Episodes
1. Casting the Runes
March 25, 1968
60 min
Volatile and short-tempered Mr Karswell never forgets a slight. As he is also a man capable of summoning demons from Hell to do his bidding, his quarrel with Dunning may have unfortunate consequences.
Guest Stars:
Robert Eddison, John Fraser, Michael Lees, Gordon Jackson, Richard Huggett
2. The Listener
March 30, 1968
60 min
Reeve is a studious man hyper-sensitive to noise. Lodgings in a quiet cul-de-sac initially seem to be the answer, but he soon begins to suspect he is not alone.
Guest Stars:
Edward Woodward, John Savident, Clifford Rose, David Richardson, Raymond Mason
3. A Place of One's Own
April 6, 1968
60 min
The elderly Smedhursts buy the old Bellingham House, rumoured to be haunted by a maiden believed to have been murdered by her guardians.
Guest Stars:
Joss Ackland, Megs Jenkins, Meg Wynn Owen, James Kerry, Kim Goody
4. The Devil's Piper
April 13, 1968
60 min
A bagpipe player pays his rent but doesn't get a receipt before his landlord dies. The Devil then persuades him to go to Hell and get his recently deceased landlord to sign the receipt.
Guest Stars:
Archie Duncan, Robert James, Robert Urquhart, Alex McCrindle, Ian Fleming
5. The Telltale Heart
April 20, 1968
60 min
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Guest Stars:
Freddie Jones, Norman Eshley, Leslie French, Gillian French, Avril Yarrow
