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The Wednesday Play (1964)
Season 6 • Episode 26 • To See How Far It Is 1: Murphy's Law
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The Wednesday Play Season 6, Episode 26: To See How Far It Is 1: Murphy's Law
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The Mark II Wife
A woman who suspects her husband of having an affair reveals her suspicions at a party.
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Close the Coalhouse Door
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The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury
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All Out for Kangaroo Valley
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Happy
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There Is Also Tomorrow
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The Compartment/Playmates
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Blood of the Lamb
A student architect and his black girlfriend set out from South Africa to Britain. On the voyage, the student shares a cabin with an enigmatic Austrian.
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The Vortex
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It Wasn't Me
A couple seek a desperate remedy to the problem of a burdensome parent.
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The Season of the Witch
A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom.
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The Hunting of Lionel Crane
An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.
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Mad Jack
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Nathan and Tabileth
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The Italian Table
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The Boy Who Wanted Peace
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The Cellar and the Almond Tree
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No Trams to Lime Street
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To See How Far It Is 1: Murphy's Law
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To See How Far It Is 2: The Curse of the Donkins
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To See How Far It Is 3: To See How Far It Is
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