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A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.

When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?

Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.

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

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.

When Mary learns her husband is having an affair, she invites her rival to a beach party.

After closing a deal, a German businessman meets an attractive but mysterious girl in a hotel bar.

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.

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.

Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.

A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?

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

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.

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

When millionaire Jack runs into Harold, a boy he bullied at school, he gives him a job. But Harold soon suspects his wife of having an affair with his new boss.

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.

Three aristocratic women hear of the death of a woman who once served them as a nanny. They agree to go for lunch in her memory.

Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, gloves begin appearing in unexpected places.

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

Desperate to win the affections of his boss’s daughter, Arthur accepts the help of his friend Charlie. But is he ready to count the true cost of love?

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?

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

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

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.

The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.

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.

A hijacker on an aeroplane takes a stewardess hostage before demanding a million dollars and a parachute. Will the captain give in to his demands?

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.

On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.

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

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.

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.

Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.

The casino offers Roger an escape from his domineering aunt. He has a love for both gambling and a pretty hostess, but the casino boss has a score to settle.

A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years until one day he goes too far.

George Devon, a wealthy rancher, is found murdered. His identical twin nephews stand to inherit his fortune, but one of them was seen at the scene of the crime. Both have alibis and no one can tell them apart.

Tony eats a pricey meal with Susan Mandeville, the extravagant wife of a filmmaker who wants the rights to his book.

When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

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.

Cara is determined to get back her family jewels, which have been hidden away in a safe. Hiring a safe cracker, she goes along with him, undercover.

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

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.

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.

Jack and Betsy are lovers. That is until Jack decides to go halfway across the world to be with his new Australian girlfriend. But Betsy isn't going to make it easy.

Karen marries a rich landowner with a huge house in the country. But after moving in, she senses an evil spirit.

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?

A rich and lonely American ventures to England in search of his long-lost family.

Down on his luck, 'Memory Man' Colin agrees to help a shady character remember the number of a station locker. But then he becomes too curious for his own good.

Claire and her boyfriend have always counted on inheriting her wealthy aunt's fortune - but they are forced to act fast.

When a piece of art is stolen, the gallery owner gets his girlfriend to make copies of it to sell.

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.

An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

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

Two cash-strapped business owners tunnel their way into a bank – only to find they missed a crucial notice on the door.

When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

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.

An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.

George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.

While winding up his late father's affairs, Paul finds a bill demanding over £1,000 for pornography.

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

Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.

Norma owns a big house and lets her sister Emily and her husband live there. But then Emily disappears.

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.

When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

A young, unemployed seaman kills someone in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the knife used back to him, he turns to his friend, Diane, for help.

Criminal lawyer Slade has his reasons for wanting his colleague dead. He meticulously plans the perfect murder.