Series 1
12 episodes · Jan 22, 1962
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- S1E1
The Cross and the Arrow
Jan 22, 196230mDespite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice – an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events.
- S1E2
The Second Curtain
Jan 29, 196230mDivorced novelist named George Garner gets drawn into a disappearance case involving an old schoolmate, William Widgery, leading him to amateur sleuthing as his own life and reputation unravel.
- S1E3
Flight Into Danger
Feb 5, 196230mA charter flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver goes horribly awry when the pilots and passengers fall victim to food poisoning, forcing an ex-WWII pilot passenger to take control and attempt an emergency landing.
- S1E4
The Intrigue
Feb 12, 196230mA French magistrate hears a homicide confession described as 'as disarmingly honest as it is disconcertingly gay', revealing the love affair that sparked the crime.
- S1E5
Call Me Back
Feb 19, 196230mA harried ad man drinks himself into oblivion as he tries to touch base with friends and loved ones by phone.
- S1E6
The Ballad of Peckham Rye
Mar 5, 196230mA mysterious, devilish Scotsman named Dougal Douglas arrives in a South London neighbourhood and disrupts the lives of the local workers at a textile company, causing mayhem, mutiny, and even murder through his 'human research'.
- S1E8
The Victorian Chaise Longue
Mar 19, 196230mAfter buying an antique chaise-longue, Melanie experiences a nightmarish body-swap, finding herself in a oppressive Victorian era with a patronising husband and doctor, unable to convince anyone she is from the future.
- S1E9
The Grass Is Singing
Mar 26, 196230mMary Turner is a white woman whose life unravels on a farm, leading to a destructive relationship with her Black servant, Moses, culminating in violence and a critique of the social and racial dynamics.
- S1E10
North Flight
Apr 2, 196230mA tale of political intrigue following failures of British jet fighters in the service of a foreign power.
- S1E12
The Imbroglio
Apr 16, 196230mA shy, awkward law student dreams of becoming a famous diplomat.