Episodes
1. Skeleton in the Cupboard
7.0
December 18, 1987
27 min
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.
Guest Stars:
Zoë Wanamaker, Charles Dance, Francesca Brill, Philip Dunbar
2. The Colonel's Lady
6.5
January 8, 1988
27 min
A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?
Guest Stars:
Joss Ackland, Gareth Thomas, Rupert Frazer, Pauline Collins, Allan Corduner
3. The Surgeon
5.5
January 15, 1988
24 min
When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.
Guest Stars:
Devon Scott, John Alderton, Thorley Walters, Alison Fiske, Jonathan Coy
4. The Verger
6.5
January 22, 1988
27 min
When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?
Guest Stars:
Richard Briers, Bradley Lavelle, Andrew Burt, Geoffrey Chater, Patricia Routledge
5. The Facts of Life
5.5
January 29, 1988
24 min
When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.
Guest Stars:
Jim Broadbent, Benedict Taylor, Ronnie Stevens, Stephen Hancock, Rosalind Bennett
6. Wink Three Times
6.0
April 15, 1988
27 min
A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.
Guest Stars:
Caroline Goodall, Jeremy Gittins, Peter Davison, Liza Goddard, Andrew Bicknell
7. The Dead Don't Steal
6.5
April 22, 1988
26 min
Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.
Guest Stars:
Glynis Barber, Nicholas Ball, Lois Baxter, Albert Welling, Michael Wisher
8. The Finger of Suspicion
5.0
April 29, 1988
24 min
Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Guest Stars:
Michael Brandon, Rob Spendlove, Lucy Gutteridge, Nadim Sawalha, Stefan Kalipha
9. A Time to Die
5.5
May 6, 1988
27 min
Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.
Guest Stars:
Paul Herzberg, Ivor Roberts, Nina van Pallandt, David Suchet, Jemma Redgrave
