A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.

When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.

When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.

A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.

Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.

Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

An old street beggar, a former tattooist, was a friend of the famous artist, Soutine. On his back, he has a tattoo by the artist, which is now priceless.

A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.

When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

A poisonous snake keeps a teacher prisoner in India. How can he escape from its evil glare?

The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.

A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting contest.

When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.

An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

A philandering physician with an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife.

A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

A young, unemployed seaman kills someone in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the knife used back to him, he turns to his friend, Diane, for help.

With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.

Hazel is a gullible, old widow whose farmhouse is full of antiques, and Merv is a charming conman who buys a valuable picture from her for a knockdown price. But all is not quite as it seems.

Hard-bitten police inspector Walters has a murder on his hands that he can't crack. The prime suspect is George Stamford, who was alone in a locked room with the dead man when he was shot - but he is admitting nothing, and there is no evidence against him.

Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and George, starving writers turned entrepreneurs.

Struggling actresses Suzy and Pat meet Herbert, a wealthy widower. Seductive Suzy enjoys his money, but things soon don't look so rosy.

Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.

When millionaire Jack runs into Harold, a boy he bullied at school, he gives him a job. But Harold soon suspects his wife of having an affair with his new boss.

When Roland leaves his cruel, millionairess wife Vivien for a fresh start with his mistress Anna, the snubbed spouse plans to make his life a living hell.

When disgruntled factory manager Harry is left feeling undervalued by his colleagues, he decides to take revenge.