The Best Episodes Written By John Collier

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   #1 - Anniversary Gift

   S5:E611/1/1959

   Sick of his wife's menagerie of strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to get her the perfect present - a highly poisonous coral snake.

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   #2 - The Magic Shop

   S2:E131/10/1964

   Tony Grainger is a young boy who gets fifteen dollars for his birthday. He asks his father Steven to take him to an out-of-the-way magic shop so that he can spend it. Mr. Dulong, the mysterious owner of the shop, takes an interest in the boy and agrees to teach him everything he knows about magic. Despite his father's protests Tony is invited to step into a cabinet by Mr. Dulong. Ignoring his father, Tony steps inside and promptly disappears. When Mr. Dulong, himself, disappears Steven is shocked. The next day Tony comes out of the cabinet and acts like nothing happened. Eventually the Grainger's realize that there son has become a master of black magic and that they are helpless in the face of his dark power.

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   #3 - Never Speak Ill of the Dead

   S4:E85/24/1981

   David is accused of murder when his wife Irene vanishes. Her promiscuous lifestyle made her the talk of the town, but the gossip has escalated.

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   #4 - Back for Christmas

   S2:E145/31/1980

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

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   6.8/10(21 votes)

   #5 - The Chaser

   S1:E315/13/1960

   A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a love potion.

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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Back for Christmas

   S1:E233/4/1956

   Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.

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   #7 - Youth from Vienna

   S6:E137/2/1983

   Being admired by the inventor of an anti-ageing formula is handy for Caroline, who is eager to keep her looks.

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   #8 - In the Cards

   S8:E27/14/1985

   Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?

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   #9 - Wet Saturday

   S2:E19/30/1956

   After his daughter kills a man, Mr. Princey devises a plan to save his family name.

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    #10 - Bird of Prey

    S7:E108/4/1984

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

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    #11 - Wet Saturday

    S7:E87/7/1984

    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.

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    Writer:John Collier

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