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Season 2 · 5 episodes · Sep 8, 1967

  1. Episode 1

    The Tale of Genji, Part 1

    Sep 8, 1967

    A dramatization of Lady Murasaki's 11th-century saga. The novel etches the life of Prince Genji against the background of a sophisticated but decaying Imperial Court. Part 1 follows Genji through a love affair with his father's concubine.

  2. Episode 13

    The Lump

    Feb 1, 1967

    Yorky is considered a troublemaker by the building site manager. When they sack him a strike is called but lost after the police intervene. He wants nationalise the building industry but forced to go the lump - tax free and off the books.

  3. Episode 17

    Auto Stop

    Jan 5, 1968

    Henry, a callow English youth, is rejected by Federika, the older and more sophisticated woman he has fallen in love with. She says, in effect, come back when you've grown up. Wounded but still hopeful, Henry decides to grow up by experiencing Europe, and he embarks on a hitchhiker's journey across the Continent in a determined quest for manhood

  4. Episode 30

    1984

    Apr 19, 1968

    In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

  5. Episode 41

    Thirteen Against Fate, Part 7: The Witness

    Jul 19, 1968