Season 2 (1966)
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Episodes 26
The Day Before School
During 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.
Read MoreEarly Days
In his determination not to interfere with the decisions of his children, John Douglas may be offering them a dangerous kind of freedom.
Read MoreThe Time Waster
Hughie 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!
Read MoreSwimmer in a Shallow Cup
Relying 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.
Read MoreThe Trolls
At 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.
Read MorePeriod of Adjustment
An 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
Read MoreThe Good Chemist
Should Tom Morocco, tired of teaching, set up as an industrial chemist in a competitive business world? The Craigs have sharply differing views.
Read MoreSons of McCall
After years of living in the shadow of his brother, Bob McCall's sense of injustice and inadequacy could have tragic consequences.
Read MoreWhat Made Sammy?
The 'tycoon' of Strathaird School is thirteen year old Sammy McDougall. But will his gift for a fast deal lead him to success or disaster?
Read MoreFresh Off the Boat
There are dangerous possibilities when fifteen year old Jenny Maddox tries to turn her fantasies into reality.
Read MoreThe Pirate Cut
Why does a teenage boy wear long, VERY long hair? Bobby Donaldson's exaggerated hair style scarcely matches his unassuming manner.
Read MoreThe Water Baby
Anna 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.
Read MoreThe Tinks
Good 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.
Read MoreThen There Were Nine
Margaret Craig has ten small children in her charge. Then one goes missing....
Read MoreThere's Got to be a Fire Somewhere
Ian Craig is obliged to examine his liberal views on life after a chance meeting with a young woman.
Read MoreYou Can Choose Your Friends
Violette 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.
Read MoreThe Day's Run
Long distance running calls on the last reserves of strength and energy. For young Dougal Ramsay the strain may bring irreparable damage.
Read MoreChris and the Wheelbarrow
Chris 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.
Read MoreAnother School of Thought
Iain MacDonald, a boy from an island in the Outer Hebrides, finds the life of Strathaird and the mainland in general bewildering and troubling.
Read MoreThe Moffatt Foundation
Money is stolen. Mysterious gifts are distributed. The Robin Hood campaign of the two small Moffatt boys could get dangerously out of hand.
Read MoreTwo by Two
When 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.
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