Episodes
1. The Lost Stradivarius
January 29, 1966
60 min
A certain tune, played on a particular violin, invokes an evil 18th-century occultist.
Guest Stars:
Edward Brayshaw, Jeremy Brett, Patricia Garwood, Joyce Heron, Angela Morant
2. The Body Snatcher
February 5, 1966
60 min
In the early 19th-century, an eminent professor seeks (illegally) to obtain dead bodies for his anatomical research.
Guest Stars:
Ian Holm, Michael Gwynn, Ian Dewar, John Moffatt, Michael Johnson
3. The Fall of the House of Usher
February 12, 1966
60 min
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Finn arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
Guest Stars:
Denholm Elliott, Susannah York, Oliver MacGreevy, Mary Miller, Dudley Jones
4. The Open Door
February 19, 1966
60 min
Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed ill, and tormented by a wailing voice... but is it in fact the boy's imagination or is it real?
Guest Stars:
Jack Hawkins, Rachel Gurney, Henry Beltran, Jill Mai Meredith, Mark Dignam
5. The Tractate Middoth
February 26, 1966
60 min
A young librarian is hired by the impatient John Eldred to find an old tractate — so that Eldred can cheat the real heirs out of their estate... but the book is haunted by the ghost of its previous owner.
Guest Stars:
Norman Scace, Jerry Verno, Giles Block, Marian Diamond, Barbara Lott
6. Lost Hearts
March 5, 1966
60 min
An orphan taken in by an elderly cousin is haunted by the ghosts of two children and learns that the house holds a terrible secret.
Guest Stars:
Freddie Jones, Francis Thomson, David Dodimead, Megs Jenkins, Richard Pearson
