Jack Howarth

When We Are Married

Michael Ashwin, Eileen Beldon

The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer. This was the second television film version of the J.B. Priestley play made by the BBC.

When We Are Married

Jack Howarth, Eileen Draycott

Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the third version broadcast by the BBC of this J.B. Priestley play. It was aired live but as the BBC very rarely recorded live transmissions prior to 1953, this programme is lost.

Hobson's Choice

David Lean

Charles Laughton, John Mills

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

The Man in the White Suit

Alexander Mackendrick

Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

Spring and Port Wine

Peter Hammond

James Mason, Diana Coupland

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.

Mine Own Executioner

Anthony Kimmins

Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

The Cure for Love

Robert Donat, Alexander Shaw

Robert Donat, Renée Asherson

Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to reconcile with her against all odds. But he falls in love with a charming new lodger Milly Southern instead.

Portrait of Alison

Guy Green

Terry Moore, Robert Beatty

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

What Every Woman Wants

Maurice Elvey

William Sylvester, Elsie Albiin

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, Jim - back from the war in Korea - and Mark’s involvement in left-wing politics place further strain on the relationship. Can grandfather help?

Street of Shadows

Richard Vernon

Cesar Romero, Kay Kendall

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment.