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The Frighteners
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A horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The MinderJuly 7, 1972—A daring jailbreak is planned — but does Bender mastermind the escape of his boss out of loyalty, or a more sinister motive?
- S01E02The Night of the StagJuly 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 celebrati
- S01E03Old ComradesJuly 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.
- S01E04The ManipulatorsJuly 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
- S01E05The Disappearing ManAugust 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 disappe
- S01E06Firing SquadAugust 11, 1972—A mercenary returns to England, having switched sides in a coup and discovers his former associates waiting for him, looking for revenge.
- S01E07Miss MouseAugust 25, 1972—A henpecked husband brings his marriage to a life-altering conclusion after a night out with his wife. Meanwhile, their neighbour, Miss Mous
- S01E08The TreatSeptember 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.
- S01E09Bed and BreakfastSeptember 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 t
- S01E10You Remind Me of SomeoneSeptember 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.
- S01E11The ClassroomMay 13, 1973—A teacher is about to retire, very popular with pupils, but there's an exception.
- S01E12Glad to Be of HelpMay 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
- S01E13Have a Nice Time at the Zoo, DarlingJune 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 - b
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