Episodes
1. The Minder
July 7, 1972
30 min
A daring jailbreak is planned - but does Bender mastermind the escape of his boss out of loyalty, or a more sinister motive?
Guest Stars:
Tom Bell, Warren Clarke, Brian Glover
2. The Night of the Stag
July 14, 1972
30 min
Ginny receives a phone call from her lover, Mike, telling her that it is over between them. He is calling from the pub where he is celebrating his stag night. Ginny convinces Mike that they should spend one more night together before his wedding the next morning.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Linden, Bill Stewart
3. Old Comrades
July 21, 1972
30 min
A retired army Sergeant receives an unexpected visit from two of his former unit members who seem to have some unfinished business with him.
Guest Stars:
Robert Urquhart, John Thaw, George Innes
4. The Manipulators
July 28, 1972
30 min
A lecture on Pavlov's Dogs. A room full of women being computer-tested for their typing skills. Two blokes, in a flat above a butchers' shop have been watching the young couple in the flat opposite, and their baby, taping their conversations. The couple's nerves are frayed. "They're getting close to breaking point" says one watcher. "Thanks to you" replies the other, more experienced watcher. As they continue to interfere, something terrible happens. One watcher wants to put a stop to it. His superior feels otherwise. But who, exactly is the manipulator and who is the manipulated?
Guest Stars:
Stanley Lebor, Bryan Marshall, Brian Grellis, David Healy
5. The Disappearing Man
August 4, 1972
30 min
A tired and worried man fails to see his reflection in a train window. He comes to the conclusion that he is being ignored in life because he is disappearing from the world.
Guest Stars:
Victor Maddern, Margo Cunningham, Avis Bunnage
6. Firing Squad
August 11, 1972
30 min
A mercenary returns to the UK having switched sides in a coup and discovers his former associates waiting for him, looking for revenge.
Guest Stars:
Rudolph Walker, Edward Brayshaw, Earl Cameron, Michael Craig
7. Miss Mouse
August 25, 1972
30 min
A hen-pecked husband brings his marriage to a life-changing conclusion one evening after a night out with his wife. Meanwhile their neighbour, Miss Mouse, hears everything via the intercom she uses for babysitting their child.
Guest Stars:
Alison Fiske, John Normington
8. The Treat
September 1, 1972
30 min
It was meant to be a great day out for three veterans and the male nurse. But their uneasy friendship soon became savage enmity.
Guest Stars:
Ian Holm, Leslie French, Liam Redmond
9. Bed and Breakfast
September 8, 1972
30 min
The Ashworths arrive at Cartwright's remote country house and place a board outside indicating the place is a hotel. They then demand that Cartwright gives them rooms for the night.
Guest Stars:
Ian Hendry, John Welsh, Gabrielle Daye
10. You Remind Me of Someone
September 23, 1972
30 min
A lorry driver starts to become uneasy about the conversation he is having with his hitch hiker companion Norris and decides it's time for him to leave
Guest Stars:
Jack Hedley, Barry Jackson
11. The Classroom
May 13, 1973
30 min
A teacher is about to retire,very popular with pupils but there is an exception.
Guest Stars:
Patience Collier, Clive Swift
12. Glad to Be of Help
May 20, 1973
30 min
An MP, skilled in solving problems, finds his expertise begins to fail in the face of a routine interview that slowly turns into a meeting of mounting menace.
Guest Stars:
Joe Lynch, John Standing, Valerie Lush
13. Have a Nice Time at the Zoo, Darling
June 3, 1973
30 min
A man has been watching attractive, thirteen-year-old Ruth. When they meet face-to-face, heart-rending mistakes of the past are revealed - but what of the future?
Guest Stars:
Geoffrey Bayldon, Gillian Bailey, Elsie Wagstaff, Helen Lindsay