The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 7

A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.

Director: Leo Penn

Writer: Ross Thomas

After killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.

Director: Bert Salzman

Writer: Bert Salzman

James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce may be difficult unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.

Director: John Jacobs

Writer: Roy Russell

Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.

Director: Bert Salzman

Writer: Bert Salzman

Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. But eventually, they meet their match.

Director: Peter Duffell

Writer: Denis Cannan

Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.

Director: Leo Penn

Writer: David Scott Milton

Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides, but is having an affair. When he finds out, he decides to act.

Director: Graham Williams

Writer: Peter Ransley

When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.

Director: Peter Hammond

Writer: Robin Chapman

Walter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to show off. He stages a story writing competition, with a £5,000 prize, to find the plot for a perfect murder.

Director: Peter Hammond

Writer: Gerald Savory

Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover, however, still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.

Director: Bert Salzman

Writer: Bert Salzman

Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.

Director: Ray Danton

Writer: Ross Thomas

When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: David Scott Milton

When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.

Director: Christopher Lukas

Writer: David Trainer

A writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his wife everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?

Director: William Slater

Writer: Wolf Mankowitz

George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent a scandal.

Director: Norman Lloyd

Writer: John Collier