E1 - The Dirty Detail

Aired: May 12, 1984

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.

E2 - The Best Chess Player in the World

Aired: May 19, 1984

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.

E3 - Proxy

Aired: May 26, 1984

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.

E4 - Have a Nice Death

Aired: June 02, 1984

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?

E5 - Number Eight

Aired: June 09, 1984

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.

E6 - The Last of the Midnight Gardeners

Aired: June 16, 1984

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.

E7 - The Gift of Beauty

Aired: June 30, 1984

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.

E8 - Wet Saturday

Aired: July 07, 1984

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.

E9 - Sauce for the Goose

Aired: July 21, 1984

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.

E10 - Bird of Prey

Aired: August 04, 1984

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

E11 - I Like it Here in Wilmington

Aired: November 08, 1984

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

E12 - Accidental Death

Aired: August 19, 1984

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.

E13 - The Reconciliation

Aired: September 16, 1984

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.

E14 - The Mugger

Aired: October 14, 1984

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.

E15 - The Open Window

Aired: October 21, 1984

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