R3

Original title : A State of Anxiety
First Aired : 20.11.1964 (UK)
Director : Moira Armstrong
Writing credits : N. J. Crisp
Cast : Ernest Hare (Professor Standish), Edmund Warwick (Sharp), Gerald Young (Committee Chairman), Betty Cooper (Nora Gerrard), Kenneth Edwards (Dr. Horrabin), Norman Wynne (Humby), Patricia Healey (Jill Travers), Jacqueline Blackmore (Hospital Sister), Barry Stanton (Saunders)

The Story : Dr. Peter Travers plans an experiment to measure the effects of stress and must find a test subject.

Original title : Against the Stream
First Aired : 27.11.1964 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : Bill Strutton
Cast : Rosamond Burne (Miss Pearce), Hugh Lund (Guest Star), Tom MacAulay (Meredith), Leonard Sachs (Dr. Rose), Rosemary Nicols (Jenny), Griffith Jones (Dr. Sibley), Robert Hughes (II) (Guest Star), Hal Dyer (Guest Star), Ian Cunningham (Professor Macauley), George Roubicek (Dr. Cox)

The Story : Dr. Cox falls foul of big business interests when he attempts to publish research that casts doubt on the effectiveness of a popular drug.

Original title : On the Spike
First Aired : 04.12.1964 (UK)
Director : Terence Williams
Writing credits : Bill Strutton
Cast : Bryan Marshall (Chris Marks), John Maxim (Dr. Tayfield), Frank Cowley (Guest Star), Fred Kitchen (Guest Star), Carol Austin (Sheila Carson), Stephanie Bidmead (Doris Haley), Kevin Brennan (I) (Guest Star), Frederick Schiller (Dr. Brinkman), Richard Carpenter (Willis), Eric Thompson (Haley)

The Story : Dr. George Fratton regrets being hostile to a journalist when a strange series of events unfolds at Research Centre No. 3.

Original title : The Patriot
First Aired : 11.12.1964 (UK)
Director : Eric Tayler
Writing credits : E. Y. Bannard
Cast : Rosalie Westwater (Miss Fisher), Betty Cooper (Nora Gerrard), David Langton (The Minister), Peter Bathurst (Colonel Cunliffe), Alex Scott (Dr. Max Rankl), Albert Lieven (Dr. Frank Hillman)

The Story : Dr. Frank Hillman, a respected researcher, announces his intention to resign and join the team at R3, but his motives are unclear.

Original title : Thunderbolt
First Aired : 18.12.1964 (UK)
Director : Terence Williams
Writing credits : Elaine Morgan
Cast : Joseph O'Conor (Dr. Hugh Willard), Stanley Walsh (Bill Smith), Norman Bowler (Dr. John Calvos), Patrick Durkin (Studs Maguire), Thomas Hare (Reporter), Wendy Craig (Iris Preston)

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Original title : The Short Cut
First Aired : 26.12.1964 (UK)
Director : Moira Armstrong
Writing credits : Bill MacIlwraith
Cast : Ronald Lacey (Hugh Cassell), Hilda Fenemore (Mrs. Fields), William Gaunt (Dr. Wilmer)

The Story : Newly-discovered Noralin may be related to mental illness. An impatient young doctor decides to circumvent the research process and injects himself with a dose.

Original title : The Forum
First Aired : 02.01.1965 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : Bill MacIlwraith
Cast : John Tate (Dr. Stroud), George Coulouris (Professor Vergas), Richard Mathews (Guest Star), Thomas Baptiste (Mr. Matuka), David Blake Kelly (Dr. Stephens), James Bree (Professor Chernev), Warren Stanhope (Mr. Kramer), John Ringham (Mr. Sarevsky), Diane Elliott (Guest Star), Moira Redmond (Dr. Anna Shastikani), Peter Wyngarde (Dr. Henri Lefevre)

The Story : Members of the R3 team go to an international scientific conference.

Original title : Patterns of Behaviour
First Aired : 09.01.1965 (UK)
Director : Eric Tayler
Writing credits : N. J. Crisp
Cast : The Ronnie Prince Trio (Band), Patricia Healey (Jill Travers), Charles Hill (Guest Star), Donald Hoalth (Guest Star), Sandra Brown (Guest Star), Jan Rossini (as Janet Rossini) (Janice), John Scott (Dr. John Malcolm), Richard Armour (Dr. Alec Foster), Sheila Dunn (Guest Star)

The Story : Drs. May Howard, Jack Morton and Peter Travers make some interesting discoveries about themselves during a birthday celebration.

Original title : The Fratton Experiment
First Aired : 16.01.1965 (UK)
Director : Peter Dews
Writing credits : N. J. Crisp
Cast : John Law (Dr. Crawley), Nancie Jackson (Mrs. Fratton), Joan Geary (Mrs. Shaw), Peter Tory (Pointer), Judith Smith (Guest Star), Margery Withers (Sister Parker), Barry Wilsher (Matthews)

The Story : Dr. George Fratton faces a crisis.

Original title : The Critical Moment
First Aired : 23.01.1965 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : Bill MacIlwraith
Cast : Maurice Hedley (Brigadier Waters), Philip Latham (Colonel Gold), Jerome Willis (Lieutenant Commander , Johnson), Michael Wisher (Petty Officer), Michael Culver (Lieutenant Lewis), Glyn Owen (Captain Richards)

The Story : The team investigates a series of mysterious helicopter crashes to find out whether the cause is equipment malfunction or pilot error.

Original title : The Angel
First Aired : 30.01.1965 (UK)
Director : Moira Armstrong
Writing credits : Donald Bull, Bill MacIlwraith
Cast :

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Original title : The Astronaut
First Aired : 06.02.1965 (UK)
Director : Terence Williams
Writing credits : N. J. Crisp
Cast : Jean Marlow (Guest Star), Richard Pasco (Jim Bartley), Alex Scott (Dr. Max Rankl), Ann Morrish (Ruth Bartley), Nancie Jackson (Guest Star), Michael Sarson (Paul Bartley), Roy Hills (Mark Bartley), Eric McCaine (Jock Harris), Tom Bowman (Group Captain Trent), Norman Pitt (Guest Star)

The Story : An astronaut returns from outer space, but is there something wrong with him?

Original title : A Whole Lot of Reasons
First Aired : 13.02.1965 (UK)
Director : Peter Dews
Writing credits : Donald Bull
Cast : Betty Cooper (Guest Star), Vladek Sheybal (Jan Wolkowski), James Dyrenforth (Dr. Brant), Patricia Healey (Jill Travers), James Ottaway (Joe Tilyard), Donald Douglas (Commentator)

The Story : Dr. Travers, excited by developments in the field of brain physiology, decides to set up an experiment to establish the nature of life and consciousness.