Season 1
26 episodes · Sep 1, 1973
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- S1E1
Captain Rogers
Sep 1, 197325mThe respectable owner of a quiet inn in 18th century England is blackmailed by a grubby stranger, who knows he is secretly the notorious pirate Captain Rogers.
- S1E2
The Leather Funnel
Sep 8, 197325mWhen a young man discovers a curious funnel made of leather, he has a presentiment that it was once used as an instrument of torture
- S1E3
A Terribly Strange Bed
Sep 15, 197325mCharles Faulkner, a young American gambler in Paris, should have left the casino after striking it lucky. Why the devil did he accept to sleep in the casino's guest bed? This was to be the most horrible night he had ever lived.
- S1E4
La Grande Breteche
Sep 22, 197325mA Spanish officer, captured by the French during the Peninsular War, is imprisoned at the country house of an elderly aristocrat with a bored young wife - whose lover he becomes, with deadly consequences.
- S1E5
The Dinner Party
Sep 29, 197325mBlake is a brilliant accountant, but does he deserve a promotion to the board of directors? It all depends on the suitability of his wife. His bosses attend a small dinner party given by the Blakes to check her out.
- S1E6
Money to Burn
Oct 6, 197325mA French girl in London finds herself in the awkward position of owing money to a Soho crime boss. But when she pays him off, he contemptuously sets fire to the money. Why?
- S1E7
In the Confessional
Oct 13, 197325mAn old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.
- S1E8
Unseen Alibi
Oct 20, 197325mDean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.
- S1E9
Battle of Wits
Oct 27, 197325mAt the end of the semester, college professor Richard Lumsden is getting ready for vacation - and retirement. However he is interrupted by an angry parent of a student, blaming him for his son's suicide after he was expelled for stealing.
- S1E10
A Point of Law
Nov 3, 197325mA lawyer cannot stop a middle-aged spinster from making a fool of herself with a young fortune-hunter, but he can stop the fellow from getting his hands on her money.
- S1E11
The Monkey's Paw
Nov 10, 197325mAn old army sergeant, back in England after long service in India, shows some old friends a strange possession he's acquired - a monkey's paw which can make wishes come true.
- S1E12
The Ingenious Reporter
Nov 17, 1973Reporter Harry Langley pretends to be the murderer of unidentified women to boost sales with a special report from prison. But once arrested, the authorities seem to be convinced that he is indeed the killer.
- S1E13
Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl
Nov 24, 1973Four people are investigated after the death of a woman who ruined an artist's life and drove his wife to leave him.
- S1E14
For Sale - Silence
Dec 1, 1973Businessman Pennington is bribed by a Mr. Briggs due to an extramarital affair. But it seems that Briggs has underestimated his opponent and the tables might be turning.
- S1E15
The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd
Dec 8, 1973How did Mr. Budd become a top-class West End hairdresser after such humble origins in a suburban barbershop? Well, one day, a stranger came in for a shave and a haircut.
- S1E16
An Affair of Honour
Dec 15, 1973India: After secret plans for the defence of a harbour are secretly copied, British General Sanderson tasks officers Bruce and Rolfe with convincing the apparent traitor Fanshaw to "save his honour" by committing suicide.
- S1E17
Farewell to the Faulkners
Dec 22, 1973The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.
- S1E18
The Power of Fear
Dec 29, 1973A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.
- S1E19
Where There's a Will
Jan 5, 1974A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.
- S1E20
A Time to Remember
Jan 12, 1974Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?
- S1E21
Ice Storm
Jan 19, 1974An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.
- S1E22
Come Into My Parlour
Jan 26, 1974Two beautiful women chat pleasantly over their martinis in a luxurious flat in Naples. But all is not what it seems - one is plotting an evil revenge on the other.
- S1E23
Compliments of the Season
Feb 2, 1974A penniless man tries to claim a reward from a millionaire at Christmas, and finds it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
- S1E24
Under Suspicion
Feb 9, 1974A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.
- S1E25
Trial for Murder
Feb 16, 1974During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
- S1E26
The Furnished Room
Feb 23, 1974A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.