TV ShowEnded

The Jazz Age

1968
1 season
14 episodes
DramaComedy

An anthology of 1920s set plays and musicals, transmissioned from 10 September to 10 December 1968 on BBC One.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Broadway

    10-09-196850m
  • Ep 2

    2.Post Mortem

    17-09-196850m
  • Ep 3

    3.Majesty

    24-09-196850m

    "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me..." Fitzgerald could have been describing Emily Castleton, one of his most famous flappers. This archtype o...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Assassin

    01-10-196850m
  • Ep 5

    5.Lily Christine

    08-10-196850m

    Lily is threatened with divorce by her husband after spending an innocent night with friend Rupert Harvey.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Youngest Comrade

    15-10-196850m
  • Ep 7

    7.Mister Jack Hollins Against Fate

    22-10-196850m
  • Ep 8

    8.Black Exchange

    29-10-196850m

    In the early 1920s, Germany was in a state of economic chaos, crippled by reparations; the value of the Mark fell until it impoverished the middle-class. One victim was Herr Tonn,...

  • Ep 9

    9.Thark

    05-11-196850m

    Nouveau riche Mrs Frush buys a large country house from Sir Hector Benbow but complains that the house is haunted. A variety of characters go to the house to investigate.

  • Ep 10

    10.The Outstation

    12-11-196850m

    Focuses on the relationship between Mr. Warburton, a refined and established British resident, and his new assistant, Alan Cooper, who is less formal and lacks decorum. Their contr...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Princess

    19-11-196850m

    Chronicles the life of Mary Henrietta 'Princess' Uruqhart, whose life is dependent on the affections and sermons of her mad father.

  • Ep 12

    12.Winner Takes All

    26-11-196850m

    Focuses on the Kent-Cumberland family, where the younger son, Thomas, is consistently disadvantaged in favor of his older brother, Gervase. Their mother actively manipulates situat...

  • Ep 13

    13.Lonely Road

    03-12-196850m

    Commander Malcolm Stevenson, suffering from unrequited love, drives to the coast while drunk and interrupts some smugglers.

  • Ep 14

    14.Tip-Toes

    10-12-196850m

    Centers on a vaudeville act composed of Tip-Toes, her brother and her uncle, who try to pass her off as an aristocrat to snare a millionaire husband. Farcical complications ensue i...

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