Theatre 625 – Series 3
Episodes
Esther's Altar
In 1916 Dublin is a story of love and hatred, engendered by the Irish Rebellion.
David, Chapter 2
Rosmersholm
The young and liberated Rebekka West wants Pastor Rosmer. However, will his pondering and his wife's suicide ruin their relationship?
Miss Julie
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant Jean.
Hermit Crabs
Enter Solly Gold
Con artist Solly Gold convinces a Jewish millionaire that he is the Messiah in order to steal his money.
The Siege of Manchester
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
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.
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.
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.
Portraits from the North: The Nutter
Portraits from the North: Bruno
Yob and Nabob
Doctor Knock
After meeting the nefarious Doctor Knock, a number of respectable citizens in a French town become convinced that they are very ill.
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.
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.
The Wesker Trilogy, Part 2: Roots
A uneducated Norfolk girl matures into a confident woman.
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.
Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow
A Man Like That
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.
The Queen and Jackson
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.
The Seagull
Young playwright Konstantin is in love with aspiring actress Nina, who in turn is infatuated with his famous writer lover Trigorin.
Twelfth Hour
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.
Final Demand
Semi-Detached
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.
Up and Down
Marianne
The Melody Suit
On the March to the Sea
During the American Civil War, a Southern patriarch finds his house occupied by enemy soldiers.