The first adventure of David Callan, top agent for the S.I.S. Forcibly "retired" several years earlier because he had lost his nerve, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German businessman who may be more than he seems. This TV movie lead the way to a TV series, entitled "Callan", and the same story was later adapted into a theatrical film, also entitled "Callan".
Pompous film director David lives a boring life with his children's books writer wife Hilary but also has a glamorous girlfriend, Caroline. When Hilary finds out about Caroline she decides to befriend her and then update him.
Ben Lewis works for an investment group looking buy the former home of Ferenc Davos. However Davos daughter Anna starts making strange claims that her step mother has murdered him and she knows where to body is buried.
A young wife runs away to her sister, who discovers she has a serious problem with kleptomania which includes trying to steal her husband.
A lonely middle-aged businessman blackmails a typist into spending the weekend at his large house in the country. She expects the worst, but he concentrates on something she doesn't expect - making her fall in love with him.
A young woman is told to get a job meeting people to cure her shyness. However as a door to door representative nothing had prepared her for meeting the likes of John Dolby. Later remade for the Shadows of Fear series.
Happily married Maggie's birthday starts off in the normal way with deliveries of presents and visitors, but by the end of the day her marriage is in trouble.
The safe with the takings from an all night café seem easy picking for a trio of villains, but then some policemen and a gun become involved.
Harold's undertaking business in a small town is not doing very well, he then hits on an usual solution to balance the books..
Alice suddenly realises that she is no longer in step with the young person she once was. Married to an boring accountant she becomes fascinated with the life of her Au Pair and starts hanging out with her and become young again.
A politically-active couple's involvement in an election campaign threatens their marriage through personal entanglements with the candidate and other campaigners.