Somerset Maugham Hour
1960•1h 0m
Drama
A half-hour (later 60 minute) drama anthology series based on the works of renowned English author William Somerset Maugham, who appears in the opening and closing of each episode.
Production
Associated-Rediffusion Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
February 3, 1960
Last Aired
December 6, 1962
Networks
NBC, CBS
Created By
W. Somerset Maugham
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
S1.E1 ∙ Flotsam and Jetsam
Air date: 1960-02-03
E2
S1.E2 ∙ Sanatorium
Air date: 1960-02-10
A man believing himself near death from tuberculosis attends a sanatorium - where he falls in love.
E3
S1.E3 ∙ The Happy Couple
Air date: 1960-02-17
E4
S1.E4 ∙ The Unconquered
Air date: 1960-02-24
In Nazi occupied France, a Frenchwoman is raped by a German soldier. Adapted from a W. Somerset Maugham short story.
E5
S1.E5 ∙ A Casual Affair
Air date: 1960-03-02
E6
S1.E6 ∙ Episode
Air date: 1960-03-09
E7
S1.E7 ∙ The Alien Corn
Air date: 1960-03-16
E8
S1.E8 ∙ The Lion's Skin
Air date: 1960-03-23
E9
S1.E9 ∙ P and O
Air date: 1960-03-30
E10
S1.E10 ∙ The Facts of Life
Air date: 1960-04-06
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.
E11
S1.E11 ∙ The Voice of the Turtle/The Outstation
Air date: 1960-04-13
E12
S1.E12 ∙ The Three Fat Women of Antibes/A Marriage of Convenience
Air date: 1960-04-20
E13
S1.E13 ∙ Winter Cruise/Mr. Know-All
Air date: 1960-04-27
Max Kelada is a very knowledgeable fellow - perhaps he knows rather more about a young married woman than he ought to.
Cast
Hugh Williams
Self - Host
Ian Hunter
Self - Host
Jill Bennett
Annette
Michael Relph
Charles Mornington
Dulcie Gray
Leslie Crosbie
Margaret Tyzack
Kathleen
Hugh Burden
Don Pedro
Peter Howell
Arthur Lowe
Joyce Heron
Eleanor Forestier
Marie Lohr
Lady Mary Pelling
William Kendall
Sir Frederick Hardy
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