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January 1, 1970

Season 6

08. Candida

The idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.

February 20, 1955

11. The Merchant of Venice

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.

March 13, 1955

12. The Merchant of Venice/II

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.

March 17, 1955

18. It Could Happen Only in Paris

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May 1, 1955

21. Romeo and Juliet

In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.

May 22, 1955

24. Holiday for Simon

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June 12, 1955

35. A Life in the Sun

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August 28, 1955

38. The Scarlet Pimpernel

A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.

September 18, 1955

43. The Makepeace Story #2: A New Generation

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October 23, 1955

44. The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business

No details

October 30, 1955

47. Idiot's Delight

A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

November 20, 1955

51. The Devil's General

A veteran hero of the German army finds himself at odds with the Nazi regime.

December 18, 1955