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Season 12

7 episodes · Sep 19, 1976

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
    S12E1

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Sep 19, 1976100m

    A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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  • S12E2

    London Assurance

    Oct 10, 197690m

    Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt Courtly in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else.

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  • S12E3

    Look Back in Anger

    Nov 21, 197690m

    A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

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  • The Winslow Boy
    S12E4

    The Winslow Boy

    Jan 16, 1977113m

    In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

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  • S12E5

    The Country Wife

    Feb 13, 1977110m

    Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.

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  • S12E6

    The Ambassadors

    Mar 13, 197790m

    Strether is sent to Europe to rescue a young American from the charms of a mysterious French beauty. But he is soon under the liberating influence of Europe himself.

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  • S12E7

    Heartbreak House

    May 19, 1977120m

    On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father's a bumbling prig, and she's actually in love with Hector, Hesione's husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster.

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