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Season 6

9 episodes · Sep 20, 1970

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  • S6E1

    Macbeth

    Sep 20, 1970120m

    Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

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  • S6E2

    Ross

    Oct 18, 1970

    Ross, it seems, is just an ordinary airman in the RAF, albeit more private, more of a loner, than most. But why is he so alarmingly scarred, and who is he, really?

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  • S6E3

    Uncle Vanya

    Nov 8, 1970125m

    A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still live there and manage the farm. For many years the brother—Uncle Vanya—has sent the farm's proceeds to the professor, while receiving only a small salary himself.

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  • S6E4

    Five Finger Exercise

    Dec 24, 1970120m

    A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tensions which arise as the secret emotions of members of the family are shockingly revealed.

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  • S6E5

    Act of Betrayal

    Jan 3, 197185m

    Mr. Norton asks the Jacksons to let someone be a lookout for a mystery man. When Gordon Lonsdale is seen visiting the Krogers across the road, MI5 decides to use the Jacksons' home as a base to trap the Portland spy ring.

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  • S6E6

    Candida

    Feb 21, 1971

    Idealistic Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.

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  • S6E7

    The Wild Duck

    Mar 21, 1971

    A loving family's world is shattered by an old friend's arrival, carrying a dark secret.

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  • S6E8

    Don Juan in Hell

    Apr 25, 1971

    In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.

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  • S6E9

    Platonov

    May 23, 1971120m

    A brilliant fellow, Platonov, and he might be a good husband, too — if only women would let him.

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