Series 1

Episodes

• The Man From the South
  The Man From the SouthE1 · 1979-03-24

  A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

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• Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
  Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's CoatE2 · 1979-03-31

  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.

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• William and Mary
  William and MaryE3 · 1979-04-07

  When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

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• Lamb to the Slaughter
  Lamb to the SlaughterE4 · 1979-04-14

  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.

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• The Landlady
  The LandladyE5 · 1979-04-21

  When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.

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• Neck
  NeckE6 · 1979-04-28

  A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

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• Edward the Conqueror
  Edward the ConquerorE7 · 1979-05-05

  When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

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• A Dip in the Pool
  A Dip in the PoolE8 · 1979-05-12

  An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.

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• The Way Up to Heaven
  The Way Up to HeavenE9 · 1979-05-19

  Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.

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