Episode 1
The Dirty Detail
1984-05-12 • 24 min
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.
TV season
1984-05-11
Episode 1
1984-05-12 • 24 min
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.
Episode 2
1984-05-19 • 27 min
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.
Episode 3
1984-05-26 • 24 min
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.
Episode 4
1984-06-02 • 26 min
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?
Episode 5
1984-06-09 • 26 min
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.
Episode 6
1984-06-16 • 26 min
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.
Episode 7
1984-06-30 • 25 min
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.
Episode 8
1984-07-07 • 24 min
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.
Episode 9
1984-07-21 • 24 min
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.
Episode 10
1984-08-04 • 26 min
Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.
Episode 11
1984-11-08 • 26 min
When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.
Episode 12
1984-08-19 • 26 min
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.
Episode 13
1984-09-16 • 27 min
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.
Episode 14
1984-10-14 • 26 min
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.
Episode 15
1984-10-21 • 26 min
When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.