R3

(R3)

 Season 2

13 Episodes

Episodes from the second season

14 - THE BIG BALLOON

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Original title : The Big Balloon
First Aired : 06.07.1965 (UK)
Director : Douglas Hurn
Writing credits : David Chantler
Cast : Ralph Michael (Commander George , Murray), Bob Beaumont (Guest Star), John Baker (Guest Star), Mark Singleton (Winnington), Roy Spencer (Weather Man), Elric Hooper (Radio Man), Iain Anders (Guest Star), Donald Bisset (Science Correspondent), Don Borisenko (Buzz), Isobel Black (Diana)


The Story : The R3 team are assigned to a project to launch a balloon into outer space, but Commander Murray, the project leader, repeatedly abandons the mission.

15 - UNWELCOME VISITOR

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Original title : Unwelcome Visitor
First Aired : 13.07.1965 (UK)
Director : Paul Bernard
Writing credits : John Maynard (II)
Cast : Karol Hagar (Guest Star), David Cargill (Guest Star), Michael Guest (Guest Star), Bill Matthews (Guest Star), Philip Collins (Terry), Julian Hand (Guest Star), Anne Godfrey (Mrs. Armstrong), Hugh Burden (Mr. Cargill), Peter Stenson (Mr. Scott), Rhoda Lewis (Mrs. Holmes), Michael Newport (Peter Armstrong), Dennis Cleary (Baxter), David Morrell (Armstrong)


The Story : A young boy gets his hands on a rare and extremely dangerous radioactive isotope.

16 - ONE FREE MAN

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Original title : One Free Man
First Aired : 20.07.1965 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : William Emms
Cast : Muriel Pavlow (Sarah Randall), David Charlesworth (Guest Star), Dickie Martin (Guest Star), Brigit Forsyth (Secretary), Warren Stanhope (American Scientist), Donald Pickering (Watkins), Nicolette Bernard (Valentina Kubishev), Lyndon Brook (Dr. Randall)


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17 - EXPERIMENT IN DEATH

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Original title : Experiment in Death
First Aired : 27.07.1965 (UK)
Director : Paul Bernard
Writing credits : N. J. Crisp
Cast : Philip Anthony (II) (Price), Brigit Forsyth (Secretary), John Rees (Guest Star), Peter Noel Cook (First Officer), Aubrey Morris (Guest Star), David Blake Kelly (Captain Rogers), Donald Hoath (Turner), Jeremy Young (Wilson), Edward Judd (Peters), Nicholas Evans (Guest Star), Stephen John (Meteorologist)


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18 - BLACK WARNING

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Original title : Black Warning
First Aired : 03.08.1965 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : Arden Winch
Cast : Patrick O'Connell (II) (Robert Foster), Michael de Morgan (BBC Announcer), Robin Parkinson (Harry Purkiss), Alex MacIntosh (TV Interviewer), Heather Stoney (Beryl Barratt), Kenneth Colley (George Barratt), Alan Browning (Frank Bradley)


The Story : The R3 team take part in an experiment to establish likely survival rates after a nuclear war.

19 - IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD

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Original title : In Your Own Back Yard
First Aired : 10.08.1965 (UK)
Director : Michael Leeston-Smith
Writing credits : Diana Deacon
Cast : Kenneth Watson (Guest Star), Henry Davies (Guest Star), Judy Child (Guest Star), John Evitts (Guest Star), Ellis Dale (Guest Star), James Hamilton (Guest Star), John Kidd (Mr. Whiting), Gordon Gostelow (Robert Keegan), John Woodvine (Tony Bond), John Line (Dr. Martin), Keith Anderson (Captain Fowler), Chris Tranchell (as Christopher , Tranchell), Jonathan Drew (Captain Bland), Frances Cuka (Christine Goddard)


The Story : A village shopkeeper, unhappy with R3's activities, takes direct action.

20 - WITCH DOCTOR

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Original title : Witch Doctor
First Aired : 17.08.1965 (UK)
Director : Douglas Hurn
Writing credits : Julian Bond
Cast : Hilary Bamford (Ann Thompson), Michael Beint (Landon), Frank Sieman (Police Constable), Wanda Moore (Guest Star), Noelle Finch (Guest Star), Arthur Hewlett (Guest Star), Kevin McHugh (TV Interviewer), Emrys Leyshon (Bellows), Jack May (Peter Thompson), Michael Poole (Guest Star), Colin Wilcox (Guest Star), John Abineri (Abel Simmonds), Frederick Pyne (Guest Star), David Valla (Guest Star), Richard Pescud (Guest Star)


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21 - AND NO BIRDS SING

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Original title : And No Birds Sing
First Aired : 24.08.1965 (UK)
Director : Bill Hays
Writing credits : Douglas Young
Cast : Maurice Hedley (Mr. Scott), Garry Mason (Boy), Frances Machin (Girl), Ken Jones (Eric), Garfield Morgan (Vernon), Suzy Kendall (Diana McHale)


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22 - A SUDDEN CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

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Original title : A Sudden Change of Programme
First Aired : 31.08.1965 (UK)
Director : Paul Bernard
Writing credits : Neil Shand
Cast : Andrew Crawford (Dr. Simon Bartram), Gordon Whiting (Guest Star), Edward Long (Guest Star), Peter Howell (Guest Star), Alec Wallis (Setter), James Belchamber (Guest Star), Rosemary Reede (Sarah Burden), Keith Pyott (Ennals), Jeanne Moody (Alison Bartram), Terence Longdon (Peterson), David Garfield (II) (Owen)


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23 - IT'S BETTER TO KNOW

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Original title : It's Better to Know
First Aired : 07.09.1965 (UK)
Director : Michael Leeston-Smith
Writing credits : Kenneth Cavender
Cast : Clare Austin (Louise Boult), Talfryn Thomas (Bloom), John Castle (Leftman), Antoinette Galletti (Guest Star), Tom Adams (John Rawlins), James Lynn (Guest Star), Philip Madoc (Cobham), Bernard Archard (Major Green), Michael Brennan (Sarbutt), Mike Pratt (Croxley)


The Story : Philip Boult is interrogated by Major Green from military intelligence.

24 - A SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION

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Original title : A Source of Contamination
First Aired : 14.09.1965 (UK)
Director : Douglas Hurn
Writing credits : Donald Bull
Cast : Freddie Earlle (Guest Star), Betty Cooper (Guest Star), Walter Horsbrugh (Dr. Rowan), Bruno Barnabe (Lord Green), Richard Gatehouse (Professor Morse), Leslie Glazer (Dr. Gregory), Cyril Luckham (Andrew Furness), John Junkin (Fred), Izabella Telezynska (Hedi)


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25 - GOOD CLEAN FUN

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Original title : Good Clean Fun
First Aired : 21.09.1965 (UK)
Director : Paul Bernard
Writing credits : William Emms
Cast : Margery Withers (Miss Flint), Edward Rees (Guest Star), Richard Mathews (Health Officer), Mary Holder (Mrs. Tennant), Vivienne Dodds (Julie), Terry Palmer (John), Annest Williams (Mollie), Kevin Stoney (Winthrop), Glynn Edwards (Plowden), Archie Duncan (Dromble), Sean Tresilian (Guest Star)


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26 - PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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Original title : Personal Appearance
First Aired : 28.09.1965 (UK)
Director : John Robins
Writing credits : Edwin Ranch
Cast : Barry Letts (Mark Parrit), Roy Purcell (Jim Talbot), Peter Roy (Guest Star), Bernard Ganley (Interviewer), Deidre Turner (Guest Star), Susan Jameson (Sue), Tom Criddle (Martin Smith), Anne Allen (Anne Allen), Clive Morton (Lord Hollington), Alexandra Bastedo (Laura Croft)


The Story : Richard Franklin reveals an unexpected aspect to his personality when he gets involved in a television programme.