Series 7
15 episodes · May 11, 1984
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S7E1The Dirty Detail
May 12, 198424mFred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.
S7E2The Best Chess Player in the World
May 19, 198427mShaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides, but is having an affair. When he finds out, he decides to act.
S7E3Proxy
May 26, 198424mThree men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.
S7E4Have a Nice Death
Jun 2, 198426mA writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his wife everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?
S7E5Number Eight
Jun 9, 198426mA driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.
S7E6The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Jun 16, 198426mWalter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to show off. He stages a story writing competition, with a £5,000 prize, to find the plot for a perfect murder.
S7E7The Gift of Beauty
Jun 30, 198425mAfter killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.
S7E8Wet Saturday
Jul 7, 198424mGeorge Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent a scandal.
S7E9Sauce for the Goose
Jul 21, 198424mOlivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover, however, still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.
S7E10Bird of Prey
Aug 4, 198426mJack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.
S7E11I Like it Here in Wilmington
Nov 8, 198426mWhen a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.
S7E12Accidental Death
Aug 19, 198426mSteve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. But eventually, they meet their match.
S7E13The Reconciliation
Sep 16, 198427mJames has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce may be difficult unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.
S7E14The Mugger
Oct 14, 198426mWhen a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.
S7E15The Open Window
Oct 21, 198426mWhen a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.