Scorpion Tales — Season 1
Anthology series of stories "with a sting in the tail."
About this season
Anthology series of stories "with a sting in the tail."
Episodes (6)
1. Easterman
Aired 29 April 1978 • 60 min
Soon to retire DI Mavor becomes embroiled in a case involving a series of murders, carried out by the unknown 'Easterman'. On investigation, Mavor discovers that Easterman was the homosexual lover of a man he killed some time before and now he is out for revenge.
2. Killing
Aired 6 May 1978 • 60 min
Working on a computer project, Martha Fredricks finds herself impeded by colleague Mark Hawkins, who is in secret communication with the computer, taking money from the bank to invest in the currency market. Collecting the interest and replacing the original money, he goes unnoticed, until Fredricks discovers his scheme.
3. The Great Albert
Aired 13 May 1978 • 60 min
Matthew Ward, a boy whose parents are on the verge of divorcing, discovers a 16th-century book of spells. With this, he attempts to bring about events to his own wishes. However, his plans go wrong when his mother brings home her lover, who then murders his father.
4. The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress
Aired 20 May 1978 • 60 min
Seemingly estranged father and son Sir Wilfred and Toby Grafton are at loggerheads over the latter's inheritance. Toby's fiancée Karen steps in and beguiles Wilfred due to her similarity to his deceased wife.
5. Crimes of Persuasion
Aired 27 May 1978 • 60 min
MP Sir Robert Haines is in the process of making secret deals with an ex-Arab PM. Meanwhile, at home, his mistress has hatched a plan to avenge his philandering. However, both of them later come unstuck when terrorist enemies of the Arab come calling.
6. Truth or Consequence
Aired 12 August 1978 • 60 min
Lt James White enrols in a training course to build his resistance to interrogation. As he proceeds, however, he discovers that the training is more intense than expected, and people on the outside cannot be trusted.