1st Sep 1973

The respectable owner of a quiet inn in 18th century England is blackmailed by a grubby stranger, who knows he is secretly the notorious pirate Captain Rogers.

8th Sep 1973

When a young man discovers a curious funnel made of leather, he has a presentiment that it was once used as an instrument of torture

15th Sep 1973

Charles Faulkner, a young American gambler in Paris, should have left the casino after striking it lucky. Why the devil did he accept to sleep in the casino's guest bed? This was to be the most horrible night he had ever lived.

22nd Sep 1973

A Spanish officer, captured by the French during the Peninsular War, is imprisoned at the country house of an elderly aristocrat with a bored young wife - whose lover he becomes, with deadly consequences.

29th Sep 1973

Blake is a brilliant accountant, but does he deserve a promotion to the board of directors? It all depends on the suitability of his wife. His bosses attend a small dinner party given by the Blakes to check her out.

6th Oct 1973

A French girl in London finds herself in the awkward position of owing money to a Soho crime boss. But when she pays him off, he contemptuously sets fire to the money. Why?

13th Oct 1973

An old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.

20th Oct 1973

Dean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.

27th Oct 1973

A psychological drama pitting a brilliant headmaster against a vengeful actor in a deadly game.

3rd Nov 1973

A lawyer cannot stop a middle-aged spinster from making a fool of herself with a young fortune-hunter, but he can stop the fellow from getting his hands on her money.

10th Nov 1973

An old army sergeant, back in England after long service in India, shows some old friends a strange possession he's acquired - a monkey's paw which can make wishes come true.

17th Nov 1973

Reporter Harry Langley pretends to be the murderer of unidentified women to boost sales with a special report from prison. But once arrested, the authorities seem to be convinced that he is indeed the killer.

24th Nov 1973

A jealous wife faces complications stemming from her artist husband's obsession with his ex-wife.

1st Dec 1973

Businessman Pennington is bribed by a Mr. Briggs due to an extramarital affair. But it seems that Briggs has underestimated his opponent and the tables might be turning.

8th Dec 1973

How did Mr. Budd become a top-class West End hairdresser after such humble origins in a suburban barbershop? Well, one day, a stranger came in for a shave and a haircut.

15th Dec 1973

India: After secret plans for the defence of a harbour are secretly copied, British General Sanderson tasks officers Bruce and Rolfe with convincing the apparent traitor Fanshaw to "save his honour" by committing suicide.

22nd Dec 1973

The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.

29th Dec 1973

A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.

5th Jan 1974

A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.

12th Jan 1974

Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?

19th Jan 1974

An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.

26th Jan 1974

2nd Feb 1974

A penniless man tries to claim a reward from a millionaire at Christmas, and finds it's not as easy as he thought it would be.

9th Feb 1974

A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.

16th Feb 1974

During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?

23rd Feb 1974

A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.