Scorpion Tales(1978)
MysteryDrama
First Air Date: 1978-04-29
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Scorpion Tales is a British anthology that aired on ITV in 1978, featuring one-off, hour-long plays with twist endings. Produced by ATV, the programme was similar in format to other thriller anthologies like Thriller and Sapphire & Steel. Each episode presented a self-contained story, often with a sinister or surprising conclusion, and starred actors such as Trevor Howard, David Robb, and Anthony Bate.
Keywords
anthologytwist ending
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Easterman
Air Date: 1978-04-29
Soon to retire DI Mavor becomes embroiled in a case involving a series of murders, carried out by the unknown 'Easter...
E02
Killing
Air Date: 1978-05-06
Working on a computer project, Martha Fredricks finds herself impeded by colleague Mark Hawkins, who is in secret com...
E03
The Great Albert
Air Date: 1978-05-13
Matthew Ward, a boy whose parents are on the verge of divorcing, discovers a 16th-century book of spells. With this, ...
E04
The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress
Air Date: 1978-05-20
Seemingly estranged father and son Sir Wilfred and Toby Grafton are at loggerheads over the latter's inheritance. Tob...
E05
Crimes of Persuasion
Air Date: 1978-05-27
MP Sir Robert Haines is in the process of making secret deals with an ex-Arab PM. Meanwhile, at home, his mistress ha...
E06
Truth or Consequence
Air Date: 1978-08-12
Lt James White enrols in a training course to build his resistance to interrogation. As he proceeds, however, he disc...
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