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This Man Craig was a TV drama series produced by BBC Scotland and screened over 52 episodes in 1966 and 1967. It was set in a secondary school in the fictional Scottish town of Strathaird. Episodes were filmed at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Academy and Glenwood School. The series dealt with the everyday issues affecting both staff and pupils at Strathaird School, and in particular the titular character, idealistic science teacher and housemaster Ian Craig. The first series was shown over 26 episodes between January 7 1966 and July 1 1966. The second series was shown over 26 episodes between September 17 1966 and March 21 1967. Only one episode is known to be still in existence in the BBC archives. The opening sequence showed him driving over the Forth Road Bridge, which at the time was newly built and a Scottish cultural icon.
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Episode 1 - The Day Before School
Release Date: 1966-09-17During the confusion and excitement of the day before Starthaird School reopens, the Headmaster and Ian Craig are faced with a head-on clash between two teachers demanding the same job.
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Episode 2 - Early Days
Release Date: 1966-09-24In his determination not to interfere with the decisions of his children, John Douglas may be offering them a dangerous kind of freedom.
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Episode 3 - The Time Waster
Release Date: 1966-10-01Hughie Bell; total school attendance this term - one hour and ten minutes. A normal absence, or is there another reason? Ask Mrs. Bell - if you can get a straight answer!
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Episode 4 - Swimmer in a Shallow Cup
Release Date: 1966-10-08Relying on past fame as a rugby international Harry Tasker allows his weaknesses to be covered up by his colleagues at Strathaird, until his responsibility for an accident brings matters into the open.
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Episode 5 - The Trolls
Release Date: 1966-10-15At school twelve year old Lizzie Tait is the despair of her teachers. At home she has grown used to the constant bickering of her parents, and sets about turning the garden shed into a beautiful retreat just like the housecraft flat at school. How she goes about this sets Ian Craig a real problem.
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Episode 6 - Surgery
Release Date: 1966-10-22A twelve year old boy is suffering acute nervous strain. For Ian Craig and fellow housemaster Ben Collingwood this means a forceful investigation.
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Episode 7 - Period of Adjustment
Release Date: 1966-11-05An English girl with all the outward symptoms of a snob boarding school education finds herself a wretched misfit in the more informal atmosphere of Strathaird
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Episode 8 - The Good Chemist
Release Date: 1966-11-12Should Tom Morocco, tired of teaching, set up as an industrial chemist in a competitive business world? The Craigs have sharply differing views.
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Episode 9 - Sons of McCall
Release Date: 1966-11-19After years of living in the shadow of his brother, Bob McCall's sense of injustice and inadequacy could have tragic consequences.
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Episode 10 - Nurinder
Release Date: 1966-11-26A Sikh girl, Nurinder, is to return to India to be married. A simple arrangement - except that at school Nurinder has acquired too much independence of thought.
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Episode 11 - What Made Sammy?
Release Date: 1966-12-03The 'tycoon' of Strathaird School is thirteen year old Sammy McDougall. But will his gift for a fast deal lead him to success or disaster?
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Episode 12 - 'I'
Release Date: 1966-12-10A school newspaper with a difference - topical, controversial, witty and dedicated to the truth at any price. A head-on clash with authority... and censorship is inevitable.
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Episode 13 - Fresh Off the Boat
Release Date: 1966-12-17There are dangerous possibilities when fifteen year old Jenny Maddox tries to turn her fantasies into reality.
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Episode 14 - The Pirate Cut
Release Date: 1966-12-24Why does a teenage boy wear long, VERY long hair? Bobby Donaldson's exaggerated hair style scarcely matches his unassuming manner.
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Episode 15 - Pressures
Release Date: 1967-01-03The Director of Education wants Ian Craig to apply for a new job. Pressure, both subtle and blatant, is put upon Craig to try and influence his decision.
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Episode 16 - The Water Baby
Release Date: 1967-01-10Anna Jancowska is Scottish in all but name and parentage. Although not a brilliant girl she gets through her school work by sheer determination. And this same determination helps her win a place in the Strathaird swimming team. But her father is determined that his daughter shall do better still.
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Episode 17 - The Tinks
Release Date: 1967-01-17Good brakes and swift reflexes enable Ian Craig to avoid a nasty accident when a boy dashes in front of his car. The boy, Joey Mackie, and his younger brother Stevie have been running away after raiding a nearby grocer's shop. Craig is surprised to find that Joey is a new boy at Strathaird AND a member of his own House. Term is already ten days old but Joey has not yet put in an appearance. Craig soon becomes involved with both the Mackie boys - and with their aggressive father.
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Episode 18 - Then There Were Nine
Release Date: 1967-01-24Margaret Craig has ten small children in her charge. Then one goes missing....
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Episode 19 - There's Got to be a Fire Somewhere
Release Date: 1967-01-31Ian Craig is obliged to examine his liberal views on life after a chance meeting with a young woman.
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Episode 20 - You Can Choose Your Friends
Release Date: 1967-02-07Violette Johns is a valued member of the French department at Strathaird School until the desperate state of her private life begins to affect her judgment as a teacher.
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Episode 21 - Stevie
Release Date: 1967-02-14At thirteen it is hard to be aware of adults' problems, and Stevie's bewilderment has repercussions which threaten Ian Craig's career.
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Episode 22 - The Day's Run
Release Date: 1967-02-21Long distance running calls on the last reserves of strength and energy. For young Dougal Ramsay the strain may bring irreparable damage.
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Episode 23 - Chris and the Wheelbarrow
Release Date: 1967-02-28Chris Elliott, a senior pupil at Strathaird, has had many brushes with authority during her school career, but her clash with teacher Edgar Albyn is potentially the most serious.
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Episode 24 - Another School of Thought
Release Date: 1967-03-07Iain MacDonald, a boy from an island in the Outer Hebrides, finds the life of Strathaird and the mainland in general bewildering and troubling.
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Episode 25 - The Moffatt Foundation
Release Date: 1967-03-14Money is stolen. Mysterious gifts are distributed. The Robin Hood campaign of the two small Moffatt boys could get dangerously out of hand.
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Episode 26 - Two by Two
Release Date: 1967-03-21When Ian Craig 'volunteers' to take charge of preparations for the school cruise he faces problems, large and small, that are increasingly distracting, absorbing and complex.