You Can't Win
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Oct 5, 1961
Greater Than Fear Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Oct 12, 1961
The One That Got Away Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Oct 19, 1961
Professional Status Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Oct 26, 1961
A Matter of Habit Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Nov 2, 1961
To Await Collection Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Nov 9, 1961
Epitaph on a Tin Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
Anthology series of plays based around the theme that "crime does not pay."
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Cast
13 people
Michael Aldridge
Mr. Parkinson
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Chimes at Midnight
Edward Woodward
Paul Hayward
Known for
The Wicker Man
Hot Fuzz
Virginia Maskell
Elsa Lander
Also in
Only Two Can Play
Doctor in Love
Frank Finlay
George Lander
Known for
The Pianist
Lifeforce
Leonard Rossiter
Fenny
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Marian Spencer
Mrs. Culdemhar
Known for
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Alan Wheatley
Hearn
Known for
Brighton Rock
Caesar and Cleopatra
John Carson
Robert Stobart
Known for
Shaka Zulu
The Plague of the Zombies
Ann Castle
Sarah Stobart
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Anthony Bate
Eddie Feelan
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Kevin Stoney
Insp. Hallam
Known for
I, Claudius
The Blood Beast Terror
Helen Lindsay
Maire Pritchard
Known for
The Wedding Date
The Storyteller
Alan Bridges Director · Berkely Mather Writer
Total runtime 4h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
October 5, 1961
Final episode
November 9, 1961
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
45 min
Total runtime
4h 30m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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