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Theatre 625 is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on May 3, 1964. It has 5 seasons and 115 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 27 "Mille Miglia", aired on August 5, 1968.

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

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Episodes

115 episodes · 5 seasons

Series 1

1964 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 62 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. All the Conspirators: The Just

    Finale

    A group of revolutionaries plot a political assassination.

  2. E4

    4. All the Conspirators: The Ides of March

    The events leading up to the assassination of Julius Caesar.

  3. E3

    3. The Seekers: The Materialists

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

  4. E2

    2. The Seekers: The Idealists

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

  5. E1

    1. The Seekers: The Heretics

    Three plays on the theme of man and belief by Ken Taylor.

Series 2

1964 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 61 years ago

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  1. E18

    18. The Long House

    Young couple Ben and Kathie buy the end house in a South London Terrace, only to discover that their neighbours have knocked through all their interior walls to form a single commune, unknown to the outside world. Invited to join this alternative community, Ben and Kathie eventually witness its collapse and final destruction.

  2. E17

    17. Seek Her Out

    Anne Follister witnesses an assassination on the London Underground and becomes the next would-be victim of the perpetrators.

  3. E16

    16. Unman, Wittering and Zigo

    John Ebony begins a new career as a schoolteacher — and begins to suspect certain pupils of murder.

  4. E15

    15. Try For White

  5. E14

    14. Ironhand

    16th-century mercenary knight Götz von Berlichingen loses his right hand in battle and has a prosthetic iron hand commissioned.

  6. E13

    13. A Little Winter Love

    Three plays by Alun Owen.

  7. E12

    12. No Trams to Lime Street

    Three plays by Alun Owen.

  8. E11

    11. Progress to the Park

    Three plays by Alun Owen.

  9. E10

    10. The Physicists

    Three patients in a lunatic asylum all claim to be famous physicists. One of them – but which? · actually is a famous physicist, and the agents of a foreign power want his knowledge.

  10. E9

    9. Poor Bitos

  11. E8

    8. The Minister

  12. E7

    7. Parade's End: A Man Could Stand Up

    A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

  13. E6

    6. Parade's End: No More Parades

    A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

  14. E5

    5. Parade's End: Some Do Not

    A trilogy by Ford Madox Ford.

  15. E4

    4. Carried by Storm

  16. E3

    3. Women in Crisis: My Grandmother

    The third of a trilogy by Colin Morris. Paintings by children of the Horncastle School, East Grinstead.

  17. E2

    2. Women in Crisis: With Love and Tears

    The second of three plays by Colin Morris.

  18. E1

    1. Women in Crisis: Husband and Wife

    The first of three plays by Colin Morris.

Series 3

1965 · 35 episodes · Last episode: 59 years ago

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  1. E35

    35. Girl of My Dreams

  2. E34

    34. How to Get Rid of Your Husband

  3. E33

    33. On the March to the Sea

    During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.

  4. E32

    32. The Melody Suit

  5. E31

    31. Marianne

  6. E30

    30. Up and Down

  7. E29

    29. She Stoops to Conquer

    Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality, he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

  8. E28

    28. Semi-Detached

  9. E27

    27. Final Demand

  10. E26

    26. The Queen and the Welshman

    The story of Queen Katherine, widow of Henry V, and her affair with Welsh hero of Agincourt, Sir Owen Tudor.

  11. E25

    25. Twelfth Hour

  12. E24

    24. The Seagull

    Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.

  13. E23

    23. A Month in the Country

    In this rendering of the Turgenev play, a woman toys with a young admirer's affections while spending a month at a country estate.

  14. E22

    22. The Queen and Jackson

  15. E21

    21. Simon and Laura

    An argumentative theatrical couple are persuaded to appear as harmonious versions of themselves in a television series filmed in their own home.

  16. E20

    20. A Man Like That

  17. E19

    19. Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow

  18. E18

    18. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 3: I'm Talking About Jerusalem

    A London couple move to an isolated Norfolk cottage and try to live off the land.

  19. E17

    17. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots

    A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.

  20. E16

    16. The Wesker Trilogy, Part 1: Chicken Soup with Barley

    A Jewish family from in London strive to maintain their 1930s Communist beliefs, through the War and the rise of Stalin, to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  21. E15

    15. Focus

    Towards the end of WWII, a Brooklyn man is mistaken for a Jew by anti-Semitic neighbours, forcing him to consider the nature of prejudice.

  22. E14

    14. Doctor Knock

    After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.

  23. E13

    13. Yob and Nabob

  24. E12

    12. Portraits from the North: Bruno

  25. E11

    11. Portraits from the North: The Nutter

  26. E10

    10. The World of George Orwell: 1984

    In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

  27. E9

    9. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air

    With war looming, middle-aged George Bowling reminisces about the lost world of his village upbringing.

  28. E8

    8. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

    Gordon Comstock dreams of being a great poet and giving up his dreary career in advertising. But advertising pays and poetry doesn't.

  29. E7

    7. The Siege of Manchester

    A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

  30. E6

    6. Enter Solly Gold

    Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.

  31. E5

    5. Hermit Crabs

  32. E4

    4. Miss Julie

    Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.

  33. E3

    3. Rosmersholm

    The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?

  34. E2

    2. David, Chapter 2

  35. E1

    1. Esther's Altar

    In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.

Series 4

1966 · 30 episodes · Last episode: 59 years ago

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  1. E30

    30. The Cupboard

  2. E29

    29. Stan's Day Out

  3. E28

    28. 55 Columns

  4. E27

    27. Tickle Times

  5. E26

    26. The Plough and the Stars

    A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army.

  6. E25

    25. Firebrand

  7. E24

    24. Henry IV

    In twentieth-century Italy, a man insists that he is Enrico Quattro, an Italian monarch from centuries before. Obviously, he's a madman - isn't he?

  8. E23

    23. The Blood Knot

  9. E22

    22. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

  10. E21

    21. The Fantasist

  11. E20

    20. The Winner

  12. E19

    19. The Loser

  13. E18

    18. Kain

    Brothers Kain and Rattler Sutherland live on a Northern Territory station. The unstable Kain clashes with the more laid-back Rattler over several issues - money, treatment of local Blacks, cattle, but most of all, their Aboriginal housemaid, Kaita, whom Kain is convinced Rattler has impregnated.

  14. E17

    17. As a Man Grows Older

  15. E16

    16. Hotel Torpe

  16. E15

    15. The Basement

    An uneasy friendship between an introspective loner and a more gregarious man is renewed when the latter turns up at the former's basement flat one rainy night accompanied by an enigmatic, beautiful, mostly silent, girlfriend.

  17. E14

    14. A Night Out

    Albert, a shy and repressed young man who lives with his mother, is persuaded to go for 'a night out' with his workmates; it turns nightmarish.

  18. E13

    13. A Slight Ache

    Married couple Edward and Flora explore their dreams and desires, primarily Edward's fears of the unknown, of aging, and of the 'Other' as a threat to his self-identity.

  19. E12

    12. Sword of Honour, Part 3: Unconditional Surrender

    At the end of the war, Crouchback ponders his future.

  20. E11

    11. Sword of Honour, Part 2: Officers and Gentlemen

    As he journeys through the Second World War, Crouchback undergoes various grotesque adventures, both comic and tragic.

  21. E10

    10. Sword of Honour, Part 1: Men at Arms

    Prevented by his strict Roman Catholicism from divorcing his faithless wife, Guy Crouchback prepares for war in 1939.

  22. E9

    9. Anatol

  23. E8

    8. The Family Reunion

    Dark secrets emerge when a family gathers for a birthday party at their country house.

  24. E7

    7. Amerika

    After a minor scandal involving a servant girl, young Karl is packed off to America, a land he finds distinctly strange.

  25. E6

    6. Conquest: The Leopard and the Dragon

  26. E5

    5. Conquest: The Encounter

  27. E4

    4. Talking to a Stranger, Part 4: The Innocent Must Suffer

    Over the course of a single weekend, the Stevens family's lives will change forever.

  28. E3

    3. Talking to a Stranger, Part 3: Gladly My Cross-Eyed Bear

    Over the course of a single weekend, the Stevens family's lives will change forever.

  29. E2

    2. Talking to a Stranger, Part 2: No Skill or Special Knowledge is Required

    Over the course of a single weekend, the Stevens family's lives will change forever.

  30. E1

    1. Talking to a Stranger, Part 1: Anytime You're Ready I'll Sparkle

    Over the course of a single weekend, the Stevens family's lives will change forever.

Series 5

1967 · 27 episodes · Last episode: 58 years ago

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  1. E27

    27. Mille Miglia

    Finale
  2. E26

    26. The Year of the Sex Olympics

    In a future where the world is dominated and run by television, where language has become almost redundant and all 'tensions' - love, war, hate, loyalty - have been removed, overpopulation is a problem, so there are gluttony programmes to put people off food and pornography programmes to put them off sex. There is artsex and sportsex, and now this - the year of the Sex Olympics. Audience attention begins to wane, however, until TV executive Ugo Priest works on a new concept - a reality-based programme in which a couple is stranded on a bleak island, without the aid of any modern technology, and their efforts to survive filmed twenty-four hours a day.

  3. E25

    25. Wind Versus Polygamy

    When Councillor Ogidi and Mr Madu come to Chief Ozuomba's court, both wanting to marry Elina, the Chief sees his chance to oppose the new anti-polygamy law.

  4. E24

    24. All's Well That Ends Well

    A woman is given in marriage to the man she longs for, but, because she's of lower rank, he refuses to accept. It becomes her challenge to win his acceptance.

  5. E23

    23. The Life Class

  6. E22

    22. The Pistol Shot

  7. E21

    21. Home, Sweet Honeycomb

    Anyone who doesn't conform to bourgeois norms in a post-apocalyptic world is ritually executed.

  8. E20

    20. The Fanatics

    An account of the famous 'Calas case', in which Voltaire managed, at great personal risk, to set right an injustice.

  9. E19

    19. The Fall of Kelvin Walker

  10. E18

    18. Party Games

    A German businessman develops an obsessive passion for a girl he picks up in an East End pub. But she, and her brother, are playing their own game.

  11. E17

    17. To the Frontier

  12. E16

    16. The Lady Is a Liar

  13. E15

    15. The Swallow's Nest

  14. E14

    14. Albinos in Black

  15. E13

    13. To See How Far It Is: To See How Far It Is

  16. E12

    12. To See How Far It Is: The Curse of the Donkins

  17. E11

    11. To See How Far It Is: Murphy's Law

    Murphy is a humble pen-pusher in a cardboard box factory who tries to brighten his life with home movies, tape-recording, and homemade wine. But success can come from failure...

  18. E10

    10. Play with a Tiger

  19. E9

    9. Lieutenant Tenant

  20. E8

    8. Kittens Are Brave

  21. E7

    7. The Burning Bush

  22. E6

    6. The Single Passion

  23. E5

    5. The Magicians: Edmund Gurney and the Brighton Mesmerist

  24. E4

    4. The Magicians: The Incantation of Casanova

  25. E3

    3. The Magicians: Dr Dee, Kelly and the Spirits

  26. E2

    2. The Lost Years of Brian Hooper

  27. E1

    1. The Memorandum

Cast & crew

Created by Michael Bakewell and Cedric Messina

  • Michael Bryant

    Michael Bryant

    Gerard

  • Derek Godfrey

    Derek Godfrey

    Edmund

  • Rosemary Leach

    Rosemary Leach

    Margaret

  • Charles Carson

    Charles Carson

    Stefan

  • Timothy West

    Timothy West

    Jan

  • Susan Richards

    Mother Truns

  • John Horsley

    John Horsley

    Hugo

  • Brenda Cowling

    Joanna

  • Derek Carpenter

    Frans

  • Robert Hunter

    Rogier

  • Newton Blick

    Bishop

  • Robert James

    Robert James

    Bishop

  • Kevin Brennan

    Bishop

  • David Hutcheson

    David Hutcheson

    Bishop

  • Denis Cowles

    Bishop

  • Barry Linehan

    Barry Linehan

    Sheriff

Theatre 625 FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Theatre 625?

Theatre 625 has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 5, 1968.

When did the latest episode of Theatre 625 come out?

The most recent episode of Theatre 625, Season 5 Episode 27 "Mille Miglia", aired on August 5, 1968.

How many seasons of Theatre 625 are there?

Theatre 625 has 5 seasons with 115 episodes in total.

When did Theatre 625 first air?

Theatre 625 first aired on BBC Two on May 3, 1964.

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