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List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes

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Season 1 (1979)
Season 2 (1980)
Season 3 (1980)
Season 4 (1981)
Season 5 (1982)
Season 6 (1983)
Season 7 (1984)
Season 8 (1985)
Season 9 (1987–1988)
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This is a list of episodes of the British drama series, Tales of the Unexpected.

Season 1 (1979)

Nine episodes. First broadcast: Saturdays on ITV – 24 March to 19 May 1979

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 1	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1979\|03\|24\|df=y}}	Title = The Man from the South	DirectedBy = Michael Tuchner	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Adaptation by: Kevin Goldstein-Jackson	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Angela Malcolm (Maid), Pamela Stephenson (Cathy), José Ferrer (Carlos), Michael Ontkean (Tommy), Cyril Luckham (Rawlsden), Katy Jurado (Mysterious Woman)	ShortSummary = An American sailor and his girlfriend, Cathy, are on holiday in Jamaica. They become involved in a bizarre bet with Carlos, who loves to gamble. When the young man boasts about his cigarette lighter, Carlos offers him his Jaguar if the boy can strike his lighter successfully ten times in a row. But if he fails even once, if the boy does not strike it precisely, Carlos will cut off his finger.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 2	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1979\|03\|31\|df=y}}	Title = Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat	DirectedBy = Simon Langton	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Adaptation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Will Leighton (Seamus), Richard Hampton (The Patient), Richard Greene (The Colonel), Michael Hordern (Cyril Bixby), Julie Harris (Mrs Bixby), Alan Chuntz (Taxi Driver), Sandra Payne (Miss Pulteney), Frederick Farley (Pawnbroker), Vass Anderson (Master of Hounds)	ShortSummary = Mrs Bixby is having an affair behind her husband's back. Her lover gives her a mink coat. She devises a devious plan to explain its presence to her husband.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 3	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1979\|04\|7\|df=y}}	Title = William and Mary	DirectedBy = Donald McWhinnie	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Marius Goring (Dr Landy), Elaine Stritch (Mary Pearl), Frederick Farley (Baxter), Richard Hampton (Vicar), Jimmy Mac (Dr William Pearl), Jane Paton (Nurse)	ShortSummary = A widow is informed by her doctor that her husband's brain has been kept alive. The husband had always imposed a strict regime on his wife and she now seeks revenge.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 4	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1979\|04\|14\|df=y}}	Title = Lamb to the Slaughter	DirectedBy = John Davies	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Michael Byrne (Patrick Marney), Brian Blessed (Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan), Susan George (Mary Marney), Mark Jones (Detective Sergeant Jameson), Andrew Fell (Uniformed Policeman), David English (Plain Clothes Policeman), George Little (Samuel), Hugh Cross (Police Doctor)	ShortSummary = Mary Marney, a devoted and pregnant housewife, is preparing dinner when her husband Patrick returns home from his job as a police detective. He tells her that he is leaving her. Moving almost on autopilot, Mary fetches a leg of lamb from the deep-freezer in the cellar to cook for their dinner. Patrick says he doesn't want dinner, as he is going out. In a trance-like panic, she hits him on the head and kills him. The police conclude that Patrick was killed with a large blunt object, but are baffled when the murder weapon cannot be found. As they were all friends of Patrick, Mary begs them to stay and eat the lamb, which she has been roasting, while they discuss the case.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 5	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1979\|04\|21\|df=y}}	Title = The Landlady	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Siobhán McKenna (The Landlady), Leonard Preston (Billy Weaver), Anthony Dawes (The Clergyman), John Bryant (Mulholland), Jess Davies (Temple)	ShortSummary = Billy Weaver, a young man from London, arrives at a guesthouse. He is greeted by the landlady, but his curiosity is aroused when he reads the guest book. He sees the names of young men whom, he remembers, had gone missing. The landlady tells him that she is a taxidermist.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 6	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1979\|04\|28\|df=y}}	Title = Neck	DirectedBy = Christopher Miles	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Michael Aldridge (Sir Basil Turton), Joan Collins (Lady Turton), John Gielgud (Jelks), Peter Bowles (Major Jack Haddock), Paul Herzberg (John Bannister), Carmen Silvera (Carmen La Rosa)	ShortSummary = Lady Turton, an art collector's wife, is conducting a series of affairs, much to the disapproval of her resentful husband and their butler, Jelks. They have an estate filled with art; even the outdoor gardens have fantastical pieces of topiary and abstract sculpture. One night, while cavorting with Major Jack Haddock and making fun of her husband's beloved artworks, she finds her head trapped in a priceless piece of art. Sir Basil Turton asks Jelks to fetch him a tool with which he can free her head. Jelks brings him both an axe and a saw. After considering the problem, Sir Basil decides upon the axe.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 7	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1979\|05\|5\|df=y}}	Title = Edward the Conqueror	DirectedBy = Rodney Bennett	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Joseph Cotten (Edward), Wendy Hiller (Louisa), Phil Brown (F. Milton Willis)	ShortSummary = A husband and wife adopt a stray cat. The cat responds to the woman's piano playing to such a degree that she becomes convinced that it is the reincarnation of composer Franz Liszt. The woman bonds with the cat, much to her husband's jealousy.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 8	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1979\|05\|12\|df=y}}	Title = A Dip in the Pool	DirectedBy = Michael Tuchner	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Jack Weston (William Botibol), Gladys Spencer (Sylvia), Bill Reimbold (Bill Wilson), Elaine Ives-Cameron (Sarah Grant), Davyd Harries (Purser), Michael Troughton (Steward), Jana Sheldon (Mrs Renshaw), Don Fellows (Renshaw), Paula Tilbrook (Maggie), David Healy (Auctioneer), Ken Buckle (Sailor)	ShortSummary = William Botibol, a man on a cruise ship, takes part in a bet to predict how far the ship will travel in twenty-four hours. He calculates that he will win if the ship is delayed a little—if, for instance, it has to turn back to collect a man overboard. In order to win by cheating, he waits until he and a woman are alone on the deck and then he pretends to fall overboard. Unfortunately for him, the woman is not what he thinks she is.	LineColor = A92623 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 9	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1979\|05\|19\|df=y}}	Title = The Way Up to Heaven	DirectedBy = Simon Langton	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Julie Harris (Alice Foster), Angus MacKay (Walker), Julia Watson (Maid), Dulcie Huston (Hostess), Jeremy Longhurst (Driver), Brian Capron (Airport Official), Anthony Bailey (Arthur), Roland Culver (Eugene Foster)	ShortSummary = Mrs. Alice Foster has a pathological fear of being late. On the day of her holiday to New York to see their daughter, her husband, an inveterate and somewhat sadistic dawdler, torments her by making her late. To her relief, the flight has been delayed by fog, so she is on time, anyway; but it is then cancelled and she is forced to catch the next flight in the morning. Mr. Foster attempts to delay her again. Sat in the car and just about to leave, he says he has forgotten a gift for their daughter and says he will go back into the house to get it. Mrs. Foster then notices the gift stuck in the car. Frantic to get to the airport on time, she runs after him to tell him she's found the gift, and sees that he has taken their in-house elevator to go upstairs. She hears him shouting her name and realises her husband is stuck in the lift. A slight smile twitches across her face. She returns to the car and tells the driver to take her to the airport. She gets her revenge on his cruelty when she returns from holiday, six weeks later, and finds that the lift has been stuck between two floors all that time, during which her husband has died of starvation and thirst. She calmly calls the Elevator Emergency Service in order to have it repaired.	LineColor = A92623 }}

Season 2 (1980)

Sixteen episodes. First broadcast: ITV – Saturdays 1 March to 14 June 1980

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 10	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1980\|03\|1\|df=y}}	Title = Royal Jelly	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Andrew Ray (Percy Hayward), Susan George (Mabel Taylor), Timothy West (Albert Taylor)	ShortSummary = A bee-keeper becomes concerned when his wife tells him that their baby daughter is ill and losing weight. To help the baby gain strength, he begins feeding her royal jelly.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 11	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1980\|03\|8\|df=y}}	Title = Skin	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Lucy Gutteridge (Josie), Boris Isarov (Chaim Soutine), Donald Pickering (Gallery Owner), Peggy Ashby (Rich Woman), Sabina Franklyn (Young Girl), David Webb (Chef), Derek Jacobi (Drioli)	ShortSummary = An old street-beggar, a former tattooist, was a friend of the famous artist, Soutine. On his back, he has a tattoo by the artist, which is now priceless.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 12	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1980\|03\|15\|df=y}}	Title = Galloping Foxley	DirectedBy = Claude Whatham	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Adrian Breeze (Boy), Guy Humphries (Stamford), Wayne Brooks (Boy), Timothy Breeze (Boy), Clifford Abrahams (Boy), Paul Spurrier (Young William Perkins), John Mills (William Perkins), Anthony Steel (Man on the Train), Anthony Woodruff (Housemaster), Jonathan Scott-Taylor (Young Bruce Foxley), Colin Thomas (City Gent)	ShortSummary = William Perkins is haunted by the bullying he received while at Boarding school 60 years ago. While on a train, he is convinced that the man sitting opposite him is the bully.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 13	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1980\|03\|22\|df=y}}	Title = The Hitch-hiker	DirectedBy = Alastair Reid	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Cyril Cusack (Michael Fish), Rod Taylor (Paul Duveen), John Forgeham (Policeman)	ShortSummary = Flashy American Paul Duveen stops to give elderly Irish vagrant Michael Fish a lift in his new BMW. Michael is a pickpocket, which comes in very handy after his encouragement to Paul to break the speed limit has attracted the attention of a traffic cop on a motor-bike, who waves them over. After the cop has gone, Michael shows a happy Paul that he stole the cop's notebook and evidence, but before long, Paul will be anything but happy.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 14	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1980\|03\|29\|df=y}}	Title = Poison	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Andrew Ray (Harry Pope), Judy Geeson (Sandra), Saeed Jaffrey (Dr Kunzru Ganderbai), Anthony Steel (Timber Woods)	ShortSummary = This story is set in India during the time of British colonialism. Narrator Timber Woods goes to visit his friend Harry Pope. Harry is in bed, motionless, sweating, and in a panic. He whispers that a krait, one of the deadliest snakes, is on his stomach, underneath the covers. He asks Timber to go get a doctor; Timber calls Dr. Ganderbai, a local Indian doctor. Timber and Ganderbai frantically try to get the snake off of Harry to save his life. But they find no snake on Harry; perhaps it has gone, perhaps Harry imagined the snake. When he realises this, Harry is so relieved that he attacks Ganderbai with racial slurs. The real poison in the room is not the snake's; it is the racist's. Ganderbai walks out of the room and tells Timber that Harry needs a vacation.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 15	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1980\|04\|5\|df=y}}	Title = Fat Chance	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert Bloch Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Katie Flower (Amateur actress), Peter Van Dissel (Amateur actor), Nigel Caliburn (Stage Manager), Carol Thornton (Woman in Audience), Geoffrey Bayldon (Dr Applegate), John Castle (John Burge), Sheila Gish (Frances), Miriam Margolyes (Mary Burge), Anthony Royle (Director of Amateur Production), Mike Quinto (Man in Audience), Jean Kitson (Chemist's Assistant)	ShortSummary = John Burge, a pharmacist, is carrying on an affair behind his overweight wife's back. His lover, Frances, tells him that he must get rid of his wife. Mary, however, will not divorce him and Frances is issuing an ultimatum. He decides to put his pharmaceutical skills into play and poison his wife's chocolates. However, not everything will go to plan.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 16	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1980\|04\|12\|df=y}}	Title = Taste	DirectedBy = Alastair Reid	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Ron Moody (Richard Pratt), William Hootkins (Peter Bligh), Mercia Glossop (Sybil Schofield), Antony Carrick (Mike Schofield), Debbie Farrington (Louise Schofield), Beth Porter (Joanna Bligh), Gabrielle Blunt (Mrs Adams)	ShortSummary = Mike Schofield has a wager against his wine connoisseur friend, Richard Pratt that Pratt will not be able to deduce the vineyard from which the wine he is serving at dinner originates. The stakes become increasingly high: Pratt wants to bet for the hand of Schofield's daughter in marriage; if he loses, he will give Schofield both of his houses.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 17	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1980\|04\|19\|df=y}}	Title = My Lady Love, My Dove	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Elaine Stritch (Pamela Beauchamp), Lisa Eichhorn (Sally Snape), Douglas Lambert (Henry Snape), Shane Rimmer (Arthur Beauchamp)	ShortSummary = Pamela Beauchamp visits friends to stay for the weekend for fun. She installs a hidden microphone in their room. After a high-stakes game of bridge, she listens in to discover that they had been cheating.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 18	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1980\|04\|26\|df=y}}	Title = Georgy Porgy	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Ann Beach (Miss Unwin), Lally Bowers (Miss Elphinstone), Grant Bardsley (George Duckworth as a child), Jacob Witkin (Boris Duckworth), Joan Collins (Clare Duckworth & Mrs Roach), John Alderton (Reverend George Duckworth), Peter Godfrey (Doctor), John Biggerstaff (Pollard), Margaretta Scott (Lady Birdwell)	ShortSummary = A Vicar with an overactive imagination sees naked women as he delivers his sermons. One day, he finds that women are suddenly attracted to him and a beautiful woman offers herself to his desires.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 19	EpisodeNumber2 = 10	1980\|05\|3\|df=y}}	Title = Depart in Peace	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Joseph Cotten (Lionel), Gloria Grahame (Gladys Ponsonby), Maureen O'Brien (Janet de Pelagia), John Bennett (Royden), Peter Cellier (Wilkins)	ShortSummary = An art collector becomes involved in a struggle between two beautiful women. (Based on the short story "Nunc Dimittis.")	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 20	EpisodeNumber2 = 11	1980\|05\|10\|df=y}}	Title = The Umbrella Man	DirectedBy = Claude Whatham	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Michael Gambon (Andrew), John Mills (The Umbrella Man), Michael Sheard (Inspector), John Rees (Clerk), Jennifer Hilary (Wendy), John Carson (Arthur)	ShortSummary = On a wet afternoon, an elderly con-man strikes up a conversation with a passer-by. The old man sells him a silk umbrella, which he has stolen, claiming he needs money for a taxi. A mix-up with stolen umbrellas means that he exposes a couple who are cheating on the woman's husband.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 21	EpisodeNumber2 = 12	1980\|05\|17\|df=y}}	Title = Genesis and Catastrophe	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Helmut Griem (Alois), Hana Maria Pravda (Frau Lemner), Zhivila Roche (Klara), Alastair Llewellyn (Doctor), Graham Seed (Josef), Toby Waldock (Young Alois)	ShortSummary = In 1889, after having lost three children, an Austrian woman is concerned that her newborn baby boy is ill. The doctor helps and urges the woman's husband to be positive. They decide to name the boy Adolphus.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 22	EpisodeNumber2 = 13	1980\|05\|24\|df=y}}	Title = Mr Botibol's First Love	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Kevin Goldstein-Jackson	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Paul Greenhalgh (Simpson), Anna Massey (Irene Wrzaszcyzk), Jack Weston (William Botibol), Alan Rowe (Clements), Allan Corduner (Store Assistant), Paul Bacon (Mason), John Flint (Workman)	ShortSummary = Mr Botibol is obsessed with Classical music and builds a concert hall in his house. To his records, he pretends to conduct an orchestra and play a silent piano. A woman he meets shares his love of music and together they "perform" in the imaginary hall.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 23	EpisodeNumber2 = 14	1980\|05\|31\|df=y}}	Title = Back for Christmas	DirectedBy = Giles Foster	WrittenBy = Story by: John Collier Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Laurence Payne (Party Guest), Richard Johnson (Dr James Carpenter), Siân Phillips (Hermione Carpenter), Artro Morris (Pathologist), Avril Elgar (Pathologist's Wife), Cyril Luckham (Consultant), Lynne Ross (Samantha), Andrew Lebas (Waiter)	ShortSummary = A man plots a foolproof way to murder his wife, but the murder is exposed because of an unexpected gift she left for him to find.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 24	EpisodeNumber2 = 15	1980\|06\|7\|df=y}}	Title = The Orderly World of Mr Appleby	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Stanley Ellin Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Robert Lang (Arthur Appleby), Cyril Luckham (Gainsborough), Elizabeth Spriggs (Martha Appleby), Christopher Bramwell (Dominic), Nigel Caliburn (Signwriter)	ShortSummary = Mr Appleby loves his antiques shop, even though everyone tells him the "antiques" are just junk. To maintain the shop, he repeatedly marries wealthy women. Now he has married for the fourth time. His new wife discovers that he murdered the previous three, but she is more than a match for him.	LineColor = 060701 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 25	EpisodeNumber2 = 16	1980\|06\|14\|df=y}}	Title = The Man at the Top	DirectedBy = Claude Whatham	WrittenBy = Story by: Edward D. Hoch Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Terry Gurry (Bodyguard with dog), Michael Ripper (Taxi Driver), Rex Taylor (Doorman), John Rees (Barman), Johnny Shannon (Barman), Meredith Saxon (Bodyguard), Peter Firth (Hardy), Rachel Davies (Diane), Norman Clive-Fisher (Darts Player), Betty Hardy (Motherly Woman), Dallas Cavell (Sam Madrid), Cassie McFarlane (Estelle), Paul McDowell (Shaefer), Brian Dooley (Lawyer), Mimi de Braie (Maria)	ShortSummary = A young seaman becomes embroiled in a fight with another man and kills him. Eager to escape, he turns to his friend, Diane. She sets him up with someone who can help.	LineColor = 060701 }}

Season 3 (1980)

Nine episodes. First broadcast: Saturdays, Sundays and a Friday on ITV – 9 to 30 August and 9 November to 19 December 1980

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 26	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1980\|08\|9\|df=y}}	Title = The Flypaper	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Elizabeth Taylor Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Stephanie Cole (Miss Harrison), Alfred Burke (Herbert), Lorna Yabsley (Sylvia Wilkinson), Pat Keen (Vera), Bernadette Windsor (Louise), Giles Phibbs (Bus Conductor)	ShortSummary = Sylvia, a quiet, teenage girl, is being pestered by an old man. A woman steps in to help and brings her to her caravan home to call for the police. Unfortunately, the woman is not nice at all.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 27	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1980\|08\|16\|df=y}}	Title = A Picture of a Place	DirectedBy = Giles Foster	WrittenBy = Story by: Doug Morgan Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Michael Troughton (Andrew), Bill Maynard (Merv), Jessie Matthews (Hazel), Judy Riley (Lucy), Peter Sallis (Solicitor)	ShortSummary = An elderly woman lives in a house full of antiques. On visiting, a con-man buys a valuable picture from her at a knockdown price. She turns out to be smarter.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 28	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1980\|08\|23\|df=y}}	Title = Proof of Guilt	DirectedBy = Chris Lovett	WrittenBy = Story by: Bill Pronzini Dramatisation by: Johnny Byrne	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jeremy Clyde (George Stamford), Roy Marsden (Chief Inspector Walters), Dudley Sutton (Detective Sergeant Jack Sherrard), Peter Macklen (P. C. Harris), Richard Barnes (Charles Hearn), Brian Dooley (Forensic Scientist), Geoffrey Lumsden (Solicitor), Elizabeth Richardson (Clarissa Tower), John Gill (Alec McTaggart)	ShortSummary = A Police Inspector is investigating a murder. The main suspect is George Stamford, who was with the victim at the time of death, but he admits nothing and there is no evidence against him.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 29	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1980\|08\|30\|df=y}}	Title = Vengeance is Mine Inc.	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Roald Dahl	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = Julian Fellowes (George), Betsy Blair (Mrs Wilbur), Virginia Clay (Landlady), Robert Mill (Lionel Brewster), Morris Barry (Wilbur), James Greene (Garage Attendant), Mary Cornford (Theresa Burton), Terry Walsh (Bouncer), Bosco Hogan (Tom), Stephen Boswell (Doorman), Fiesta Mei Ling (Suky)	ShortSummary = Two out-of-work actors in London set up a scheme whereby they take revenge on a newspaper critic, Lionel Brewster, for money. Mrs Wilbur calls on them and hires their services.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 30	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1980\|11\|9\|df=y}}	Title = A Girl Can't Always Have Everything	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Tonita S. Gardner Dramatisation by: Julian Bond	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Peter Tuddenham (Vicar), Sylvester Williams (Messenger), Ryan Michael (Handsome Man), Richard Foxton (Stage Manager), Nancy Nevinson (Grand Lady), Joan Collins (Suzy Starr), Pauline Collins (Pat Lewis), Brewster Mason (Herbert Millette), James Faulkner (Patrick)	ShortSummary = Suzy and Pat, two struggling actresses, share an apartment together. They get lucky when a millionaire widower invests in their play. Suzy takes advantage and seduces him, but when he asks her to marry him, she is unfaithful. Pat sees a way to take revenge.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 31	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1980\|11\|30\|df=y}}	Title = Parson's Pleasure	DirectedBy = John Bruce	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 = Roald Dahl	Aux3 = John Gielgud (Cyril Boggis), Bernard Miles (Rummins), Lee Montague (Storker), Godfrey James (Claud), Irlin Hall (Lady), Harry Jones (Bert Rummins), Roger Milner (Hawkins), Virginia Clay (Housekeeper)	ShortSummary = A crooked antiques dealer is masquerading as a clergyman. Claiming to be collecting old furniture, he comes across a farmer who gives him an antique piece worth a fortune.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 32	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1980\|12\|7\|df=y}}	Title = The Stinker	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Julian Symons Dramatisation by: Julian Bond	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Colin Hodges (Boy), Harvey Hillyer (Boy), David Carlton-Young (Boy), Robin Keston (Boy), Russell Gleed (Boy), Denholm Elliott (Colonel Harold Tinker), Joss Ackland (Jack Cutler), Diane Holland (Blanche Cutler), Tim Bentinck (Meech), Patricia Quinn (Phyl Tinker)	ShortSummary = Millionaire Jack Cutler runs into Harold Tinker: a boy he used to bully at school. Cutler gives the reluctant Tinker a job. Tinker, however, suspects that Cutler is having an affair with his wife.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 33	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1980\|12\|14\|df=y}}	Title = I'll Be Seeing You	DirectedBy = Philip Dudley	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert Quigley Dramatisation by: Julian Bond	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Robin Marchal (Clinker), Bryan Andrews (Police Inspector), Roger Brierley (Jack Parsons), Pauline Letts (Joan Wilcox), Patricia Mort (Olive Parsons), Alan Foss (Hector Wilcox), Murray Ewan (Professor George Coburn), Amanda Redman (Anna Warrack), Hilary Tindall (Vivien Trent), Anthony Valentine (Roland Trent)	ShortSummary = Roland Trent, husband of a millionairess, is having an affair with a young woman who is almost blind. Leaving his rich wife will leave him penniless just as he needs to afford an experimental operation that could restore the sight of his new beloved; he thinks of a way to have both the money and his mistress.	LineColor = F1A300 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 34	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1980\|12\|19\|df=y}}	Title = The Party	DirectedBy = Giles Foster	WrittenBy = Story by: Doug Morgan Dramatisation by: Chaim Bermant	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Raymond Francis (Pelham), Mary Tovey (Mrs Peckham), Michael Nagel (Noel), Janthea Williams (Sue), Olivier Pierre (Leclerc), Robert Morley (Harry Knox), Joyce Redman (Linda Knox), Amanda Redman (Pat), Leonard Preston (Leighton)	ShortSummary = Harry Knox, manager of a toy factory for 40 years is uneasy when the company is taken over. As he's organising the Christmas party, another staff member arranges a staff disco ahead of his. Enraged, Knox sets fire to the party venue, only to find that he has made a terrible mistake.	LineColor = F1A300 }}

Season 4 (1981)

Seventeen episodes. First broadcast: Sundays and a Saturday on ITV – 5 April to 26 July and 26 December 1981

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 35	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1981\|04\|5\|df=y}}	Title = Would You Believe It?	DirectedBy = Barry Davies	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert Edmond Alter Dramatisation by: Julian Bond	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Nigel Havers (Miller), Richard Johnson (Tanner), Christopher Blake (Israeli Officer), Tony Alleff (Hassin), Vic Tablian (Arab Officer), Albert Moses (Arab Patrolman), Ali Baba (Arab Digger), Paul Satvender (Arab Digger), Tapan Ghosh (Arab Digger), Raj Digger (Arab Digger)	ShortSummary = While on a dig in Jordan, two archaeologists discover a statue of a woman. They hide it in their van and smuggle it out of the country. When they reach their destination, they find it has been dissolved by rain.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 36	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1981\|04\|12\|df=y}}	Title = Vicious Circle	DirectedBy = Philip Dudley	WrittenBy = Story by: Donald Honig Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Patrick Field (Rex Tobin), Siobhán McKenna (Mrs Grady), Lesley Goldie (Mrs Jackson), Graham Weston (Police Superintendent), Kenneth Hadley (Plain-Clothes Policeman), Roger Evans (Policeman), Forbes Collins (Policeman)	ShortSummary = An elderly woman catches a thief in the act at her home. She befriends the young man and attempts to set him on the straight and narrow.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 37	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1981\|04\|19\|df=y}}	Title = The Boy who Talked with Animals	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Paul Spurrier (David), Stuart Whitman (Sam Jenner), David Buck (David's Father), John Nettleton (Graham Edwards, Hotel Manager), Robert Arden (Berners), John Wyman (Denzil), Mel Taylor (Fisherman), Tony Osoba (Policeman), Amanda Kemp (Denzil's Girlfriend), Oscar James (Fisherman), William Hootkins (Harry Chester), Vivien Heilbron (David's Mother), Astley Harvey (John), Jeffrey Gardiner (Guest), Geoffrey Cousins (Geoffrey), Alison Coleridge (Mildred Berners), Mary Laine (Mary), David Rhule (Fisherman), Steve Margo (Fisherman), Leon Burton (Fisherman), Martin Island (Policeman), Christopher Gilbert (Barman), Emmanuel Josiah (Waiter), Nik Abraham (Waiter), Carl Campbell (Waiter)	ShortSummary = While on holiday in Jamaica, young David persuades his father to buy a giant turtle captured by fishermen so that it can be released. When both boy and turtle disappear, an American man, Jenner, gets caught up in the adventure.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 38	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1981\|04\|26\|df=y}}	Title = The Best of Everything	DirectedBy = John Bruce	WrittenBy = Story by: Stanley Ellin Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Judi Bowker (Ann Horton), Michael Kitchen (Arthur), Jeremy Clyde (Charlie Prince), Rachel Kempson (Mrs Marsh), Brewster Mason (Horton), David Arlen (White Postman), Carl Andrews (Black Postman), Andrew MacLachlan (Metal Dealer), Peter Bartle (Metal Dealer), Judy Liebert (Metal Dealer), Richard Barnes (Metal Dealer)	ShortSummary = Arthur, a junior office clerk, is smitten with his rich boss's daughter, Ann, but is too shy to ask her out because he is poor. A new friend, Charlie Prince, will help him to act rich in return for sharing a room. Arthur doesn't play fair with Charlie, but fate plays fair with Arthur.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 39	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1981\|05\|3\|df=y}}	Title = A Woman's Help	DirectedBy = Bert Salzman	WrittenBy = Story by: Henry Slesar Dramatisation by: Bert Salzman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Anthony Franciosa (Arnold Bourdon), Shirley Knight (Elizabeth Bourdon), Deborah Geffner (Miss Greco), Annie McGreevey (Nurse), Imogene Bliss (Mother), Ian Martin (Dr Ivey), Raymond Thorne (Gardener)	ShortSummary = Arnold is financially dependent on his rich, older wife, but is having an affair. He devises a plan to kill his wife in order to get her money and remarry.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 40	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1981\|05\|10\|df=y}}	Title = Shatterproof	DirectedBy = John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: Jack Ritchie Dramatisation by: Pat Hoddinott	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Eli Wallach (Gerry Williams), Anthony Pullen Shaw (Smith), Caroline Langrishe (Ellen), Godfrey Talbot (Emerson), Bridget McConnel (Mrs Emerson)	ShortSummary = Property millionaire Gerry Williams has a beautiful wife, but she no longer loves him. An assassin is hired, but he soon becomes friendly with Gerry.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 41	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1981\|05\|17\|df=y}}	Title = The Sound Machine	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Written by: Roald Dahl Dramatisation by: Ronald Harwood	Aux2 =	Aux3 = James Warwick (Dr Scott), Harry Andrews (Klausner), Margery Mason (Mrs Saunders)	ShortSummary = A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 42	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1981\|05\|24\|df=y}}	Title = Never Speak Ill of the Dead	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Written by: John Collier Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Warren Clarke (Bob Streeter), Colin Blakely (Dr David Rankin), Cheryl Hall (Irene Rankin), Keith Drinkel (Sim Hoskins), Brian Osborne (Police Sergeant)	ShortSummary = Irene, the wife of a country doctor, has a reputation for promiscuity. She again becomes the subject of gossip when she disappears. Soon, speculation begins to grow that her husband has murdered her and buried her in the cellar. Remake of "De Mortuis," Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S2E3, 14 October 1956), starring Robert Emhardt.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 43	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1981\|05\|31\|df=y}}	Title = The Best Policy	DirectedBy = Ray Danton	WrittenBy = Story by: Ferenc Molnár Dramatisation by: David Scott Milton	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Gary Burghoff (Harry Flock), Deborah Harmon (Daisy Flock), Logan Ramsey (Philbert), William Boyett (Simpson), Edward Grover (Bailout), Robert Casper (Wheatley), Penelope Gillette (Mrs Runion), Damian London (Grunge), Tad Horino (Coroner)	ShortSummary = Harry Flock is promoted to the position of bank manager due to his meticulous approach to work. The bank's head office, however, gets a tip-off that Flock is embezzling money, but there is no evidence.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 44	EpisodeNumber2 = 10	1981\|06\|7\|df=y}}	Title = The Last Bottle in the World	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Stanley Ellin Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Anthony Quayle (Kyros Kassoulas), Gary Bond (Max de Marechall), Nigel Hawthorne (Charles Drummond), Lynette Davies (Sophie Kassoulas), Neville Phillips (Waiter), Carlos Douglas (Assistant Chef), Pat Lewis (Miss Pym), Claude Le Saché (Waiter)	ShortSummary = Kyros Kassoulas is planning a meal for his wedding anniversary. He buys an expensive bottle of Claret for the occasion, but he is fully aware that his wife is being unfaithful.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 45	EpisodeNumber2 = 11	1981\|06\|14\|df=y}}	Title = Kindly Dig Your Grave	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Stanley Ellin Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Micheline Presle (Madame La Grue), Celia Gregory (Fatima), Robert H. Thomson (Graham MacKenzie), Gerard Lartigau (Henri), Alan Gifford (Edward), Helen Horton (Martha)	ShortSummary = A commercial art gallery in Paris is run by the unscrupulous Madame La Grue, who is exploiting the artists she employs. She soon realises that she has met her match, however, when one of her artists falls in love with the model he is painting.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 46	EpisodeNumber2 = 12	1981\|06\|21\|df=y}}	Title = Completely Foolproof	DirectedBy = John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert Arthur Jr. Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Telly Savalas (Joe Brisson), Rita Gam (Lisa), Ramsay Williams (Howard Duncombe), Belinda Mayne (Anna Kleiber), Linda Liles (Miss Graham), Douglas Lambert (Harrington)	ShortSummary = Joe Brisson, a self-made millionaire, has a number of enemies—including his wife. Joe plans to murder his wife as he has become bored with her.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 47	EpisodeNumber2 = 13	1981\|06\|28\|df=y}}	Title = There's One Born Every Minute	DirectedBy = Philip Dudley	WrittenBy = Story by: Bill Pronzini Dramatisation by: Chaim Bermant	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Frank Finlay (Arthur Pearson), Heather Sears (Margaret Pearson), Peter Copley (Man at Railway Station), Andrew Burt (Edward), Jo Rowbottom (Joy), Deryck Guyler (Commissionaire), Kevin Brennan (Grimshaw), Allan Mitchell (Detective Sergeant)	ShortSummary = Arthur and Margaret Pearson live a quiet, middle-aged life. When Margaret inherits some money, Arthur decides to invest it in a property scheme. This, however, proves the turning point in their relationship.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 48	EpisodeNumber2 = 14	1981\|07\|5\|df=y}}	Title = Bosom Friends	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Dana Lyon Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Rachel Kempson (Nell), Joan Greenwood (Emma), Nat Jackley (Deacon), Aaron Shirley (Brown), Patricia Browning (Ward Sister)	ShortSummary = Nell and Emma are old school friends who meet up again for the first time in years. Eventually, Emma moves in with Nell. It turns out however that Emma is penniless and is happy to drag Nell down with her.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 49	EpisodeNumber2 = 15	1981\|07\|19\|df=y}}	Title = A Glowing Future	DirectedBy = John Peyser	WrittenBy = Story by: Ruth Rendell Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = John Beck (Jack), Joanna Pettet (Betsy), Bill Lavoie (Removal Man)	ShortSummary = Betsy and Jack are long-term lovers who live together. Jack, however, has fallen in love with another woman in Australia and plans to marry her. Betsy becomes enraged as he packs his things to move away, which includes a lot of her possessions.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 50	EpisodeNumber2 = 16	1981\|07\|26\|df=y}}	Title = The Way to Do It	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Jack Ritchie Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Andrew Ray (Roger Carson), Elaine Paige (Suzie), Elizabeth Spriggs (Aunt May), Sarah Webb (Jackie), Martin Benson (Vasco), Annie Leon (Miss Stevens), Forbes Collins (Commissionaire), Andrew MacLachlan (Police Sergeant), Genevieve Allenbury (Croupier), Philip Hatton (Croupier Thug), Dennis Masuki (Croupier), Barbie Denham (Croupier), Ann Coombs (Croupier), Trisha Clarke (Croupier)	ShortSummary = Roger Carson is eager to get away from the clutches of his domineering Aunt May and takes up gambling. While at the casino, he falls for a hostess, Suzie. The casino manager has a score to settle with the Carsons, however.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 51	EpisodeNumber2 = 17	1981\|12\|26\|df=y}}	Title = Hijack	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert L. Fish Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Simon Cadell (Co-pilot), Michael Craig (Hijacker), Suzanne Danielle (Millie), Denis Quilley (Captain Waterhouse), Sean Barrett (Steward), Peter Tuddenham (Airport Security Officer), Matthew Long (Second Security Officer), Richard Foxton (Security Guard), John Graham (Scottish Passenger), William Merrow (German Passenger), Neville Phillips (English Passenger), Douglas Lambert (American Passenger), Helen Horton (American Passenger)	ShortSummary = On board an aeroplane, a hijacker takes a stewardess hostage and demands a million dollars and a parachute. The captain tries to deal with the situation and grants him his wish. Inspired by the 1971 D. B. Cooper incident.	LineColor = 6AA48B }}

Season 5 (1982)

Eighteen episodes. First broadcast: Sundays on ITV – 25 April to 22 August 1982

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 52	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1982\|04\|25\|df=y}}	Title = Blue Marigold	DirectedBy = Giles Foster	WrittenBy = Story by: Aileen Wheeler Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Edward Jewesbury (Psychiatrist), Stephen Bent (Car Dealer), Ralph Bates (Paul Foster), Sharon Duce (Sophie Trent), Helen Fraser (Beryl), Toyah Willcox (Marigold), Billy Hamon (Bryan Sabotier), Paul Seed (Director of Commercial)	ShortSummary = Marigold is a top model much in demand until her temperamental nature takes over. She loses her contracts and winds up in a mental home. Released years later, she plans a comeback.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 53	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1982\|05\|2\|df=y}}	Title = The Eavesdropper	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Ruth Wissmann Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Michael Craig (Donald Henderson), Dorothy Tutin (Moira Henderson), Sheila Ruskin (Louise), Bernice Stegers (Kaye), Rosalyn Elvin (Waitress), Ronnie Stevens (Jeweller), Neil Daglish (Young Man), Lill Roughley (Blonde Girl)	ShortSummary = Happily married Donald and Moira are out shopping for a new watch as a gift for Moira. While there, Moira overhears a conversation between two women about a married man one of them is seeing. She soon realises it must be Donald about whom they are talking.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 54	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1982\|05\|9\|df=y}}	Title = Operation Safecrack	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Henry Slesar Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = John Mills (Sam Morrissey), June Ritchie (Jenny Morrissey), David Healy (Jack Harrison), Edward Burnham (Henry Bliss), Eliza Buckingham (Reporter & Voice of Stewardess), Rachel Laurence (Hilda), David Hanson (Winford Stark), Jason Norman (Billy Thompson), Richard Everett (Television Director), Nick Diprose (Floor Manager)	ShortSummary = On behalf of a company that designs safes, an advertising executive hires Sam Morrissey, an ex-safe cracker, to break into one of their safes with the promise of £25,000 if he is successful.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 55	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1982\|05\|16\|df=y}}	Title = Run Rabbit Run	DirectedBy = John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: John Bakkenhoven Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Leslie Caron (Nathalie Vareille), James Aubrey (Robert Simpson), Constantine Gregory (Hector Vareille), Bernadette Windsor (Young Girl)	ShortSummary = After World War II, a U. S. Army interpreter was stationed in Paris, staying at the house of the bully Hector and downtrodden Nathalie. Ten years later, he returns to the house and meets Nathalie, but Hector is mysteriously absent.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 56	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1982\|05\|23\|df=y}}	Title = Stranger in Town	DirectedBy = Wendy Toye	WrittenBy = Story by: Sidney Carroll	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jean Kitson (Secretary), Bruce Clark (The Boy), Jennifer Connelly (The Girl), Clive Swift (Latham), Robbie MacNab (Hotel Receptionist), Stuart Howard (News-stand boy), Giles Phibbs (Foreman), Derek Jacobi (Sir Columbus)	ShortSummary = A man going by the name of Sir Columbus dresses and acts like a clown, endearing himself to the local community. While there, he enters a business premises and reveals to the boss who he really is.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 57	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1982\|05\|30\|df=y}}	Title = The Moles	DirectedBy = Peter Hammond	WrittenBy = Story by: J. J. Maling Dramatisation by: Chaim Bermant	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Fulton Mackay (Edward Boyle), Bill Owen (Meakins), Harry H. Corbett (George Balsam), Joe Gladwin (Heeney), Avril Elgar (Thelma Boyle)	ShortSummary = Two businessmen on the verge of bankruptcy devise a plan to rob a bank. With the help of an experienced criminal, they dig a tunnel to reach the bank's vault.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 58	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1982\|06\|6\|df=y}}	Title = Decoy	DirectedBy = John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: Victor Edwards Dramatisation by: Chaim Bermant	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Susan Penhaligon (W. P. C. Mary Bryan), Tim Woodward (Anthony Burton), Paul Antrim (Mike), Ian MacKenzie (Police Draughtsman), Harold Reese (Pathologist), Ian Redford (Detective Sergeant Harvey), Tom Cotcher (Detective Sergeant Talbot), Frank Wylie (Chief Inspector McLintock)	ShortSummary = Police Officer Mary Bryan goes undercover to investigate a serial killer. The killer has murdered a number of women in the city and Officer Bryan sets up an ambush.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 59	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1982\|06\|13\|df=y}}	Title = Pattern of Guilt	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Helen Nielsen Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Peter Egan (Keith Briscoe), Suzanne Danielle (Elaine Briscoe), Jennie Linden (Faye Briscoe), Andrew Manson (Young Man), Harry Webster (Old Man), Bernard Kay (Detective Sergeant Jim Gordon), Andrew Hilton (Plain Clothes Police Officer), Brett Forrest (Gerald), Neil Hutchings (Mark Briscoe), Darren Michael (John Briscoe)	ShortSummary = Keith Briscoe, a police pathologist, has fallen out of love with his second wife and wants to get back with his first, Faye. While working on an investigation into a serial killer, he asks Faye to act as a decoy.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 60	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1982\|06\|20\|df=y}}	Title = A Harmless Vanity	DirectedBy = Giles Foster	WrittenBy = Story by: Theda O'Henle Dramatisation by: Jeremy Paul	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Keith Barron (George Hitchman), Phoebe Nicholls (Carol), Sheila Gish (Mary Hitchman), Suzanne Worsley (Girl lover), Colin Farrell (Dave Ferguson), Michael Nagel (Lifeguard), Carol MacReady (Liz Ferguson), Chas Bryer (Frogman), Michael Speake (Television Announcer)	ShortSummary = A woman is tipped off by a friend that her husband is having an affair. She is reluctant to believe it but sets up a meeting with this woman at a beach party.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 61	EpisodeNumber2 = 10	1982\|06\|27\|df=y}}	Title = Death Can Add	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Philip Ketchum Dramatisation by: Johnny Byrne	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Geoffrey Chater (James Hamilton), Frank Gatliff (Thomas Keyes), Jan Francis (Leila Graham), Michael N. Harbour (Oliver Platt), Roland Culver (Sir Alex Bullen), Ian Holm (Alan Corwin)	ShortSummary = Alan Corwin, an auditor in a city investment firm, is approached by Oliver Platt, another member of the firm, to cover up his use of company money. For a price, he agrees, but Corwin's secretary and girlfriend is ignorant to the arrangement.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 62	EpisodeNumber2 = 11	1982\|07\|4\|df=y}}	Title = Light Fingers	DirectedBy = John Peyser	WrittenBy = Story by: Henry Slesar Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Frank Sinatra Jr. (Cotter), Janet Leigh (Joan Stackpole), Tom Bosley (Ralph Stackpole), Kenneth Tigar (Semple), Penelope Gillette (Gladys Miton)	ShortSummary = Joan and Ralph live a quiet life. Ralph is concerned, though, when thefts begin to occur at his glove factory. Eventually, he hires a private detective to catch the culprit.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 63	EpisodeNumber2 = 12	1982\|07\|11\|df=y}}	Title = Death in the Morning	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Zia Kruger Dramatisation by: John Gorrie	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Cherie Lunghi (Karen Masterson), Moray Watson (Sir Ian Masterson), Carol Drinkwater (Linda Larch), Alan Rowe (Duncan Larch), Hilary Mason (Mrs Pardoe), Richard Austin (Paul Masterson), John Stamp (Williams)	ShortSummary = Sir Ian Masterson, a rich landowner, marries Karen. Upon moving into the house, Karen has an uneasy feeling and confides in their neighbour that the place is haunted.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 64	EpisodeNumber2 = 13	1982\|07\|18\|df=y}}	Title = What Have You Been up to Lately?	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: George Baxt Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Maggie Fitzgibbon (Melissa Mellor), Peter Barkworth (Richard Mellor), Benjamin Whitrow (Fergus Locke), June Watson (Audrey Locke), Fanny Rowe (Actress), Angela Harding (Cathleen)	ShortSummary = Two old actor friends meet up for the first time in 25 years. They ponder the fact that neither of them have been successful in their career or life and reminisce about a girl they both had a crush on.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 65	EpisodeNumber2 = 14	1982\|07\|25\|df=y}}	Title = The Absence of Emily	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson John Rosenberg	WrittenBy = Story by: Jack Ritchie Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Anthony Valentine (Bob), Frances Tomelty (Norma), Susan Tracy (Emily), Patsy Byrne (Jean), Patrick McAlinney (Landlord), William Moore (Crisp), Derek Anders (Goff), Diana King (Ruth)	ShortSummary = Norma has inherited a large estate and allows her sister Emily and brother-in-law Bob to live there. Emily disappears and Norma believes that Bob has killed her for an insurance pay out. She and a detective investigate.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 66	EpisodeNumber2 = 15	1982\|08\|01\|df=y}}	Title = In the Bag	DirectedBy = Bert Salzman	WrittenBy = Story by: Robert L. Fish Dramatization by: Bert Salzman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Edward Albert (Sam), Terry O'Quinn (Cop), Lou Jacobi (Waiter), Roxanne Hart (Cara), Michael A. Candela (Gardener)	ShortSummary = Cara is determined to get back her family jewels, which have been hidden away in a safe. Hiring a safe cracker, she goes along with him undercover.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 67	EpisodeNumber2 = 16	1982\|08\|08\|df=y}}	Title = A Man with a Fortune	DirectedBy = Herbert Wise	WrittenBy = Story by: Peter Lovesey Dramatisation by: Alan Seymour	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Shane Rimmer (John Smith), Cyd Hayman (Janet Murdoch), Elizabeth Richardson (Eva), Peter Tuddenham (Tommy), Donald Eccles (Vicar), Nigel Greaves (Waiter), Jean Kitson (Clerk)	ShortSummary = American John Smith is visiting England to track down his family roots. While in London, he meets up with two girls who befriend him.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 68	EpisodeNumber2 = 17	1982\|08\|15\|df=y}}	Title = Who's Got the Lady?	DirectedBy = Peter Hammond	WrittenBy = Story by: Jack Ritchie Dramatisation by: Jeremy Paul	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Timothy Carlton (Walter Jameson), Gladys Spencer (Old Lady), Richard Johnson (Parnell), Robert Beatty (Amos Pulver), Victoria Tennant (Bernice), Vincent Wong (Japanese Art Collector), Michael Forrest (Detective Chief Superintendent Nelson), Neil Daglish (Heath), Laurence Payne (Hollingwood), Peter Howell (Louis Kendall), Olivier Pierre (Andre Arnaud)	ShortSummary = An art gallery owner has received a priceless work of art on loan. He sets up a robbery with a supposed fake being put in its place. He then gets his girlfriend to make a copy of the painting in order to sell it as the real thing.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 69	EpisodeNumber2 = 18	1982\|08\|22\|df=y}}	Title = The Skeleton Key	DirectedBy = Alan Gibson	WrittenBy = Story by: Graham Sutton Dramatisation by: Roy Russell	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Julie Dawn Cole (Emma), John Duttine (Max), Peter Jeffrey (Stewart), Peter Machin (Andy), Tony Osoba (Dr Hartley)	ShortSummary = Max, an arrogant young man plans a holiday with his girlfriend Emma, but he needs an emergency operation beforehand. Andy, a kind-hearted radiologist at the hospital builds up a friendship with Emma. Max is being very bad tempered and so she finds she has a decision to make.	LineColor = F6F8A0 }}

Season 6 (1983)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 70	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1983\|04\|9\|df=y}}	Title = A Passing Opportunity	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Donald Honig Adaptation by: Alan Seymour	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Guy Bertrand (Manservant), Paul Davies Prowles (Timmy Jesmond), Charles Keating (Peter Madison), Janette Legge (Eleanor Jesmond), Mark Lewis (Showroom Manager), Bryan Marshall (Frank Jesmond), George Sewell (Laughlin)	ShortSummary = Frank Jesmond and Peter Madison are former schoolmates with very different lives. Jesmond is tough but broke while Madison is rich and successful. Jesmond is desperate for money, but Madison wants to see how desperate.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 71	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1983\|04\|16\|df=y}}	Title = The Memory Man	DirectedBy = Peter Duffell	WrittenBy = Story by: Henry Slesar Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Judy Geeson (Mary), Colin Blakely (Colin Mearns), Bernard Cribbins (Charlie Krebs & Mr King), Johnny Vyvyan (Small Man), John Biggerstaff (Tobacconist), John Judd (Police Inspector)	ShortSummary = Coln Mearns has a gift for memory, but is struggling financially. Advertising to teach his methods, he is met by a shady character who is desperate to remember the combination of a locker. Mearns soon becomes curious to what the locker contains.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 72	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1983\|04\|23\|df=y}}	Title = A Sad Loss	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by :Patricia Moyes Dramatisation by :James Andrew Hall	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Bazil Otoin (Desk Clerk), Heinz Bernard (Charlie), Lally Bowers (Alicia Hawksworth), Elizabeth Bradley (Mrs Bradley), Hayley Mills (Claire Hawksworth), Stuart Wilson (Dave Brigham), Phyllida Law (Maggie Patton), Ronny Cush (Harry), Major Wiley (Police Inspector), Iris Iverson (Hotel Guest), Chris Allen (Hotel Guest), Richard Markin (Hotel Guest), Jean Channon (Hotel Guest), Juliette James (Hotel Guest)	ShortSummary = Claire Hawksworth runs a Caribbean hotel with her boyfriend, but they have fallen on tough times. Hopeful of some money, Claire turns to her rich aunt. Her aunt however tells her of a new heir to her fortune.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 73	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1983\|04\|30\|df=y}}	Title = Clerical Error	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Peter Ransley James Gould Cozzens Dramatisation by: Richard Huggett	Aux2 =	Aux3 = David Webb (Ronnie Carey), Richard Pearson (Michael Carey), Evelyn Laye (Mrs Standing), Hugh Fraser (Paul Standing)	ShortSummary = Paul Standing, the son of a recently deceased doctor is sorting out his paperwork when he receives a bill from a bookshop for thousands of pounds worth of pornography. Paul is highly suspicious.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 74	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1983\|05\|07\|df=y}}	Title = Heir Presumptuous	DirectedBy = Philip Leacock	WrittenBy = Story by: C.B. Gilford Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Royce D. Applegate (Deputy Eddie Ream), Tara Buckman (Sally Fenton), David Cassidy (Donald and David), Ann Doran (Mary Deacon), Darren McGavin (Sheriff Milt Singleton), Robert Snively (George Devon)	ShortSummary = George Devon, a wealthy rancher is found murdered. His identical twin nephews stand to inherit his fortune, but one of them was seen at the scene of the crime. Both have alibis and no one can tell the two boys apart.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 75	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1983\|05\|14\|df=y}}	Title = Where's Your Sense of Humour?	DirectedBy = Leonard Lewis	WrittenBy = Story by: Peter Ransley Dramatisation by: Patricia McGerr	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Sheila Gish (Laura Parker), Philip Jackson (George Forester), Penelope Nice (Julie Forester), Tom Chadbon (Frank Parker), Scott Saunders (Young Parker), Penelope Fischer (Carol), John King (Bob)	ShortSummary = George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years until one day he goes too far.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 76	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1983\|05\|21\|df=y}}	Title = Down Among the Sheltering Palms	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: John Gorrie	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Geoffrey Bayldon (Sid), Anne Carroll (Lena), Margaret Courtenay (Marge), Christopher Fulford (Bill), Gabrielle Hamilton (Doris), Van Johnson (Gerry T. Armstrong), Barry McCarthy (Jeff), Vanessa Paine (Carol)	ShortSummary = Gerry Armstrong an American soldier in World War II returns after 40 years to Norfolk, where he was based. While there, he attends a dance and meets a beautiful woman, but, she is not all she seems.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 77	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1983\|05\|28\|df=y}}	Title = The Vorpal Blade	DirectedBy = John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: Edward D. Hoch Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Peter Cushing (von Baden), Dean Allen (Duellist), John Bailey (Winterluck), Steve Brigden (Fifth student), Andrew Bicknell (Macker), Matthew Francis (Young von Baden), Michael Gardiner (Second student), Denys Graham (Doctor), Anthony Higgins (Cassan), Barrie Jaimeson (Josef), Kirstie Pooley (Eva), Nicholas Hall (First student), Brian Binns (Third student), John Rankin (Fourth student)	ShortSummary = Sitting on a garden bench, an old man called Von Baden discusses with a friend a duel which took place 50 years ago in Heidelberg, Germany. He has kept secret the events surrounding the death of one of the combatants, but now wants to relate what really happened.	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LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 79	EpisodeNumber2 = 10	1983\|06\|18\|df=y}}	Title = The Luncheon	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Jeffrey Archer Dramatisation by: Gerald Savory	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Stephen Greif (Rinaldo), Jacqueline Hill (Melanie Litmayer), Gayle Hunnicutt (Susan Mandeville), Bosco Hogan (Tony Medway), Hazel McBride (Louise Medway), Burnell Tucker (Peter Blundell), Gertrude Shilling (Miss Sopwith), Barbara Molyneux (Lady Handel), Martin Ryan Grace (Wayne), John Cassady (Shaun), Shireen Anwar (Bank Teller), Mark Lewis (Carlo), Nicholas Field (Mario), Stuart Turton (Franco), Patrick Bailey (Dieter)	ShortSummary = Susan Mandeville is a beautiful American woman who takes a shine to struggling writer Tony Medway. He takes her out to lunch in the hope of getting a lucrative offer for his book, but, things aren't so straightforward.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 80	EpisodeNumber2 = 11	1983\|06\|25\|df=y}}	Title = The Tribute	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Jane Gardam Dramatisation by: Alan Seymour	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Eleanor Bron (Polly Knox), Sheila Burrell (Lady Eleanor Benson), Anna Neagle (Fanny Soane), Phyllis Calvert (Mabel Ince), Brian Tipping (Head Waiter), Stuart Turton (Wine Waiter), Chris Tummings (Youth), Kelvin Omard	ShortSummary = Three former colonial English ladies, notorious for their miserly ways, hear about the death of a former servant. They decide against putting a notice in the newspaper, inviting the woman's niece out to lunch instead.	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LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 82	EpisodeNumber2 = 13	1983\|07\|02\|df=y}}	Title = Youth from Vienna	DirectedBy = Norman Lloyd	WrittenBy = Story by: John Collier Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Sharon Gless (Caroline Coates), Dick Smothers (Dr Humphrey Baxter), James Carroll Jordan (Alan Brodie), Ellen Geer (Stella Archer), Elliott Reid (Dick Archer)	ShortSummary = Caroline Coates is promoted in her role as television news reporter, but is worried that she won't last if her looks start to go. She is admired by a man who has come up with a formula for an anti-ageing process.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 83	EpisodeNumber2 = 14	1983\|09\|03\|df=y}}	Title = The Turn of the Tide	DirectedBy = Ray Danton	WrittenBy = Story by: C. S. Forester Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Richard Basehart (Slade), Gretchen Corbett (Martha), Nicholas Hormann (Spalding)	ShortSummary = A lawyer is planning the perfect murder of an enemy of his. He plans meticulously, but there is one thing he's overlooked.	LineColor = BFB2B6 }}

Season 7 (1984)

Fifteen episodes. First broadcast: Saturdays and Sundays on ITV – 12 May to 21 October 1984

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 84	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1984\|05\|12\|df=y}}	Title = The Dirty Detail	DirectedBy = Leo Penn	WrittenBy = Story by: Henry Slesar Adaptation by: David Scott Milton	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jenny O'Hara (Ruth Pearson), George Peppard (Sergeant Guedo), Vincent Howard (Detective), Ted Gehring (Bartender), Tom Finnegan (Barfly), Kevin Dobson (Fred Pearson)	ShortSummary = 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.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 85	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1984\|05\|19\|df=y}}	Title = The Best Chess Player in the World	DirectedBy =	Graham Williams Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Julian Symons Dramatisation by: Peter Ransley	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Andrew Ray (Jerry Wilde), Christopher Reich (Peter Simpson), Clifford Parrish (Frank Miller), Michael Jayston (George Bernard Shaw), Mark Jax (White), Lynette Davies (Paula Shaw), Pat Guthrie (Telephone Operator)	ShortSummary = 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 Shaw finds out he decides to act.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 86	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1984\|05\|26\|df=y}}	Title = Proxy	DirectedBy = Bert Salzman	WrittenBy = Story by: Talmage Powell Dramatisation by: Bert Salzman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Barbara Bolton (Mrs Sutton), Lois Smith (Sara), Tom Smothers (William), Patrick O'Neal (Sutton), Malachy McCourt (Judge), Joanne Lara (Maria), Larry Keith (Grenich)	ShortSummary = 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. Her chauffeur however, has a plan.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 87	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1984\|06\|02\|df=y}}	Title = Have a Nice Death	DirectedBy =	William Slater	WrittenBy = Story by: Antonia Fraser Dramatisation by: Wolf Mankowitz	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Simon Cadell (Sam Luke), Kate Harper (Clodagh Jansen), Susannah Fellows (Joannie), Ian Tyler (Bellhop), Bill Bailey (Bob, Interviewer), Sue Vanner (Zara Luke), Barbara Rosenblat (Television Interviewer)	ShortSummary = Successful writer Sam Luke is being hounded by the feminist movement for his books, which speak of women being the weaker sex. Unable to deal with them, he returns to his wife, but now is getting death threats.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 88	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1984\|06\|09\|df=y}}	Title = Number Eight	DirectedBy =	Leo Penn	WrittenBy = Story by: Jack Ritchie Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Dennis Christopher (Driver), Brad Dourif (Hitch-hiker), Kathleen Doyle (Ann), Will Hare (Old Man)	ShortSummary = A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose. The driver quickly realises that the description exactly matches that of his passenger.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 89	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1984\|06\|16\|df=y}}	Title = The Last of the Midnight Gardeners	DirectedBy =	Peter Hammond	WrittenBy = Story by: Tony Wilmot Dramatisation by: Gerald Savory	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jane Asher (Jane Oats), Forbes Collins (Inspector), Celia Gregory (Edna Tewsland), Patrick Mower (Walter Oats), Jim Norton (Dr. Mellish), Panos Alexander (Steward)	ShortSummary = A magazine editor has a wife and a secret lover. For his magazine, he launches a competition for a story involving the perfect murder. His wife encourages him to enter it himself.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 90	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1984\|06\|30\|df=y}}	Title = The Gift of Beauty	DirectedBy =	Bert Salzman	WrittenBy = Story by: Joseph Dougherty Dramatisation by: Bert Salzman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Carol Lynley (Elizabeth), MacKenzie Allen (Ray), Randall Edwards (Rebecca)	ShortSummary = Elizabeth kills her husband because she wants to be with her young lover Ray – who helped in the murder – but she feels insecure because of the age gap. She then sees a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 91	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1984\|07\|07\|df=y}}	Title = Wet Saturday	DirectedBy =	Norman Lloyd	WrittenBy = Story by: John Collier	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Ed Begley Jr. (George Princey), Fritz Weaver (Princey), Mary Sinclair (Mrs Princey), Charles Hallahan (Jack Lowry)	ShortSummary = George Princey has a high standing in the community and when his daughter kills a man he endeavours to cover up to prevent him facing a scandal.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 92	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1984\|07\|21\|df=y}}	Title = Sauce for the Goose	DirectedBy =	Bert Salzman	WrittenBy = Story by: Patricia Highsmith Dramatisation by: Bert Salzman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Gloria Grahame (Olivia), Robert Morse (Stephen Shaw), Lisa Dunsheath (Gloria)	ShortSummary = Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she's killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover however still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.	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He is on the verge of bankruptcy however. Being used to the good life, he ponders the idea of murdering his business partner in order to collect the insurance money.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 95	EpisodeNumber2 = 12	1984\|08\|19\|df=y}}	Title = Accidental Death	DirectedBy =	Peter Duffell	WrittenBy = Story by: Denis Cannan Dramatisation by: Tony Wilmot	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Andrew Ray (Steve Jeffries), Lynsey Baxter (Jane), Cyril Cusack (Percy Hampton), Tamara Ustinov (Beryl), Giles Phibbs (Farmer), Bryan Matheson (Husband in Bar), Yvonne Marsh (Policewoman), Ruth Kettlewell (Wife in Bar), John Hug (Arthur), Jacqueline Hill (Mrs Milvain), Ian Flintoff (Doctor), Jason Carter (Youth at Yacht Club)	ShortSummary = Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. While there, they assess the valuables in the house for later theft. Coming across a scruffy old man, they hear that he is actually rich but they underestimate him.	LineColor = 25614E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 96	EpisodeNumber2 = 13	1984\|09\|16\|df=y}}	Title = The Reconciliation	DirectedBy =	John Jacobs	WrittenBy = Story by: Nicholas Monsarrat Dramatisation by: Roy Russell	Aux2 =	Aux3 = John Castle (Derek Johnstone), Keith Edwards (Juan Luis Romero), Wilfred Grove (Porter), Jim Norton (Bates), Roger Rees (James Howgill), Meg Davies (Caroline Howgill & voice of Jenny), Anna Maria Macchi (Sandra Marino)	ShortSummary = James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that it may be difficult to get a divorce unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.	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Season 8 (1985)

Four episodes. First broadcast: 1 Saturday and 3 Sundays on ITV – 30 March and 14 to 28 July 1985

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 99	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1985\|03\|30\|df=y}}	Title = People Don't Do Such Things	DirectedBy = Gordon Hessler	WrittenBy = Story by: Ruth Rendell Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jay Varela (Sergeant Demmer), Don Johnson (Reeve Baker), Arthur Hill (Terence Carter), Samantha Eggar (Gwen Carter), Denise Galik (Melanie Todd)	ShortSummary = Reeve Baker is a successful romantic novelist. Gwen, the wife of a friend, falls for Baker and, despite her husband's warnings, carries on with the relationship.	LineColor = EDC155 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 100	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1985\|07\|14\|df=y}}	Title = In the Cards	DirectedBy = John Peyser	WrittenBy = Story by: John Collier Dramatisation by: Ross Thomas & A. A. Roberts	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Kenneth Tigar (Merrifield), Elaine Giftos (Grace), Susan Strasberg (Madame Myra), Max Gail (Charlie)	ShortSummary = Madame Myra is a fortuneteller with a lacklustre career and dim future. A man shows up eventually who is eager to guide her to a better life, but he has an ulterior motive.	LineColor = EDC155 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 101	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1985\|07\|21\|df=y}}	Title = Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery	DirectedBy = John Peyser	WrittenBy = Story by: Lawrence Block Dramatisation by: Luther Murdoch	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jennifer Holmes (Marcie), Bud Cort (Newt), Bettye Ackerman (Ruby), Warren Oates (Harry)	ShortSummary = A husband and wife are embarking on a long drive through the desert. They stop off at a rundown gas station to be told that their car is in need of extensive repair. They agree to stay for a meal while the mechanic works on it.	LineColor = EDC155 }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 102	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1985\|07\|28\|df=y}}	Title = Scrimshaw	DirectedBy = Dezsö Magyar	WrittenBy = Story by: Brian Garfield Dramatisation by: Bernard N. Eismann	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Claude Anagram (The Bartender), Saw Weyman (The Man on the Beach), Mary Gross (The Woman on the Beach), Adair Jameson (The Gallery Lady), Charles Kimbrough (Eric), Buddy Owen (The Sailor), Joan Hackett (Brenda), Harry Richard (The Desk Clerk)	ShortSummary = Brenda is a lonely alcoholic living in Florida. Her life is turned around when an old friend, Eric, turns up.	LineColor = EDC155 }}

Season 9 (1987–1988)

Ten episodes. First broadcast: Fridays on ITV – 18 December 1987 to 29 January 1988 and 15 April to 13 May 1988

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Introduced by	Cast	Original air date{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 103	EpisodeNumber2 = 1	1987\|12\|18\|df=y}}	Title = Skeleton in the Cupboard	DirectedBy = Paul Annett	WrittenBy = Tony Wilmott	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Francesca Brill (Jane Fisher), Charles Dance (Robert Smythe), Philip Dunbar (Henry Traile), Zoë Wanamaker (Margaret Smythe), Matthew Jones (Man on the Phone)	ShortSummary = Robert Smythe has a dark secret he has kept for twenty years, but old sins have long shadows. Then a young woman comes to the area, enquiring into the past ...	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 104	EpisodeNumber2 = 2	1988\|01\|09\|df=y}}	Title = The Colonels Lady	DirectedBy = Barry Davis	WrittenBy = Story by: Somerset Maugham Dramatisation by: Denis Cannan	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Joss Ackland (Colonel George Peregrine), Paul Williamson (Harry), Gareth Thomas (Telfer), Anna Nicholas (Irina Stefanopoulos), Dennis Matsuki (Manservant), Carol Leader (Daphne), John Horsley (Giles Rowley), Rupert Frazer (Basil Dashwood), Kate Emma Davies (Clio Stefanopoulos), Allan Corduner (Hatchards Bookshop Assistant), Pauline Collins (Eve K. Hamilton-Peregrine)	ShortSummary = Eve Hamilton-Peregrine has written a successful book of poetry. Her husband is suspicious about the subject of the poems and demands to know who the lover is that she writes about.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 105	EpisodeNumber2 = 3	1988\|01\|15\|df=y}}	Title = The Surgeon	DirectedBy = Graham Evans	WrittenBy = Story by: Roald Dahl	Aux2 =	Aux3 = John Alderton (Robert Sandy), David Belcher (Julius Goff), Shirley Cain (Sister Wyman), Jonathan Coy (William Haddock), Alison Fiske (Betty Sandy), Geoffrey Greenhill (Detective Inspector Watkins), Raad Rawi (Crown Prince Zawi), Devon Scott (Jane Chenies), John Skitt (James Wishart), Thorley Walters (Harry Gold)	ShortSummary = Doctor Robert Sandy receives a huge diamond from a grateful patient – an Eastern Prince.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 106	EpisodeNumber2 = 4	1988\|01\|22\|df=y}}	Title = The Verger	DirectedBy = Rodney Bennett	WrittenBy = Story by: Denis Cannan Dramatisation by: Somerset Maugham	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Gareth Walker (Cafe Owner), Tony Kassell (The Boy), Debbie Norris (First Waitress), Glenda Smith (Second Waitress), Andrew Seear (Clerk), Geoffrey Beevers (The Health Inspector), Bruce Boa (Groober), Richard Briers (Albert Dobson), Andrew Burt (Vicar), Mike Carnell (Passer-by), Geoffrey Chater (Magistrate), Rowland Davies (Bank Manager), Bradley Lavelle (Lawyer), Patricia Routledge (Milly Dobson)	ShortSummary = The Dobsons have been serving their Parish Church for years, but when a new Vicar arrives he changes things radically. They move away and start a new life, but, in the process, a secret that the Dobsons have been keeping comes to light.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 107	EpisodeNumber2 = 5	1988\|01\|29\|df=y}}	Title = The Facts of Life	DirectedBy = John Gorrie	WrittenBy = Story by: Somerset Maugham Dramatisation by: Noella Smith	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Jim Broadbent (Lovejoy), Benedict Taylor (Nicholas Lillie), James Easton (Tony), Stephen Hancock (Mr Lillie), Daphne Neville (Mrs Lillie), Gerard Logan (James Barron-Ervine), John Drake (The President), Ronald Markham (Arthur), Rosalind Bennett (Zoe), Ronnie Stevens (Rudge), Genevieve Allenbury (Croupier), James Trapp (Cashier), Paul Vaughan-Teague (Scorer)	ShortSummary = Nicholas is a keen amateur fencer but is held back by his inexperience. He makes it through to a national fencing competition in London, but he has never been outside of his village or away from his parents.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 108	EpisodeNumber2 = 6	1988\|04\|15\|df=y}}	Title = Wink Three Times	DirectedBy = Paul Annett	WrittenBy = Story by: John Charters Dramatisation by: Paul Ableman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Peter Baldwin (Second Desk Clerk), Andrew Bicknell (Giles Wimbourne), Ellis Dale (First Desk Clerk), Peter Davison (Jeremy Tyler), Jeremy Gittins (Dominic), Liza Goddard (Babs Colport), Luke Kelly (Barman), Robin Lermitte (Piers), Caroline Goodall (Holly Peverill), Terry Wallis (Hall Porter), Les Henry (Head Waiter), Mel Hastings (Steward)	ShortSummary = Jeremy Tyler, a shy solicitor is staying at a London hotel on a business trip. While there, he is mistaken for another man by a woman on a blind date.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 109	EpisodeNumber2 = 7	1988\|04\|22\|df=y}}	Title = The Dead Don't Steal	DirectedBy = John Glenister	WrittenBy = Story by: Ella Griffiths Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Nicholas Ball (Ken Johnson), Glynis Barber (Lilian and Sylvia Brett), David Caddick (First Police Officer), Norman Tyrrell (George), Albert Welling (Inspector Gunter), Michael Wisher (Dexter), Lois Baxter (Annie Johnson), Derek Carpenter (Van Driver), Dave Sommerton (Second Police Officer), Brian Goodfellow (Detective Sergeant Davies)	ShortSummary = Ken Johnson is having an affair with his secretary, Lillian. His wife finds out about it and is furious, but then, Lillian tells Ken that she has met someone else. In temper, he kills her and buries the body, but then, he gets a phone call from her.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 110	EpisodeNumber2 = 8	1988\|04\|29\|df=y}}	Title = The Finger of Suspicion	DirectedBy = Rodney Bennett	WrittenBy = Story by: Tony Wilmot Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Michael Brandon (Stephen Baker), Lucy Gutteridge (Soroya), Stefan Kalipha (Chief Inspector Aziz), Michael O'Hagan (Superintendent Burke), Nadim Sawalha (Zayid Halim), Rob Spendlove (Inspector Hook), Tony Allief (Police Sergeant), Eddie Lemare (Police Constable)	ShortSummary = Steve Baker is married to a beautiful Arab woman and they live happily in a Middle Eastern country. Then, Steve's past comes back to haunt him as he is charged with a crime.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 111	EpisodeNumber2 = 9	1988\|05\|06\|df=y}}	Title = A Time to Die	DirectedBy = Paul Annett	WrittenBy = Story by: Aileen Wheeler Dramatisation by: Robin Chapman	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Mike McKenzie (Pianist), David Suchet (Yves Drouard), Nina Van Pallandt (Marthe Drouard), Sarah-Jane Varley (Lucie), Adam Crouch (Antoine), Paul Herzberg (Henri), Pauline Letts (Madame Cabon), Jemma Redgrave (Violette Charbonneau), Ivor Robers (Gas Inspector)	ShortSummary = Yves Drouard is busy trying to keep his wife and young mistress happy. Things become further complicated when his mistress tells him she is pregnant.	LineColor = 734F3E }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber = 112	EpisodeNumber2 = 10	1988\|05\|13\|df=y}}	Title = Mr Know-All	DirectedBy = Gareth Davies	WrittenBy = Story by: Paul Ableman Dramatisation by: Somerset Maugham	Aux2 =	Aux3 = Edward Wiley (Jasper Cranley), Eamonn Walker (Bates), Chaim Topol (Professor Max Kelada), Kim Thomson (Elly Somerton), Steve Plytas (Professor Daxatides), Steffanie Pitt (Angela Dalton), Leslie Lyon (Lizzie Cranley), Erika Hoffman (Suzie Anderson), Peter Frye (Professor Maddox)	ShortSummary = Elly, a pretty hotel maid is seduced by a guest. He gives her a valuable statuette, which he found during an archaeological dig. Elly is sacked by the manager when he finds out about the affair, but, the manager's wife has exactly the same statuette.	LineColor = 734F3E }}

Many of the earlier episodes were preceded by an introduction by Roald Dahl. The dancer in the title sequence was Karen Standley.

These episodes have frequently been repeated on British television, most recently on Sky Arts. All episodes have been released on DVD in a box-set for each series, except the 1984/85 season which were released together with the first episode of season 8.^[1]^[2]

References

1. ^Moviemail.co.uk – DVD Boxsets
2. ^Sfcrowsnest.com Series 7 DVD {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804013447/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2008/nz12736.php |date=4 August 2008 }}

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