1x1 - Captain Rogers

September 1, 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.

1x2 - The Leather Funnel

September 8, 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

1x3 - A Terribly Strange Bed

September 15, 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.

1x4 - La Grande Breteche

September 22, 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.

1x5 - The Dinner Party

September 29, 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.

1x6 - Money to Burn

October 6, 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?

1x7 - In the Confessional

October 13, 1973

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

1x8 - Unseen Alibi

October 20, 1973

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

1x9 - Battle of Wits

October 27, 1973

1x10 - A Point of Law

November 3, 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.

1x12 - The Ingenious Reporter

November 17, 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.

1x13 - Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl

November 24, 1973

1x14 - For Sale - Silence

December 1, 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.

1x15 - The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd

December 8, 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.

1x16 - An Affair of Honour

December 15, 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.

1x17 - Farewell to the Faulkners

December 22, 1973

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

1x18 - The Power of Fear

December 29, 1973

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

1x19 - Where There's a Will

January 5, 1974

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

1x20 - A Time to Remember

January 12, 1974

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

1x21 - Ice Storm

January 19, 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.

1x22 - Come Into My Parlour

January 26, 1974

1x23 - Compliments of the Season

February 2, 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.

1x24 - Under Suspicion

February 9, 1974

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

1x25 - Trial for Murder

February 16, 1974

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

1x26 - The Furnished Room

February 23, 1974

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