The Frighteners (1972)
Synopsis
A horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale.
Network
ITV1
Episodes
The Minder
A daring jailbreak is planned - but does Bender mastermind the escape of his boss out of loyalty, or a more sinister motive?
The Night of the Stag
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.
Old Comrades
A retired army Sergeant receives an unexpected visit from two of his former unit members who seem to have some unfinished business with him.
The Manipulators
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. The couple's nerves are frayed. "They're getting close to breaking point" says one watcher. "Thanks to you" replies the other, more experienced watcher. As they continue to interfere, something terrible happens. One watcher wants to put a stop to it. His superior feels otherwise. But who, exactly is the manipulator and who is the manipulated?
The Disappearing Man
A tired and worried man fails to see his reflection in a train window. He comes to the conclusion that he is being ignored in life because he is disappearing from the world.
Firing Squad
A mercenary returns to the UK having switched sides in a coup and discovers his former associates waiting for him, looking for revenge.
Miss Mouse
A hen-pecked husband brings his marriage to a life-changing conclusion one evening after a night out with his wife. Meanwhile their neighbour, Miss Mouse, hears everything via the intercom she uses for babysitting their child.
The Treat
It was meant to be a great day out for three veterans and the male nurse. But their uneasy friendship soon became savage enmity.
Bed and Breakfast
The Ashworths arrive at Cartwright's remote country house and place a board outside indicating the place is a hotel. They then demand that Cartwright gives them rooms for the night.
You Remind Me of Someone
A lorry driver starts to become uneasy about the conversation he is having with his hitch hiker companion Norris and decides it's time for him to leave
The Classroom
A teacher is about to retire,very popular with pupils but there is an exception.
Glad to Be of Help
An MP, skilled in solving problems, finds his expertise begins to fail in the face of a routine interview that slowly turns into a meeting of mounting menace.
Have a Nice Time at the Zoo, Darling
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?
Details
Original Title
The Frighteners
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
