W. Somerset Maugham (1969) is a drama web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch W. Somerset Maugham online in HD.
W. Somerset Maugham — Storyline
An anthology series based on the varied stories by W. Somerset Maugham divided into three categories: "Rule Britannia" about colonial life, "Women of the World" which focus on female characters, and "Victims of Fate".
Cast & Crew
W. Somerset Maugham — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1969-06-03 |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC One |
| Status | Ended |
W. Somerset Maugham — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: A Casual Affair (1969-06-03) — Jack Almond, once a rising star in the foreign office, is found dead in a Malaysian opium den. Beside him is a pile of letters charting his downfall which began when he fall in lov
- E2: The Back of Beyond (1969-06-10) — Knobby and Tom are a pair of best friends in Malaya. They both get married at the same time and when the wives become best friends as well everything seems to be perfect until Knob
- E3: The Creative Impulse (1969-06-17) — Mrs. Albert Forrester, the writer of high-brow but low-selling poetry and essays, writes a bestselling mystery novel. Where did she find the inspiration and what is the secret behi
- E4: The Letter (1969-06-24) — A planter's wife shoots down a family friend, claiming that he tried to rape her. But someone very close to the dead man holds a letter, in the woman's handwriting, that casts a ve
- E5: A Man with a Conscience (1969-07-01) — A young man is imprisoned for killing his wife. Was it an accident, as he claims, or was it murder?
- E6: The Three Fat Women of Antibes (1969-07-08) — While staying at a fat farm, Frank, Arrow, and Beatrice bond over their love of bridge. They become best friends and begin taking annual holidays to Antibes but trouble arises one
- E7: P. and O. (1969-07-15) — A woman leaves Japan after learning of her husband's affair. On the voyage to England, she meets a planter dying of a curse placed on him by the lover he left behind. Meanwhile, th
- E8: Lord Mountdrago (1969-07-22) — Lord Mountdrago, the foreign minister, humiliates a political rival in parliament for fun after which the man begins haunting his dreams. As the line between dreams and reality blu
- E9: Louise (1969-07-29) — A young woman uses her potentially fatal heart condition as a means to lead a life of luxury and indulgence.
- E10: Episode (1969-08-05) — A middle-class girl and her working-class fellow are bound by true love in defiance of the wishes of the girl's parents; then the beau is pinched when it's discovered he's been ste
- E11: Mother Love (1969-08-12) — Laura Clayton, a respectable American woman, marries an Italian playboy. At first, their marriage is blissful but after he returns to his old habits of drinking and gambling, Laura
- E12: The Fall of Edward Barnard (1969-08-19) — A young up-and-coming businessman leaves for Tahiti to earn money and is never seen again. Two years later, his best friend goes after him and finds him living in squalor with the
- E13: Before the Party (1969-08-26) — Still in proper mourning following the death of her husband, a colonial administrator, in the East, a young widow reveals to her stiff upper-class London family that her husband wa
Season 2
- E1: The Force of Circumstance (1970-04-23) — A woman agrees to emigrate to Malaya with her husband, but colonial life is not what she expected.
- E2: Jane (1970-04-30) — A socialite is shocked when her frumpy sister-in-law announces her marriage to a foppish young man. Over the next two years, however, the homebody turns into a popular fashionista.
- E3: Rain (1970-05-07) — A missionary, his wife, and a prostitute are among the guests stranded at a tropical hotel during the rainy season.
- E4: The Unconquered (1970-05-14) — A French farmgirl is assaulted by a German soldier, but he begins to become obsessed by her.
- E5: The Vessel of Wrath (1970-05-21) — The prim spinster sister of a missionary in the South Seas determines to reform a rascally beachcomber.
- E6: Olive (1970-05-28) — Mark, a new arrival at a Malay colony, befriends Tim and Olive, a pair of unusually close siblings who isolate themselves from the other colonists and speak in their own made-up la
- E7: The Closed Shop (1970-06-04) — The president of a South American country changes his country's divorce laws for his own benefit.
- E8: The Door of Opportunity (1970-06-11) — A colonial administrator's act of cowardice gets him sent home from the East, but he seems oblivious to the contempt with which he is viewed. Surely his friendly, companionable rel
- E9: Virtue (1970-06-18) — A married woman falls for a younger man, and wonders whether to confess to her husband.
- E10: Footprints in the Jungle (1970-06-25) — Margaret convinces her lover to murder her husband after she becomes pregnant. The murder is investigated by a dogged policeman whose judgment is clouded by his own feelings for th
- E11: The Alien Corn (1970-07-02) — Parents new to the aristocracy are both displeased and surprised when their elder son, who's never shown much aptitude for or interest in anything, declares that he must become a c
- E12: The Human Element (1970-07-09) — A writer discovers that the superior woman he has long admired from afar is the longtime mistress of her own servant.
- E13: Flotsam and Jetsam (1970-07-16) — A man recuperates uncomfortably at the home of an unpleasant man and his pathetic wife, whose startling tale makes her guest all the more eager to recover his strength and get away
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does W. Somerset Maugham have? 2 season(s) with 26 episodes.
Where can I watch W. Somerset Maugham? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
