Series 7

1984-05-12 · 24m

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.

1984-05-19 · 27m

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.

1984-05-26 · 24m

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.

1984-06-02 · 26m

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?

1984-06-09 · 26m

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.

1984-06-16 · 26m

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.

1984-06-30 · 25m

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.

1984-07-07 · 24m

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.

1984-07-21 · 24m

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.

1984-08-04 · 26m

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

1984-08-19 · 26m

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.

1984-09-16 · 27m

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.

1984-10-14 · 26m

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.

1984-10-21 · 26m

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