About this season
Thirteen Against Fate is a series of thirteen hour-long episodes based on the novels of Georges Simenon. Noted for the sound psychology of his characters, Simenon's stories deal with many nationalities and are set in numerous European cities and villages. There are sequences filmed in these locations integrated into the episodes. In each of the novels chosen for this series, Fate plays a leading role in the development of the story and the characters.
Episodes (13)
1. The Lodger
Aired 19 June 1966 • 30 min
2. Trapped
Aired 26 June 1966 • 30 min
3. The Traveller
Aired 3 July 1966 • 30 min
4. The Widower
Aired 10 July 1966 • 30 min
5. The Judge
Aired 17 July 1966 • 30 min
6. The Schoolmaster
Aired 24 July 1966 • 30 min
7. The Witness
Aired 31 July 1966 • 30 min
8. The Friends
Aired 7 August 1966 • 30 min
9. The Survivors
Aired 14 August 1966 • 30 min
10. The Son
Aired 21 August 1966 • 30 min
11. The Murderer
Aired 28 August 1966 • 30 min
12. The Suspect
Aired 4 September 1966 • 30 min
For many years M. Hire has lived a recluse's existence in a seedy Paris lodging house. He has no friends, receives no letters, goes out only to his office or to the cinema. One evening, a brutal killing occurs nearby. A young girl is murdered and her handbag is snatched. When Hire's landlady -- a shrill busybody and gossip - sees a towel in Hire's room, covered with blood from a shaving cut, she jumps to the wrong conclusion and suspects him of the murder. And when she recalls that very late during the night of the crime, she had to pull the cord by her bed to let someone into the house, she is doubly convinced of Hire's guilt. Hardly able to suppress her excitement and self-importance she informs the police of her suspicions. Based on George Simenon's short novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire
13. The Counsel
Aired 11 September 1966 • 30 min