The Frighteners
A horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Jul 07, 1972
- Popularity: 3.4837
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Jun 03, 1973
Last episode: Have a Nice Time at the Zoo, Darling
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 13 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Minder30 min
A daring jailbreak is planned - but does Bender mastermind the escape of his boss out of loyalty, or a more sinister motive?
Episode 2The Night of the Stag30 min
Ginny receives a phone call from her lover, Mike, telling her that it is over between them. He is calling from the pub where he is celebrating his stag night. Ginny convinces Mike that they should spend one more night together before his wedding the next morning.
Episode 3Old Comrades30 min
A retired army Sergeant receives an unexpected visit from two of his former unit members who seem to have some unfinished business with him.
Episode 4The Manipulators30 min
A lecture on Pavlov's Dogs. A room full of women being computer-tested for their typing skills. Two blokes, in a flat above a butchers' shop have been watching the young couple in the flat opposite, and their baby, taping their conversations. The couple's nerves are frayed. "They're getting close to breaking point" says one watcher. "Thanks to you" replies the other, more experienced watcher. As they continue to interfere, something terrible happens. One watcher wants to put a stop to it. His superior feels otherwise. But who, exactly is the manipulator and who is the manipulated?
Episode 5The Disappearing Man30 min
A tired and worried man fails to see his reflection in a train window. He comes to the conclusion that he is being ignored in life because he is disappearing from the world.
