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Tales of the Unexpected

All Episodes 1979 - 1988

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007fd132405dc0>
  • 1979-03-23T23:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 2d 22m (112 episodes)
  • Roald Dahl
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • ITV + 1 more, Anglia
  • Drama
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

112 episodes

Series Premiere

1979-03-23T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Man From the South

Series Premiere

1x01 The Man From the South

  • 1979-03-23T23:00:00Z24m

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

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.

1979-04-06T23:00:00Z

1x03 William and Mary

1x03 William and Mary

  • 1979-04-06T23:00:00Z25m

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

1979-04-13T23:00:00Z

1x04 Lamb to the Slaughter

1x04 Lamb to the Slaughter

  • 1979-04-13T23:00:00Z25m

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.

1979-04-20T23:00:00Z

1x05 The Landlady

1x05 The Landlady

  • 1979-04-20T23:00:00Z25m

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

1979-04-27T23:00:00Z

1x06 Neck

1x06 Neck

  • 1979-04-27T23:00:00Z24m

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

1979-05-04T23:00:00Z

1x07 Edward the Conqueror

1x07 Edward the Conqueror

  • 1979-05-04T23:00:00Z25m

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

1979-05-11T23:00:00Z

1x08 A Dip in the Pool

1x08 A Dip in the Pool

  • 1979-05-11T23:00:00Z25m

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

Season Finale

1979-05-18T23:00:00Z

1x09 The Way Up to Heaven

Season Finale

1x09 The Way Up to Heaven

  • 1979-05-18T23:00:00Z25m

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

Season Premiere

1980-03-01T00:00:00Z

2x01 Royal Jelly

Season Premiere

2x01 Royal Jelly

  • 1980-03-01T00:00:00Z27m

Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

1980-03-08T00:00:00Z

2x02 Skin

2x02 Skin

  • 1980-03-08T00:00:00Z25m

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.

1980-03-15T00:00:00Z

2x03 Galloping Foxley

2x03 Galloping Foxley

  • 1980-03-15T00:00:00Z26m

A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.

1980-03-21T23:00:00Z

2x04 The Hitch-Hiker

2x04 The Hitch-Hiker

  • 1980-03-21T23:00:00Z26m

When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

1980-03-28T23:00:00Z

2x05 Poison

2x05 Poison

  • 1980-03-28T23:00:00Z25m

A poisonous snake keeps a teacher prisoner in India. How can he escape from its evil glare?

1980-04-04T23:00:00Z

2x06 Fat Chance

2x06 Fat Chance

  • 1980-04-04T23:00:00Z26m

The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.

1980-04-11T23:00:00Z

2x07 Taste

2x07 Taste

  • 1980-04-11T23:00:00Z27m

A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting contest.

1980-04-18T23:00:00Z

2x08 My Lady Love, My Dove

2x08 My Lady Love, My Dove

  • 1980-04-18T23:00:00Z25m

When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

1980-04-25T23:00:00Z

2x09 Georgy Porgy

2x09 Georgy Porgy

  • 1980-04-25T23:00:00Z26m

George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.

1980-05-02T23:00:00Z

2x10 Depart in Peace

2x10 Depart in Peace

  • 1980-05-02T23:00:00Z26m

An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

1980-05-09T23:00:00Z

2x11 The Umbrella Man

2x11 The Umbrella Man

  • 1980-05-09T23:00:00Z26m

A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

1980-05-16T23:00:00Z

2x12 Genesis & Catastrophe

2x12 Genesis & Catastrophe

  • 1980-05-16T23:00:00Z26m

A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

1980-05-23T23:00:00Z

2x13 Mr Botibol's First Love

2x13 Mr Botibol's First Love

  • 1980-05-23T23:00:00Z26m

A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

1980-05-30T23:00:00Z

2x14 Back for Christmas

2x14 Back for Christmas

  • 1980-05-30T23:00:00Z27m

A philandering physician with an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife.

A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

Season Finale

1980-06-13T23:00:00Z

2x16 The Man at the Top

Season Finale

2x16 The Man at the Top

  • 1980-06-13T23:00:00Z30m

A young, unemployed seaman kills someone in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the knife used back to him, he turns to his friend, Diane, for help.

Season Premiere

1980-08-08T23:00:00Z

3x01 The Flypaper

Season Premiere

3x01 The Flypaper

  • 1980-08-08T23:00:00Z24m

With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.

1980-08-15T23:00:00Z

3x02 A Picture of a Place

3x02 A Picture of a Place

  • 1980-08-15T23:00:00Z26m

Hazel is a gullible, old widow whose farmhouse is full of antiques, and Merv is a charming conman who buys a valuable picture from her for a knockdown price. But all is not quite as it seems.

1980-08-22T23:00:00Z

3x03 Proof of Guilt

3x03 Proof of Guilt

  • 1980-08-22T23:00:00Z26m

Hard-bitten police inspector Walters has a murder on his hands that he can't crack. The prime suspect is George Stamford, who was alone in a locked room with the dead man when he was shot - but he is admitting nothing, and there is no evidence against him.

1980-08-29T23:00:00Z

3x04 Vengeance is Mine Inc.

3x04 Vengeance is Mine Inc.

  • 1980-08-29T23:00:00Z27m

Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and George, starving writers turned entrepreneurs.

Struggling actresses Suzy and Pat meet Herbert, a wealthy widower. Seductive Suzy enjoys his money, but things soon don't look so rosy.

1980-11-30T00:00:00Z

3x06 Parson's Pleasure

3x06 Parson's Pleasure

  • 1980-11-30T00:00:00Z28m

Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.

1980-12-07T00:00:00Z

3x07 The Stinker

3x07 The Stinker

  • 1980-12-07T00:00:00Z26m

When millionaire Jack runs into Harold, a boy he bullied at school, he gives him a job. But Harold soon suspects his wife of having an affair with his new boss.

1980-12-14T00:00:00Z

3x08 I'll Be Seeing You

3x08 I'll Be Seeing You

  • 1980-12-14T00:00:00Z27m

When Roland leaves his cruel, millionairess wife Vivien for a fresh start with his mistress Anna, the snubbed spouse plans to make his life a living hell.

Season Finale

1980-12-19T00:00:00Z

3x09 The Party

Season Finale

3x09 The Party

  • 1980-12-19T00:00:00Z25m

When disgruntled factory manager Harry is left feeling undervalued by his colleagues, he decides to take revenge.

Season Premiere

1981-04-04T23:00:00Z

4x01 Would You Believe It?

Season Premiere

4x01 Would You Believe It?

  • 1981-04-04T23:00:00Z26m

Two archaeologists working in Jordan get more than they bargained for when they decide to smuggle the statue of a mysterious woman over the border to Israel.

1981-04-11T23:00:00Z

4x02 Vicious Circle

4x02 Vicious Circle

  • 1981-04-11T23:00:00Z26m

An old lady catches Rex Tobin, a young burglar who was planning to rob her, and makes friends with him. But what is she really up to?

When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be more to his pet than meets the eye.

1981-04-25T23:00:00Z

4x04 The Best of Everything

4x04 The Best of Everything

  • 1981-04-25T23:00:00Z26m

Desperate to win the affections of his boss’s daughter, Arthur accepts the help of his friend Charlie. But is he ready to count the true cost of love?

1981-05-02T23:00:00Z

4x05 A Woman's Help

4x05 A Woman's Help

  • 1981-05-02T23:00:00Z26m

Henpecked Arthur decides to get rid of his demanding wife once and for all, so long as he gets her money. Unfortunately, his wife has a few secrets of her own.

1981-05-09T23:00:00Z

4x06 Shatterproof

4x06 Shatterproof

  • 1981-05-09T23:00:00Z25m

Property tycoon Gerry Williams is married to the beautiful but unhappy Ellen, and somewhere the marriage has gone terribly wrong. Then an assassin is hired to kill Gerry, and he makes the mistake of getting too friendly with his target.

1981-05-16T23:00:00Z

4x07 The Sound Machine

4x07 The Sound Machine

  • 1981-05-16T23:00:00Z25m

A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock.

David is accused of murder when his wife Irene vanishes. Her promiscuous lifestyle made her the talk of the town, but the gossip has escalated.

1981-05-30T23:00:00Z

4x09 The Best Policy

4x09 The Best Policy

  • 1981-05-30T23:00:00Z26m

Harry Flock has had a temporary promotion as acting manager of a branch bank. He is honest and meticulous to a fault, but in danger of losing his job when head office gets anonymous complaints about alleged embezzlements. His accounts are immaculate - in fact, they seem too good to be true.

Kyros plans on giving his wife a priceless bottle of wine for their anniversary, but he has no intention of drinking to her health.

1981-06-13T23:00:00Z

4x11 Kindly Dig Your Grave

4x11 Kindly Dig Your Grave

  • 1981-06-13T23:00:00Z26m

Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expense of struggling artists. Then one of her victims falls in love with Fatima, an artist's model, and Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.

1981-06-20T23:00:00Z

4x12 Completely Foolproof

4x12 Completely Foolproof

  • 1981-06-20T23:00:00Z26m

The very rich Joe Brisson is a self-made man with a number of enemies - including Lisa, his elegant but dangerously dissatisfied wife.

Arthur and Margaret are a quiet couple. When she inherits £50,000, he reluctantly agrees to gamble it all on a dubious property deal.

1981-06-11T23:00:00Z

4x14 Bosom Friends

4x14 Bosom Friends

  • 1981-06-11T23:00:00Z27m

Nell and Emma are old school friends who are reunited after years apart. However, things quickly turn sour.

1981-07-18T23:00:00Z

4x15 A Glowing Future

4x15 A Glowing Future

  • 1981-07-18T23:00:00Z26m

Jack and Betsy are lovers. That is until Jack decides to go halfway across the world to be with his new Australian girlfriend. But Betsy isn't going to make it easy.

1981-07-25T23:00:00Z

4x16 The Way to Do it

4x16 The Way to Do it

  • 1981-07-25T23:00:00Z26m

The casino offers Roger an escape from his domineering aunt. He has a love for both gambling and a pretty hostess, but the casino boss has a score to settle.

Season Finale

1981-12-26T00:00:00Z

4x17 Hijack

Season Finale

4x17 Hijack

  • 1981-12-26T00:00:00Z27m

A hijacker on an aeroplane takes a stewardess hostage before demanding a million dollars and a parachute. Will the captain give in to his demands?

Season Premiere

1982-04-24T23:00:00Z

5x01 Blue Marigold

Season Premiere

5x01 Blue Marigold

  • 1982-04-24T23:00:00Z25m

Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback.

1982-05-01T23:00:00Z

5x02 The Eavesdropper

5x02 The Eavesdropper

  • 1982-05-01T23:00:00Z26m

Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Donald, having an affair?

1982-05-08T23:00:00Z

5x03 Operation Safecrack

5x03 Operation Safecrack

  • 1982-05-08T23:00:00Z27m

In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack one for a cash prize. But are his skills sharp enough?

1982-05-15T23:00:00Z

5x04 Run, Rabbit, Run

5x04 Run, Rabbit, Run

  • 1982-05-15T23:00:00Z26m

Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero’s wife has a big secret to tell.

1982-05-22T23:00:00Z

5x05 Stranger in Town

5x05 Stranger in Town

  • 1982-05-22T23:00:00Z24m

A stranger arrives in town and soon endears himself to the local community – although his motives prove sinister.

1982-05-29T23:00:00Z

5x06 The Moles

5x06 The Moles

  • 1982-05-29T23:00:00Z27m

Two cash-strapped business owners tunnel their way into a bank – only to find they missed a crucial notice on the door.

1982-06-05T23:00:00Z

5x07 Decoy

5x07 Decoy

  • 1982-06-05T23:00:00Z27m

When a woman is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected killer. But what if she is tracking the wrong man?

1982-06-12T23:00:00Z

5x08 Pattern of Guilt

5x08 Pattern of Guilt

  • 1982-06-12T23:00:00Z26m

Police doctor Keith Briscoe is desperate to leave his wife for an ex but loses hope when she refuses to divorce him.

1982-06-19T23:00:00Z

5x09 A Harmless Vanity

5x09 A Harmless Vanity

  • 1982-06-19T23:00:00Z26m

When Mary learns her husband is having an affair, she invites her rival to a beach party.

1982-06-26T23:00:00Z

5x10 Death Can Add

5x10 Death Can Add

  • 1982-06-26T23:00:00Z26m

An auditor finds out that Oliver is defrauding his firm. But when he demands some hush money, he discovers a nasty surprise.

1982-07-03T23:00:00Z

5x11 Light Fingers

5x11 Light Fingers

  • 1982-07-03T23:00:00Z27m

Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, gloves begin appearing in unexpected places.

1982-07-10T23:00:00Z

5x12 Death in the Morning

5x12 Death in the Morning

  • 1982-07-10T23:00:00Z27m

Karen marries a rich landowner with a huge house in the country. But after moving in, she senses an evil spirit.

As Richard and Fergus ponder a girl they both loved, they realise their failures in life.

1982-07-24T23:00:00Z

5x14 The Absence of Emily

5x14 The Absence of Emily

  • 1982-07-24T23:00:00Z27m

Norma owns a big house and lets her sister Emily and her husband live there. But then Emily disappears.

1982-07-31T23:00:00Z

5x15 In the Bag

5x15 In the Bag

  • 1982-07-31T23:00:00Z26m

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.

1982-08-07T23:00:00Z

5x16 A Man with a Fortune

5x16 A Man with a Fortune

  • 1982-08-07T23:00:00Z26m

A rich and lonely American ventures to England in search of his long-lost family.

1982-08-14T23:00:00Z

5x17 Who's Got the Lady?

5x17 Who's Got the Lady?

  • 1982-08-14T23:00:00Z27m

When a piece of art is stolen, the gallery owner gets his girlfriend to make copies of it to sell.

Season Finale

1982-08-21T23:00:00Z

5x18 The Skeleton Key

Season Finale

5x18 The Skeleton Key

  • 1982-08-21T23:00:00Z27m

A woman discovers a nasty side to her boyfriend's personality when he goes into hospital before a holiday.

Season Premiere

1983-04-08T23:00:00Z

6x01 A Passing Opportunity

Season Premiere

6x01 A Passing Opportunity

  • 1983-04-08T23:00:00Z25m

Frank is struggling financially and will do anything for money. Even murder.

1983-04-15T23:00:00Z

6x02 The Memory Man

6x02 The Memory Man

  • 1983-04-15T23:00:00Z26m

Down on his luck, 'Memory Man' Colin agrees to help a shady character remember the number of a station locker. But then he becomes too curious for his own good.

1983-04-22T23:00:00Z

6x03 A Sad Loss

6x03 A Sad Loss

  • 1983-04-22T23:00:00Z26m

Claire and her boyfriend have always counted on inheriting her wealthy aunt's fortune - but they are forced to act fast.

1983-04-29T23:00:00Z

6x04 Clerical Error

6x04 Clerical Error

  • 1983-04-29T23:00:00Z27m

While winding up his late father's affairs, Paul finds a bill demanding over £1,000 for pornography.

1983-05-06T23:00:00Z

6x05 Heir Presumptuous

6x05 Heir Presumptuous

  • 1983-05-06T23:00:00Z27m

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 them apart.

George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years until one day he goes too far.

An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.

1983-05-27T23:00:00Z

6x08 The Vorpal Blade

6x08 The Vorpal Blade

  • 1983-05-27T23:00:00Z26m

Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.

1983-06-10T23:00:00Z

6x09 The Wrong 'Un

6x09 The Wrong 'Un

  • 1983-06-10T23:00:00Z26m

After closing a deal, a German businessman meets an attractive but mysterious girl in a hotel bar.

1983-06-18T23:00:00Z

6x10 The Luncheon

6x10 The Luncheon

  • 1983-06-18T23:00:00Z27m

Tony eats a pricey meal with Susan Mandeville, the extravagant wife of a filmmaker who wants the rights to his book.

1983-06-24T23:00:00Z

6x11 The Tribute

6x11 The Tribute

  • 1983-06-24T23:00:00Z27m

Three aristocratic women hear of the death of a woman who once served them as a nanny. They agree to go for lunch in her memory.

1983-05-09T23:00:00Z

6x12 Hit and Run

6x12 Hit and Run

  • 1983-05-09T23:00:00Z27m

Dr Roger Ashburn's beautiful wife tells him their marriage is over. Devastated, he begins a new life.

1983-07-01T23:00:00Z

6x13 Youth from Vienna

6x13 Youth from Vienna

  • 1983-07-01T23:00:00Z27m

Being admired by the inventor of an anti-ageing formula is handy for Caroline, who is eager to keep her looks.

Season Finale

1983-09-02T23:00:00Z

6x14 The Turn of the Tide

Season Finale

6x14 The Turn of the Tide

  • 1983-09-02T23:00:00Z26m

Criminal lawyer Slade has his reasons for wanting his colleague dead. He meticulously plans the perfect murder.

Season Premiere

1984-05-11T23:00:00Z

7x01 The Dirty Detail

Season Premiere

7x01 The Dirty Detail

  • 1984-05-11T23:00:00Z24m

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.

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.

1984-05-25T23:00:00Z

7x03 Proxy

7x03 Proxy

  • 1984-05-25T23:00:00Z24m

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.

1984-06-01T23:00:00Z

7x04 Have a Nice Death

7x04 Have a Nice Death

  • 1984-06-01T23:00:00Z26m

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?

1984-06-08T23:00:00Z

7x05 Number Eight

7x05 Number Eight

  • 1984-06-08T23:00:00Z26m

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.

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.

1984-06-29T23:00:00Z

7x07 The Gift of Beauty

7x07 The Gift of Beauty

  • 1984-06-29T23:00:00Z25m

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.

1984-07-06T23:00:00Z

7x08 Wet Saturday

7x08 Wet Saturday

  • 1984-07-06T23:00:00Z24m

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.

1984-07-20T23:00:00Z

7x09 Sauce for the Goose

7x09 Sauce for the Goose

  • 1984-07-20T23:00:00Z24m

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.

1984-08-03T23:00:00Z

7x10 Bird of Prey

7x10 Bird of Prey

  • 1984-08-03T23:00:00Z26m

Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.

When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.

1984-08-18T23:00:00Z

7x12 Accidental Death

7x12 Accidental Death

  • 1984-08-18T23:00:00Z26m

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.

1984-09-15T23:00:00Z

7x13 The Reconciliation

7x13 The Reconciliation

  • 1984-09-15T23:00:00Z27m

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.

1984-10-13T23:00:00Z

7x14 The Mugger

7x14 The Mugger

  • 1984-10-13T23:00:00Z26m

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.

Season Finale

1984-10-20T23:00:00Z

7x15 The Open Window

Season Finale

7x15 The Open Window

  • 1984-10-20T23:00:00Z26m

When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.

Season Premiere

1985-03-30T00:00:00Z

8x01 People Don't Do Such Things

Season Premiere

8x01 People Don't Do Such Things

  • 1985-03-30T00:00:00Z24m

Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.

1985-07-13T23:00:00Z

8x02 In the Cards

8x02 In the Cards

  • 1985-07-13T23:00:00Z24m

Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?

On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.

Season Finale

1985-07-27T23:00:00Z

8x04 Scrimshaw

Season Finale

8x04 Scrimshaw

  • 1985-07-27T23:00:00Z24m

Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks a lot to forget her tragic past. Then she runs into Eric, a man she knew long ago in her college days, and suddenly life takes on new meaning.

Season Premiere

1987-12-18T00:00:00Z

9x01 Skeleton in the Cupboard

Season Premiere

9x01 Skeleton in the Cupboard

  • 1987-12-18T00:00:00Z27m

Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.

1988-01-08T00:00:00Z

9x02 The Colonel's Lady

9x02 The Colonel's Lady

  • 1988-01-08T00:00:00Z27m

A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?

1988-01-15T00:00:00Z

9x03 The Surgeon

9x03 The Surgeon

  • 1988-01-15T00:00:00Z24m

When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.

1988-01-22T00:00:00Z

9x04 The Verger

9x04 The Verger

  • 1988-01-22T00:00:00Z27m

When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?

1988-01-29T00:00:00Z

9x05 The Facts of Life

9x05 The Facts of Life

  • 1988-01-29T00:00:00Z24m

When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.

1988-04-14T23:00:00Z

9x06 Wink Three Times

9x06 Wink Three Times

  • 1988-04-14T23:00:00Z27m

A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.

1988-04-21T23:00:00Z

9x07 The Dead Don't Steal

9x07 The Dead Don't Steal

  • 1988-04-21T23:00:00Z26m

Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.

1988-04-28T23:00:00Z

9x08 The Finger of Suspicion

9x08 The Finger of Suspicion

  • 1988-04-28T23:00:00Z24m

Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.

1988-05-05T23:00:00Z

9x09 A Time to Die

9x09 A Time to Die

  • 1988-05-05T23:00:00Z27m

Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.

Season Finale

1988-05-12T23:00:00Z

9x10 Mr Know-All

Season Finale

9x10 Mr Know-All

  • 1988-05-12T23:00:00Z27m

When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that he might not be the man he claims to be.

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