Shadows of Fear

Season

1970

UK

7.2

Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Did You Lock Up?

After suffering a burglary, a man sets a trap in the hope a snaring the perpetrators.

S1 • E2

Sugar and Spice

A family are forced into conflict when their son disappears one night, and their daughter is behaving very oddly.

S1 • E3

At Occupier's Risk

When a young woman turns up at a Hotel, she discovers the owners behaving very oddly, worse still, she's the only guest.

S1 • E4

The Death Watcher

A Scientist is determined to prove his fanciful theories about spirits being able to communicate with the living. He goes to great lengths to try and prove his theory.

S1 • E5

Repent at Leisure

A wealthy woman recovering from heartbreak embarks on a cruise, and is courted by a man who may be trying to exploit her.

S1 • E6

Return of Favours

A man discovers that his wife's unpleasant friend and her married 'partner' have been using their flat for illicit meetings without his knowledge.

S1 • E7

The Lesser of the Two

A brick smashes through a window; A neighbour is disapproving; Catcalling and Jeering abound; A petition emerges. A seemingly menacing world closes in on Margaret while she tries to a situation that everyone else finds unacceptable.

S1 • E8

White Walls and Olive Green Carpets

A pair of ex-lovers visit a house bequeathed by one of their exes following their sudden death to discuss their relationship. Things take a turn for the sinister as their discussion starts to open up old wounds.

S1 • E9

Sour Grapes

Arriving late at their rented Spanish villa, a couple of British holidaymakers are held at gunpoint by a laconic German.

S1 • E10

Come Into My Parlour

Deanna Ward goes back to her job as a customer representative. Her first customer is a bachelor who promises to buy something for his fiancée. When Deanna returns with the goods, however, she walks into a macabre and terrifying situation.

S1 • E11

The Party's Over

An adulterous cad devises various ways of frightening his wife to death after her diagnosis with a serious heart condition. But is she quite as naïve as he thinks?