Episodes
1. The Man From the South
7.5
March 24, 1979
24 min
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
Guest Stars:
Pamela Stephenson, Katy Jurado, Michael Ontkean, Cyril Luckham, José Ferrer
2. Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
4.0
March 31, 1979
25 min
Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.
Guest Stars:
Richard Greene, Sandra Payne, Michael Hordern, Julie Harris, Frederick Farley
3. William and Mary
7.3
April 7, 1979
25 min
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.
Guest Stars:
Elaine Stritch, Marius Goring, Richard Hampton, Jane Paton, Jimmy Mac
4. Lamb to the Slaughter
7.0
April 14, 1979
25 min
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
Guest Stars:
Michael Byrne, Mark Jones, Hugh Cross, Brian Blessed, Susan George
5. The Landlady
8.5
April 21, 1979
25 min
When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.
Guest Stars:
Siobhán McKenna, John Bryant, Leonard Preston, Anthony Dawes, Jess Davies
6. Neck
4.5
April 28, 1979
24 min
A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.
Guest Stars:
John Gielgud, Paul Herzberg, Michael Aldridge, Joan Collins, Carmen Silvera
7. Edward the Conqueror
May 5, 1979
25 min
When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.
Guest Stars:
Wendy Hiller, Phil Brown, Joseph Cotten
8. A Dip in the Pool
7.0
May 12, 1979
25 min
An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.
Guest Stars:
Michael Troughton, Jack Weston, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Gladys Spencer, Don Fellows
