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Hosted by John Newland (filmed in England)
Season
3b (ABC)(early 1961)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
###### Alcoa presents One Step Beyond ########
############## season 3b early 1961 ##############
################ the UK episodes ##################
Production moves to
Associated-British Elstree Studios, London, England for the final 13 episodes
3.22 [83] One Step Beyond: THE STRANGER (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2986
28Feb61 ABC Tue
27Dec61 Tyne Tees UK, Wed 8:55 pm (during ITV actors strike)
Produced by Peter Marriott
Written by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Music by Harry Lubin
Introduced by: John Newland
Guest Cast:
Peter Dyneley .......... Hadley
Bill Nagy .............. Jerome S. Cole
Patrick MacAlliney ..... Warden
Graham Stark ........... Peter
Ken Wayne .............. Day Guard
Larry Cross ............ Guard
Robert Percival ........ Doctor
Harold Kasket .......... Man Teacher
Mark Baker ............. Barber
Synopsis 1:
Eleven days after a city is ruined by an earthquake, three people dying from starvation
and the body of a dead American are found beneath the ruins. The dead man had sustained
the others and given them hope during their long incarceration, but the fingerprint files
prove that he died in prison some time ago.
Synopsis 2:
An earthquake destroys a town in Asia Minor, and an American named
Hadley helps search for those trapped under the rubble.
(Syndicated re-run: 2Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Wednesday 11:30pm) [TA]
3.23 [84] One Step Beyond: JUSTICE (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2988
07Mar61 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Meredith Edwards ........ Wyndham Roberts
Clifford Evans .......... Constable Josh Jones
Martin Benson ........... Minister Evans
Pauline Jameson ....... Mrs. Roberts
Barbara Mullen ........ Mrs. Jones
Ewan Roberts ........ Superintendent Rees
Helen Sessions ....... Mrs. Owen
Jack Melford ........ Mr. Owen
Synopsis 1:
A man confesses to a murder and supplies absolute evidence of his guilt,
but people from his church swear he was asleep in his pew at the time the crime was committed. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Wyndham Roberts, a respected member of the community, sits in his pew at the
Sunday morning church service. At the same time, outside a deserted factory in
another part of town, a man who calls himself Wyndham Roberts approaches
Police Constable Jones and confesses to the murder of a small child. [RF]
3.24 [85] One Step Beyond: THE FACE (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2987
14Mar61 ABC Tue
21Feb62 ITV UK Wed 9:15pm
Directed by John Newland
Story Supervisor, Martin Benson
Dramatized by Derry Quinn
Hosted by John Newland
Written by Merwyn Gerard
Guest cast:
Sean Kelly .................... Stephen Bolt
Penelope Horner ............... Rosemary Hogan
John Brown .................... Mark Bolt
Gareth Tandy ........... Stephen (age 12)
Robin Summer ............. Stephen (age 6)
with [DM]
Victor Platt ............. Isaiah
Robert Cawdron ........... Hogan
John Scott ............... Sergeant
Erik Chitty .............. Tattoo Artist
Andrew Faulds ............ Norriss
Robert Delgado ........... Second Officer
Derek Sydney ............. Spanish Officer
Michael Peake ............ Spanish Bo'sun
Leon Cortez .............. Harper
Paula Byrne .............. Sara
Synopsis 1:
A YOUNG BOY EXPERIENCES DREAMS IN THE FORM OF CONTINUOUS NIGHTMARES,
ON HOW HE'S GOING TO DIE. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A man sets out to find the person who he repeatedly dreams will murder him.
Synopsis 3:
Since childhood, Stephen Bolt's dreams have been haunted by a man
intent on destroying him. The recurring ordeal has left him a
nervous, sick young man, deprived of his father's respect
and rejected by the girl he loves.
(Syndicated re-run: 3Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Thursday 11:30pm) [TA}
(UK "TV TIMES" magazine 21Feb62 ITV UK Wed 9:15pm) [DM]
3.25 [86] One Step Beyond: THE ROOM UPSTAIRS (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2985
21Mar61 ABC Tue airdate
31Jan62 ITV UK, Wed 9:15 pm (during ITV actors strike)
Guest Cast:
Lois Maxwell ........... Esther Hollis
David Knight ........... Will Hollis
Jane Hylton ............ Joan Morrison
Anthony Oliver ......... Hudson
Gilda Emmanueli ........ Child
Carl Bernard ........... Doctor
David Markham ...... Man
Synopsis:
Esther and Will Hollis, from the USA rent a large house in London.
Esther thinks that she is going mad as she hears the voice of a child calling for help
in one of the upstairs rooms and goes to find a crying in pain. Even as she stares in
horror her surroundings change into a sewing room. [RF]
3.26 [87] One Step Beyond: SIGNAL RECEIVED (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2802
04Apr61 ABC Tue
03Jan62 ITV, UK, Wed 9:15 pm (during ITV actors strike)
Produced by Peter Marriott
Written by Derry Quinn
(according to Tyne-Tees UK, "The Viewer" magazine)
Written by Collier Young [SC]
Directed by John Newland
Music by Harry Lubin
Guest Cast:
Mark Eden ................ Johnny Watson
Terry Palmer ............. George Breed
Richard Gale ............. Robin Hughes
with:
Viola Keats .............. Mrs. Breed
Patrick McLoughlin ....... Official
Patrick Jordan ........... Petty Officer
Anne Riddler ............. First Girl
Sally Layng .............. Second Girl
Garrard Green ["Viewer"] or BERNARD GREEN [SC] ... Civilian
Jennifer Daniel .......... Sheilah
John Downing ............. Pilot Officer
Susan Richards ........... Heather seller
Mark Burns ............... Soldier
Charles Lamb ............. Mr. Breen
SYNOPSIS:
Three sailors, belonging to "H.M.S. Hood",
Robin Hughes, George Breed, and Johnny Watson
ON SHORE LEAVE HAVE THE SAME PREMONITIONS OF THE SINKING
OF THEIR SHIP, THEY RECEIVE WEIRD SIGNALS FORETELLING THE DISASTER. [SC/DM]
3.27 [88] One Step Beyond: THE CONFESSION (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2989
11Apr61 ABC US
13Dec61 ITV UK, Wed 8:55 pm (during ITV actors strike)
Produced by Peter Marriott
Written by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Guest Cast:
Donald Pleasence ...... Herbert Laurence
Adrienne Corri ........ Sarah
Robert Raglan ......... Policeman
Raymond Rollett ....... K.C.
Eileen Way ............ Mrs. Evans
Carmel McSharry ....... Martha
Jack Newmark .......... Locksmith
Douglas Ives .......... Potter
Gerald James .......... Wilson
Julian Orchard ........ Tailor
Brenda Dunrich ........ Charwoman
Synopsis 1:
Harvey Lawrence, an old man on a soapbox at Hyde Park Corner, has been
telling the story of his guilt for a long time now, but no one ever
listens. What is it that drives him to confession?
Synopsis 2:
A prosecutor is haunted when he allows a man to die to
die for the murder of a woman he knows to be alive.
Synopsis 3:
Herbert Laurence, a successful English lawyer, finds a
key that unlocks memories of an old case in which he was forced
to choose between justice and success.
(Syndicated re-run: 4Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Friday 11:30pm) [TA]
3.28 [89] One Step Beyond: THE AVENGERS (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2978
25Apr61
Guest Cast:
Andre Morell ........... General
Lisa Gastoni ........... Marianne
Stanley Van Beers ...... Priest
Carl Jaffe ............. Doctor
Richard Leech .......... Orderly
Steve Plytas ........... Gardener
Robert Crewdson ........ Musician
Jan Conrad ............. Musician
Carl Duering ........... Musician
Charles Russell ........ Musician
Walter Gotell ....... Sergeant
Synopsis:
A general's party celebrating a similar one held by an ancient
tyrant stirs up the spirits of that previous get together. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A Nazi general, in charge of the Chateau de la Marre district of France,
plans a special party for some French peasants in his area - before sending
them to labor camps. It's the general's wish to duplicate precisely a
celebration held in the Chateau a century and a half ago. [RF]
3.29 [90] One Step Beyond: THE PRISONER (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2804
02May61 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Anton Diffring ......... Wilhelm Hessler
Annette Carell ......... Frieda Hessler
Catherine Feller ....... Ruth Goldman
Faith Brook ............ Nurse Lentz
Gerard Heinz ........... Doctor
Sandor Eles ............ Samuel
Synopsis:
A woman kills a German soldier in retribution for Nazi atrocities,
but when the doctor finds the soldier's body, he insists that the
man has been dead for six years. [RF]
3.30 [91] One Step Beyond: BLOOD FLOWER
(country of origin not known - NOT UK possibly USA?)
prod no. 2977
16May1961 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Larry Gates ............. Gavin Carroll
Eugene Iglesias ......... Simon Alcazan
Marya Stevens ........... Senorita Cavallera
David Garcia ............ Alfredo
Penny Santon ............ Senora Madera
Renata Vanni ...... Mrs. Fuentes
Dick Crockett
3.31 [92] One Step Beyond: THE SORCERER (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2805
23May61 ABC Tue
Written by Derry Quinn
Directed by John Newland
Guest Cast:
Christopher Lee ......... Wilhelm Reitlinger
Martin Benson ........... Klaus Karnak
Gabrielli Licudi ........ Elsa Bruck
Joseph Furst ............ Judge
Frederick Jaeger ........ Johann
George Pravda ........... Psychiatrist
Peter Swanwick .......... Landlord
Alfred Burke ..... Scholl
with
Richard Shaw, Edwin Richfield
Synopsis:
A GERMAN OFFICER WANTS TO PUT TELEPHONE POLES ON A GYPSY'S LAND DURING
WORLD WAR I. THE GYPSY PUTS HIM UNDER A SPELL AND HE SHOOTS HIS
UNFAITHFUL FRAULEIN IN THE ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. [SC]
3.32 [93] One Step Beyond: THE VILLA (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2806
06Jun61 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Elizabeth Sellers ..... Mary Low
Michael Crawford ...... Tony Hudson
Geoffrey Toone ........ Jim Low
Marla Landi ........... Stella
David Horne ........... Richard Hudson
Kenneth Cope .......... Lionel
Gertan Klauber ........ Porter
Robert Rietty ......... Bertollini
Ronald Lewis
Synopsis 1:
A woman envisions someone trapped in an elevator, and she
and her husband investigate the villa where it is located.
Synopsis 2:
For an after-dinner "experiment", medical student Tony Hudson hypnotizes Mary Low,
the wife of a friend. The situation soon loses its entertainment value when Mary becomes
hysterical from what she sees and hears while in the trance. [RF]
[--] rerun from Stars Over Hollywood
- MIDNIGHT (film location USA)
13Jun61 ABC
Story by Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Axel Gruenberg and Jack Hively
starring:
Herb Patterson ..... Ralph Terrence
Gloria Saunders .... Lillith
Frank Hilliard
John Kennedy
Synopsis:
Every midnight when Big Ben strikes, an aspiring writer finds himself visited by
a seductive and willful femme fatale who persuades him to turn to a life of crime.
After his guilty conscience gets the better of him, he comes up with a creative
solution to rid himself of his seductress. [JBE]
Note: Originally aired on Stars Over Hollywood 08Nov50.
3.33 [94] One Step Beyond: THE TIGER (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2803
20Jun61 ABC US
written by Ian Stuart Black
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Pamela Brown .......... Miss Plum
Pauline Challenor ..... Pamela
Elspeth March ......... Mrs. Murphy
Patsy Smart ........... Ethel
Edward Underdown ...... Mr. Hayes
Brian Parker ........Constable
Michael Collins ....... Inspector
Synopsis 1:
A governess discovers that her charge is planning to dispose
of her in a most unusual way.
Synopsis 2:
Miss Plum, a stern governess, takes over the care of nine-year-old Pamela and
Mrs. Murphy, the housekeeper and Pamela's only confidante, is summarily dismissed.
The little girl stages a tantrum, and Miss Plum punishes her by destroying her toy tiger. [TA]
3.34 [95] One Step Beyond: NIGHTMARE (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2807
27Jun61 ABC Tue
(re-run 10Dec62 A-R London UK, Mon 10:10pm)
Produced by Peter Marriott
Dramatised by Martin Benson
Guest Cast:
Peter Wyngarde ......... Paul Roland
Mary Peach ............. Jill Barrington
Ambrosine Philipotts ... Lady Diana
Ferdy Mayne ............ Geoffrey Heathcote
Richard Caldicot ....... Stapleton
Jean Cadell ............ Meg
Patrick Holt ........... Doctor
Synopsis:
Artist Paul Roland keeps painting the face of a woman whom
he has never met. Shortly before his marriage he stumbles on
the cause of his obsession [TA]
3.35 [96] One Step Beyond: EYE WITNESS (filmed in the UK)
prod no. 2808
04Jul61 ABC Tue
Written by Derry Quinn
Guest Cast:
John Meillon .......... Henry Soames
Rose Alba ....... Nora
Anton Rodgers ....... Mark
Robin Hughes .......... Jake
J.G. Devlin ........... Leo
John Phillips ...... Frank
Howard Knight ....... Danny
Robert Ayres ...... Richards
with
Gordon Sterne, Patricia English
Synopsis:
A reporter writes an eyewitness account of an explosion that occurred 15,000 miles away. [RF]
###### Alcoa presents One Step
Beyond ########
################### the end ##################
##############################################
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