Caine continued to appear on television, in serials "The Golden Girl" and "No Wreath for the General", but was then cast in the play "The Compartment", written by Johnny Speight, a two-hander also starring Frank Finlay. This was followed by main roles in other plays including the character Tosh in "Somewhere for the Night", a "Sunday-Night Play" written by Bill Naughton televised on Sunday 3 December 1961, another two-hander by Johnny Speight, "The Playmates", and two editions of BBC plays strand "First Night", "Funny Noises with Their Mouths" and "The Way with Reggie" (both 1963). He also acted in radio plays, including Bill Naughton's "Looking for Frankie" on the BBC Home Service (1963) and "Ping Pong" on the BBC Third Programme (1964).