BBC One 1969 - 1970 2 seasons 26 eps Ended

W. Somerset Maugham

1969 - 1970 2 seasons 26 eps

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S2 · E1 · Apr 23, 1970

The Force of Circumstance Episode 1

A woman agrees to emigrate to Malaya with her husband, but colonial life is not what she expected.

S2 · E2 · Apr 30, 1970

Jane Episode 2

A socialite is shocked when her frumpy sister-in-law announces her marriage to a foppish young man. Over the next two years, however, the homebody turns into a popular fashionista.

S2 · E3 · May 7, 1970

Rain Episode 3

A missionary, his wife, and a prostitute are among the guests stranded at a tropical hotel during the rainy season.

S2 · E4 · May 14, 1970

The Unconquered Episode 4

A French farmgirl is assaulted by a German soldier, but he begins to become obsessed by her.

S2 · E5 · May 21, 1970

The Vessel of Wrath Episode 5

The prim spinster sister of a missionary in the South Seas determines to reform a rascally beachcomber.

S2 · E6 · May 28, 1970

Olive Episode 6

Mark, a new arrival at a Malay colony, befriends Tim and Olive, a pair of unusually close siblings who isolate themselves from the other colonists and speak in their own made-up language.

S2 · E7 · Jun 4, 1970

The Closed Shop Episode 7

The president of a South American country changes his country's divorce laws for his own benefit.

S2 · E8 · Jun 11, 1970

The Door of Opportunity Episode 8

A colonial administrator's act of cowardice gets him sent home from the East, but he seems oblivious to the contempt with which he is viewed. Surely his friendly, companionable relationship with his wife seems to him quite unchanged.

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S2 · E9 · Jun 18, 1970

Virtue Episode 9

A married woman falls for a younger man, and wonders whether to confess to her husband.

S2 · E10 · Jun 25, 1970

Footprints in the Jungle Episode 10

Margaret convinces her lover to murder her husband after she becomes pregnant. The murder is investigated by a dogged policeman whose judgment is clouded by his own feelings for the woman.

S2 · E11 · Jul 2, 1970

The Alien Corn Episode 11

Parents new to the aristocracy are both displeased and surprised when their elder son, who's never shown much aptitude for or interest in anything, declares that he must become a concert pianist. They agree at last to finance his study of the piano for two years, at the end of which he (and they) will accept the verdict of a recognized expert as to his chances of achieving his dream.

S2 · E12 · Jul 9, 1970

The Human Element Episode 12

A writer discovers that the superior woman he has long admired from afar is the longtime mistress of her own servant.

S2 · E13 · Jul 16, 1970

Flotsam and Jetsam Episode 13

A man recuperates uncomfortably at the home of an unpleasant man and his pathetic wife, whose startling tale makes her guest all the more eager to recover his strength and get away from the place.

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W. Somerset Maugham

Season 2

The Force of Circumstance Episode 1

Jane Episode 2

Rain Episode 3

The Unconquered Episode 4

The Vessel of Wrath Episode 5

Olive Episode 6

The Closed Shop Episode 7

The Door of Opportunity Episode 8

Virtue Episode 9

Footprints in the Jungle Episode 10

The Alien Corn Episode 11

The Human Element Episode 12

Flotsam and Jetsam Episode 13

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W. Somerset Maugham

Season 2

The Force of Circumstance Episode 1

Jane Episode 2

Rain Episode 3

The Unconquered Episode 4

The Vessel of Wrath Episode 5

Olive Episode 6

The Closed Shop Episode 7

The Door of Opportunity Episode 8

Virtue Episode 9

Footprints in the Jungle Episode 10

The Alien Corn Episode 11

The Human Element Episode 12

Flotsam and Jetsam Episode 13

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