Series 7
Episodes
S7 · E1 · 12 May 1984 · 24 min
The Dirty Detail
Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.
S7 · E2 · 19 May 1984 · 27 min
The Best Chess Player in the World
Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides, but is having an affair. When he finds out, he decides to act.
S7 · E3 · 26 May 1984 · 24 min
Proxy
Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.
S7 · E4 · 2 Jun 1984 · 26 min
Have a Nice Death
A writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his wife everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?
S7 · E5 · 9 Jun 1984 · 26 min
Number Eight
A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.
S7 · E6 · 16 Jun 1984 · 26 min
The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Walter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to show off. He stages a story writing competition, with a £5,000 prize, to find the plot for a perfect murder.
S7 · E7 · 30 Jun 1984 · 25 min
The Gift of Beauty
After killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.
S7 · E8 · 7 Jul 1984 · 24 min
Wet Saturday
George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent a scandal.
S7 · E9 · 21 Jul 1984 · 24 min
Sauce for the Goose
Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover, however, still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.
S7 · E10 · 4 Aug 1984 · 26 min
Bird of Prey
Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.
S7 · E11 · 8 Nov 1984 · 26 min
I Like it Here in Wilmington
When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.
S7 · E12 · 19 Aug 1984 · 26 min
Accidental Death
Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. But eventually, they meet their match.
S7 · E13 · 16 Sept 1984 · 27 min
The Reconciliation
James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce may be difficult unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.
S7 · E14 · 14 Oct 1984 · 26 min
The Mugger
When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.
S7 · E15 · 21 Oct 1984 · 26 min
The Open Window
When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.
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