In 1973, she starred in "A.D.A.M.", as a physically disabled woman who develops an unusual relationship with the sentient computer system which controls her home. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the stand-alone drama was broadcast as part of the "ITV Sunday Night Drama" anthology strand. In 1975, Hale appeared alongside Alan Bates in two television plays written by Simon Gray, broadcast as part of the ITV series, "Play for Today". These were "Plaintiffs and Defendants" and "Two Sundays". In 1978, Hale appeared with Michael Gambon in the BBC "Play of the Month" adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull". In 1980, Hale portrayed Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, in an episode of the ITV drama series, "Ladykillers".