The Frighteners

Jul 7, 1972

A daring jailbreak is planned — but does Bender mastermind the escape of his boss out of loyalty, or a more sinister motive?

Jul 14, 1972

Ginny receives a phone call from her lover, Mike, telling her that it is over between them. He is calling from the pub where he is celebrating his stag night. Ginny convinces Mike that they should spend one more night together before his wedding the next morning.

Jul 21, 1972

A retired Army Sergeant receives an unexpected visit from two of his former unit members who seem to have some unfinished business with him.

Jul 28, 1972

A lecture on Pavlov's Dogs: a room full of women being computer-tested for their typing skills. Two blokes, in a flat above a butchers' shop have been watching the young couple in the flat opposite, and their baby, taping their conversations.

Aug 4, 1972

A weary man fails to see his reflection in a train window, and comes to the conclusion that he's being ignored in life because he is disappearing from the world.

Aug 11, 1972

A mercenary returns to England, having switched sides in a coup and discovers his former associates waiting for him, looking for revenge.

Aug 25, 1972

A henpecked husband brings his marriage to a life-altering conclusion after a night out with his wife. Meanwhile, their neighbour, Miss Mouse, hears everything via the intercom she uses for babysitting their child.

Sep 1, 1972

It was meant to be a great day out for three veterans and the male nurse. But their uneasy friendship soon becomes savage enmity.

Sep 8, 1972

Anthony and Olive Ashworth arrive at Fred Cartwright's remote country home and place a sign outside, indicating the place is a hotel. They then demand that Cartwright give them board for the night.

Sep 23, 1972

A lorry driver grows uneasy about the conversation he is having with his hitchhiker companion and decides it's time for him to leave.

May 13, 1973

A teacher is about to retire, very popular with pupils, but there's an exception.

May 20, 1973

An MP, skilled in problem-solving, finds his expertise begin to fail in the face of a routine interview that slowly turns into a meeting of mounting menace.

Jun 3, 1973

A man has been watching attractive, thirteen-year-old Ruth. When they meet face-to-face, heart-rending mistakes of the past are revealed - but what of the future?