

Roly Poly

...And Was Invited to Form a Government
Episode 35

...And Was Invited to Form a Government

A Borderline Case
Episode 36

A Borderline Case

Remote Control
Episode 1

Remote Control

Gangster
Episode 2

Gangster

Trial
Episode 3

Trial

A Formula for Treason
Episode 4

A Formula for Treason

Someone's Knocking at Me Door
Episode 5

Someone's Knocking at Me Door

Trespassers
Episode 6

Trespassers

Aggers and Torters: Back to Nature
Episode 7

Aggers and Torters: Back to Nature

Aggers and Torters: Psy-Fi
Episode 8

Aggers and Torters: Psy-Fi

Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory
Episode 9

Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory

Lecture to an Academy
Episode 10

Lecture to an Academy

The Switch
Episode 11

The Switch

The Discharge of Trooper Lusby
Episode 12

The Discharge of Trooper Lusby

Laffin' Gas
Episode 13

Laffin' Gas

The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
Episode 14

The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments

Reparation
Episode 15

Reparation

The Scarecrows
Episode 16

The Scarecrows

Laying It Off For Spangle
Episode 17

Laying It Off For Spangle

Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
Episode 18

Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat

What a Pity You Can't Stay Longer
Episode 19

What a Pity You Can't Stay Longer

Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Episode 20

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Meanwhile Back at the Office
Episode 21

Meanwhile Back at the Office

All My Own Army
Episode 22

All My Own Army

Whispers
Episode 23

Whispers

Revolutions: Cromwell
Episode 24

Revolutions: Cromwell

Revolutions: Lenin
Episode 25

Revolutions: Lenin

Revolutions: Fidel Castro
Episode 26

Revolutions: Fidel Castro

Is That Your Body, Boy?
Episode 27

Is That Your Body, Boy?

The Tidewatchers
Episode 28

The Tidewatchers

Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography
Episode 29

Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography

Lilly: Part 1
Episode 30

Lilly: Part 1

Lilly: Part 2
Episode 31

Lilly: Part 2

Ben
Episode 32

Ben

An Uncertain Sound
Episode 33

An Uncertain Sound

Hope
Episode 34

Hope

Good Times
Episode 35

Good Times

A woman advertises her services as a portrait model, but a misunderstanding arises.

Tropical Wednesdays
Episode 36

Tropical Wednesdays

The Raid
Episode 1

The Raid

The Year of the Crow
Episode 2

The Year of the Crow

Did Your Nanny Come from Bergen?
Episode 3

Did Your Nanny Come from Bergen?

Tribunal
Episode 4

Tribunal

During the Czech uprising, a tribunal assembles for the trial of Alexander Dubcek.

Helen
Episode 5

Helen

The Warmonger
Episode 6

The Warmonger

The Editor Regrets
Episode 7

The Editor Regrets

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Settles an Account
Episode 8

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Settles an Account

Inspector Waugh is asked to visit his bank manager, who needs some discreet help. Commander Browne formed the British Freedom Party and sailed for Albania. Since his return, his bank account has been emptied by a man posing as him.

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Meets a Man Going to St. Ives
Episode 9

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Meets a Man Going to St. Ives

Inspector Waugh investigates an hit and run after a car driving on the wrong side of the road puts Mr Watkins in hospital. Watkins claims to be astronomer but his story doesn't hold water. Waugh finds a bag and Watkins criminal record.

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Encounters the English Class System
Episode 10

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Encounters the English Class System

P.C. White was chasing a missing dog which leads him to a dead body buried at the Maxwell Reece's garden. She claims it's a tramp but Waugh discovers that her lover died of a heart attack and she doesn't want neighbours to know

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Observes the Truth of an Old Music Hall Song
Episode 11

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Observes the Truth of an Old Music Hall Song

The Mallows return from a three month holiday to discover their house has been broke in to. Inspector Waugh learns nothing has been stolen. Burglar Albert Lawless who found £5,000 hidden in locked draw, at the Mallows, and arrested.

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Plays Cops and Robbers
Episode 12

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Plays Cops and Robbers

Inspector Waugh is called to the house of Cynthia Holmes to look into the disappearance of her10-year-old son Peter. Waugh quickly spots that Mrs Holmes is lying about her wealth and the boy has escaped to have fun somewhere else.

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Knows the Criminal but not the Crime
Episode 13

Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Knows the Criminal but not the Crime

Inspector Waugh is looking for a robber from Liverpool, who he believes is in disguise and attempting to leave by boat. Arriving is Ephraim, a well. a known villain with no convictions. Waugh knows he's smuggling something, but what?

But Now They Are Fled
Episode 14

But Now They Are Fled

Faith
Episode 15

Faith

Terrible Jim Fitch
Episode 16

Terrible Jim Fitch

The Bequest
Episode 17

The Bequest

Me MacKenna
Episode 18

Me MacKenna

The Proposal
Episode 19

The Proposal

Asquith in Orbit
Episode 20

Asquith in Orbit

Happy Days Are Here Again
Episode 21

Happy Days Are Here Again

The Railway Man's New Clothes
Episode 22

The Railway Man's New Clothes

Mr Lumley's dazzling sales-talk sometimes gets out of control.

No Charge for the Extra Service
Episode 23

No Charge for the Extra Service

A Distinct Chill
Episode 24

A Distinct Chill

The Waiting Room
Episode 25

The Waiting Room

Listen to the Drums
Episode 26

Listen to the Drums

Death's Head
Episode 27

Death's Head

Jilly
Episode 28

Jilly

Something for the Children
Episode 29

Something for the Children

The Room They Left
Episode 30

The Room They Left

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Crisis
Episode 31

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Crisis

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Suspect
Episode 32

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Suspect

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Inquiry
Episode 33

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Inquiry

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Retreat
Episode 34

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Retreat

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Deadlock
Episode 35

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Deadlock

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Breakthrough
Episode 36

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Breakthrough

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Decision
Episode 37

Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Decision

Walt, King of the Dumper
Episode 1

Walt, King of the Dumper

Soldier Ants
Episode 2

Soldier Ants

Gun Play
Episode 3

Gun Play

Combing Down His Yellow Hair
Episode 4

Combing Down His Yellow Hair

The Moonlighters
Episode 5

The Moonlighters

Getting In
Episode 6

Getting In

Psychological Warfare
Episode 7

Psychological Warfare

A Settled Sort of Life
Episode 8

A Settled Sort of Life

The Gardeners of My Youth
Episode 9

The Gardeners of My Youth

Blues in the Morning
Episode 10

Blues in the Morning

Jenkins
Episode 11

Jenkins

Allotment
Episode 12

Allotment

Farewell Performance
Episode 13

Farewell Performance

Footprints
Episode 14

Footprints

A Wen
Episode 15

A Wen

Not Counting the Savages
Episode 16

Not Counting the Savages

An incident in a graveyard has upset a middle-aged housewife, but her husband couldn't care less.

Uncle Rollo
Episode 17

Uncle Rollo

Uncle Rollo has a bad habit of remembering all the things his nephew Ivor would like to forget.

They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques
Episode 18

They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques

The Penthouse Apartment
Episode 19

The Penthouse Apartment

Morgan the caretaker really doesn't like Mr. and Mrs. Runca, two of the tenants he's supposed to look after - and he picks the worst possible time to let them know it.

An Affair of Honour
Episode 20

An Affair of Honour

If Major Bartholomew isn't insane, why is he playing Russian roulette with a lovelorn subaltern?

An Arrow for Little Audrey
Episode 21

An Arrow for Little Audrey

That Quiet Earth
Episode 22

That Quiet Earth

Said the Preacher
Episode 23

Said the Preacher

That Time of Life
Episode 24

That Time of Life

Under the Age
Episode 25

Under the Age

Gay bartender Susie applies make-up and holds sway over a quiet bar, responding with suspicion and bitterness to two men and then two women who enter, all communicating with meanness, innuendo and sniggering.

Bypass
Episode 26

Bypass

And For My Next Trick
Episode 27

And For My Next Trick

The Sit In
Episode 28

The Sit In

Mill Hill
Episode 29

Mill Hill

A dentist discovers his wife on the verge of having an affair with another man - a rival dentist.

King's Cross Lunch Hour
Episode 30

King's Cross Lunch Hour

A romantic rendezvous doesn't quite go as planned.

Swiss Cottage
Episode 31

Swiss Cottage

Knightsbridge
Episode 32

Knightsbridge

Francesca has some concerns about her mother's business.

Bermondsey
Episode 33

Bermondsey

Pip and Bob, both married, are a couple of ordinary working-class blokes in an ordinary London suburb. It's just that they have also been gay lovers for years.

Hands
Episode 1

Hands

Lushly
Episode 2

Lushly

Too Far
Episode 3

Too Far

Thrills Galore
Episode 4

Thrills Galore

The Argument
Episode 5

The Argument

The Seventh Juror
Episode 6

The Seventh Juror

I Spy a Stranger
Episode 7

I Spy a Stranger

The Judge's Wife
Episode 8

The Judge's Wife

Scarborough
Episode 9

Scarborough

Holiday work in the countryside brings three young friends peace and tenderness. The richness and innocence of their experience carries with it the seeds of painful disintegration.

Tonight We Meet Arthur Pendlebury
Episode 10

Tonight We Meet Arthur Pendlebury

Ronnie's So Long at the Fair
Episode 11

Ronnie's So Long at the Fair

Ten Torrey Canyons
Episode 12

Ten Torrey Canyons

I Wouldn't Tell on You, Miss
Episode 13

I Wouldn't Tell on You, Miss

You're Free
Episode 14

You're Free

Dialogue
Episode 15

Dialogue

Krapp's Last Tape
Episode 16

Krapp's Last Tape

On Krapp's 69th birthday, he reviews a tape recording he made the year he was 39 and makes a new recording commenting on the last 12 months.

The Chauffeur and the Lady
Episode 17

The Chauffeur and the Lady

You've Been a Long Time, Alfred
Episode 18

You've Been a Long Time, Alfred

The Japanese Student
Episode 19

The Japanese Student

The Punchy and the Fairy
Episode 20

The Punchy and the Fairy

Playthings
Episode 21

Playthings

Is Nellie Dead?
Episode 22

Is Nellie Dead?

A Chance Encounter
Episode 23

A Chance Encounter

You and Me and Him
Episode 24

You and Me and Him

The Great Acrobile
Episode 25

The Great Acrobile

Atrocity
Episode 26

Atrocity

Beginning To End
Episode 27

Beginning To End

Swamp Music
Episode 28

Swamp Music

When Pulsford, an ulcerated impresario, stages a competition to find a new pop-group, the only entrant is The Poetic Works. Their act is truly spectacular, too spectacular for Pulsford's own.

Croust
Episode 29

Croust

The Baby's Name Being Kitchener
Episode 30

The Baby's Name Being Kitchener

Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath
Episode 31

Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath

About a Bout
Episode 32

About a Bout

Shakespeare Country
Episode 33

Shakespeare Country

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