The Best Episodes Written By Robin Chapman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - The Landlady

   S1:E54/21/1979

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

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   #2 - The Flypaper

   S3:E18/9/1980

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

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   #3 - The Hitch-Hiker

   S2:E43/22/1980

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

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   #4 - Kindly Dig Your Grave

   S4:E116/14/1981

   Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expense of struggling artists. Then one of her victims falls in love with Fatima, an artist's model, and Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.

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   7.0/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Lamb to the Slaughter

   S1:E44/14/1979

   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.

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   #6 - Galloping Foxley

   S2:E33/15/1980

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

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   #7 - 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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   #8 - Operation Safecrack

   S5:E35/9/1982

   In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack one for a cash prize. But are his skills sharp enough?

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Vorpal Blade

   S6:E85/28/1983

   Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Mugger

    S7:E1410/14/1984

    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.

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    #11 - The Dead Don't Steal

    S9:E74/22/1988

    Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.

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    #12 - The Orderly World of Mr Appleby

    S2:E156/7/1980

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

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    #13 - The Eavesdropper

    S5:E25/2/1982

    Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Donald, having an affair?

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Hit and Run

    S6:E125/10/1983

    Dr Roger Ashburn's beautiful wife tells him their marriage is over. Devastated, he begins a new life.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Royal Jelly

    S2:E13/1/1980

    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?

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    #16 - Vicious Circle

    S4:E24/12/1981

    An old lady catches Rex Tobin, a young burglar who was planning to rob her, and makes friends with him. But what is she really up to?

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Bosom Friends

    S4:E146/12/1981

    Nell and Emma are old school friends who are reunited after years apart. However, things quickly turn sour.

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    #18 - Blue Marigold

    S5:E14/25/1982

    Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Surgeon

    S9:E31/15/1988

    When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - A Time to Die

    S9:E95/6/1988

    Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Boy Who Talked with Animals

    S4:E34/19/1981

    When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be more to his pet than meets the eye.

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    #22 - Completely Foolproof

    S4:E126/21/1981

    The very rich Joe Brisson is a self-made man with a number of enemies - including Lisa, his elegant but dangerously dissatisfied wife.

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    #23 - Run, Rabbit, Run

    S5:E45/16/1982

    Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero’s wife has a big secret to tell.

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    #24 - Decoy

    S5:E76/6/1982

    When a woman is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected killer. But what if she is tracking the wrong man?

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    #25 - The Finger of Suspicion

    S9:E84/29/1988

    Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.

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