All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Fine Print

    • December 10, 1960
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  • S01E02 Intent to Defraud

    • December 17, 1960
    • ITV1

    The suspicious death of a playwright arouses the attention of the investigators.

  • S01E03 The Weasel

    • December 31, 1960
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    A fashion collection is destroyed by arson.

  • S01E04 The Man with the Ticking Head

    • January 7, 1961
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    A couple cancel an insurance claim when their jewels and the dead thief turn up.

  • S01E05 The Authentic McCoy

    • January 14, 1961
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    John Hunter seeks the rightful heir of a dead millionaire.

  • S01E06 The Legacy

    • January 21, 1961
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    A confidence trickster attempts to leave his niece an insurance payment when he dies. John Hunter looks into the case.

  • S01E07 For the Price of Two

    • January 28, 1961
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    Twin sisters turn up dead after being insured.

  • S01E08 The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid

    • February 4, 1961
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    An avid book collector refuses an insurance payment for the theft of a rare bible.

  • S01E09 Libel

    • February 11, 1961
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    John HUnter investigates the allegations of two broker against a newspaper.

  • S01E10 The Schemers

    • February 18, 1961
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    A doctor, insured by the company, goes reported as lost at sea. Hunter believes it is a scheme to defraud.

  • S01E11 A Question of Murder

    • February 25, 1961
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    A missing writer is going to be declared legally dead. Hunter investigates the claim.

  • S01E12 Fire

    • March 4, 1961
    • ITV1

Season 2

  • S02E01 An Obituary for a Champion

    • December 10, 1961
    • ITV1

    Hunter investigates the suspicious demise of a boxer.

  • S02E02 Lamb to the Slaughter

    • December 17, 1961
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    A rich guy plans to kill her wife and put the blame on a burglar.

  • S02E03 Washday S.O.S.

    • January 7, 1962
    • ITV1

    A scientist is held in a cell by the secret of police of an enemy country.

  • S02E04 A Case of Larceny

    • January 14, 1962
    • ITV1

  • S02E05 The Slope of Death

    • January 21, 1962
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    A lady fears her husband might be trying to get rid of her.

  • S02E06 The Mighty Warrior

    • January 27, 1962
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    A horse that is slated as a sure bet to win the Grand National has to be shot. His owners file a claim with "Eastern"

  • S02E07 A Tale of Two Ships

    • February 3, 1962
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    A captain who cheated the insurance company once wants to try again.

  • S02E08 Killian's Cut

    • February 10, 1962
    • ITV1

    Jewelry thieves are killing all witnesses to their theft.

  • S02E09 Murder Fugue

    • February 17, 1962
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    A newspaper photograph enables Hunter to uncover a pianist's insurance scheme.

  • S02E10 The Safe Way

    • February 24, 1962
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    Five safes all made by the same company have been robbed.

  • S02E11 Flash in the Sky

    • March 3, 1962
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    Hunter investigates a plane crash in which a recently---and heavily---insured woman died.

  • S02E12 Single or Double Indemnity

    • March 10, 1962
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    A suspicious train derailment---a heavily insured railroad man was killed.

  • S02E13 Affairs of the Heart

    • March 17, 1962
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    A widow collects insurance money---then disappears.

  • S02E14 The Bite

    • March 24, 1962
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    A man tries to collect his life insurance by planning an auto wreck and substituting with a dead man his own identity.

  • S02E15 A Hood from Canada

    • March 31, 1962
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    Mrs. Chapman thinks she's getting her husband's life insurance; Hunter has reason to doubt it.

  • S02E16 The Hair of the Dog

    • April 7, 1962
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    A woman resorts to murder to hide the fact that her dog is not purebred.

  • S02E17 Time to Kill

    • April 14, 1962
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    An odd couple's derangement: robbing---and killing---old men.

  • S02E18 The Dashing Major

    • April 21, 1962
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    Major Randolph takes out a huge amount of travel insurance, intending to board a plane for Tangier.

  • S02E19 Legs, £50,000 Each

    • April 28, 1962
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    A famous woman's legs are heavily insured and then they appear broken.

  • S02E20 The Case of George Peterson

    • May 5, 1962
    • ITV1

    Factory messenger collects payroll from bank and later vanishes.

  • S02E21 Green for Danger

    • May 12, 1962
    • ITV1

    An emerald necklace is stolen, the latest in a series of similar thefts.

  • S02E22 The Hands of Adrian

    • May 19, 1962
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    A violinist plots to collect insurance by faking an injury to his hand.

  • S02E23 Back of Beyond

    • May 26, 1962
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    A woman wants her missing husband proclaimed dead, so she can collect his insurance.

  • S02E24 The Broker

    • June 2, 1962
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    Hunter investigates a broker's claim.

  • S02E25 Carnival Case

    • June 9, 1962
    • ITV1

    A fortuneteller is killed after informing police of a theft ring under the big top.

  • S02E26 Knight of the Road

    • June 16, 1962
    • ITV1

    Ken Northwood is determined to make a fortune---by cheating Eastern.

  • S02E27 Diamond Studded Malaria

    • June 23, 1962
    • ITV1

    A man is killed and robbed of diamonds, and his guard accused of the crime.