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Season 7
May 12, 1984

Season 7

01. 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.

24min
May 12, 1984

02. 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.

27min
May 19, 1984

03. 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.

24min
May 26, 1984

04. 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?

26min
June 2, 1984

05. 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.

26min
June 9, 1984

06. 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.

26min
June 16, 1984

07. 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.

25min
June 30, 1984

08. 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.

24min
July 7, 1984

09. 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.

24min
July 21, 1984

10. 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.

26min
August 4, 1984

11. 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.

26min
November 8, 1984

12. 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.

26min
August 19, 1984

13. 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.

27min
September 16, 1984

14. 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.

26min
October 14, 1984

15. 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.

26min
October 21, 1984