Somerset Maugham Hour

1. S1.E1 ∙ Flotsam and Jetsam

Feb 3, 1960 · 60 min

2. S1.E2 ∙ Sanatorium

Feb 10, 1960 · 60 min

A man believing himself near death from tuberculosis attends a sanatorium - where he falls in love.

3. S1.E3 ∙ The Happy Couple

Feb 17, 1960 · 60 min

4. S1.E4 ∙ The Unconquered

Feb 24, 1960 · 60 min

In Nazi occupied France, a Frenchwoman is raped by a German soldier. Adapted from a W. Somerset Maugham short story.

5. S1.E5 ∙ A Casual Affair

Mar 2, 1960 · 60 min

6. S1.E6 ∙ Episode

Mar 9, 1960 · 60 min

7. S1.E7 ∙ The Alien Corn

Mar 16, 1960 · 60 min

8. S1.E8 ∙ The Lion's Skin

Mar 23, 1960 · 60 min

9. S1.E9 ∙ P and O

Mar 30, 1960 · 60 min

10. S1.E10 ∙ The Facts of Life

Apr 6, 1960 · 60 min

Is it better to be lucky than clever? A not-very-bright young man with too much money falls prey to an adventuress on the Riviera - but he's lucky.

11. S1.E11 ∙ The Voice of the Turtle/The Outstation

Apr 13, 1960 · 60 min

12. S1.E12 ∙ The Three Fat Women of Antibes/A Marriage of Convenience

Apr 20, 1960 · 60 min

13. S1.E13 ∙ Winter Cruise/Mr. Know-All

Apr 27, 1960 · 60 min

Max Kelada is a very knowledgeable fellow - perhaps he knows rather more about a young married woman than he ought to.

1. S2.E1 ∙ The Four Dutchmen

Nov 4, 1960 · 60 min

2. S2.E2 ∙ The Kite

Nov 11, 1960 · 60 min

Young Herbert's only passion seems to be flying his kite - but then he meets a girl.

3. S2.E3 ∙ Before the Party

Nov 18, 1960 · 60 min

4. S2.E4 ∙ Gigolo and Gigolette

Nov 25, 1960 · 60 min

5. S2.E5 ∙ The Ant and the Grasshopper

Dec 2, 1960 · 60 min

The Ramsay brothers couldn't be more different - one is hard-working, quiet, and fearfully proper, the other an indolent spendthrift playboy. But appearances can be deceptive.

6. S2.E6 ∙ The Verger

Dec 9, 1960 · 60 min

The inability to read seems a setback for the verger - but it's not such a disadvantage as people suppose.

7. S2.E7 ∙ A Man with a Conscience

Dec 16, 1960 · 60 min

8. S2.E8 ∙ The Human Element

Dec 23, 1960 · 60 min

9. S2.E9 ∙ The Letter

Dec 30, 1960 · 60 min

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.

10. S2.E10 ∙ The Romantic Young Lady

Jan 6, 1961 · 60 min

11. S2.E11 ∙ The Door of Opportunity

Jan 13, 1961 · 60 min

12. S2.E12 ∙ The Mother

Jan 20, 1961 · 60 min

13. S2.E13 ∙ A Woman of Fifty

Jan 27, 1961 · 60 min

12. S3.E12 ∙ The Force of Circumstance

Dec 6, 1962 · 60 min