Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
A British anthology series featuring tales of horror, mystery, and suspense. Most episodes featured a twist ending, and many of them were based on short stories by well-known writer Roald Dahl, who also served as the show's host during its first two seasons.
Aired: May 12, 1984 Fred Pearson is a no-hoper. He comes to recognize an old comrade from 'Nam an...
2. The Best Chess Player in the World
Aired: May 19, 1984'GB' lives his life according to logic. He tells the story of how he became t...
Aired: May 26, 1984 Media tycoon Sutton and his two friends are all being blackmailed by a woman ...
Aired: Jun 2, 1984 In New York to promote his new book 'Women Weeping', British author Sam Luke ...
Aired: Jun 9, 1984 A driver picks up a hitch-hiker, perhaps not the wisest thing to do when the ...
6. The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Aired: Jun 16, 1984Walter Oates, editor of a magazine which publishes crime stories, is married ...
Aired: Jun 30, 1984 Elizabeth kills her husband because she wants to be with her young lover Ray ...
Aired: Jul 7, 1984 On a wet Saturday, Mr. Princey learns that his unbalanced daughter Millicent ...
Aired: Jul 21, 1984 Having arranged the death of her very wealthy husband in order to be with her...
Aired: Aug 4, 1984 Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg which hat...
11. I Like It Here in Wilmington
Aired: Nov 7, 1984Garment manufacturer Harry Elton is in big trouble. Thanks to his business pa...
Aired: Aug 19, 1984 Steve and Jane are a couple of thieves who travel the country pretending to b...
Aired: Sep 16, 1984 James Howgill finds his marriage to Caroline unfulfilling, and wants a divorc...
Aired: Oct 14, 1984 Government minister Gerald Overton goes to a party without his wife Jennifer,...
Aired: Oct 21, 1984 Holidaying in Connecticut, Gregory visits an isolated hunting lodge and meets...
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