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The Sixth Year

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Episode no.
  
Season 6 Episode 6

Written by
  
Paddy Chayefsky

Original air date
  
29 November 1953

Directed by
  
Arthur Penn

Produced by
  
Fred Coe

The Sixth Year is an episode of the TV anthology series The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Arthur Penn and stars Kim Stanley.

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Plot

A wife becomes exasperated with her husband who seems to have lost the will to work. She takes their child and leaves. He finds a menial job and asks her to come home. She seeks advice on the situation from her mother and father.

Reception

The TV critic from the Christian Science Monitor wrote that "Mr Chayefsky's humanity operates to assist an understanding of even the unsympathetic mother. Kim Stanley portrayed the young wife with the subtle responsiveness and controlled emotional power that assist intimacy in television acting."

References

The Sixth Year Wikipedia