Chillers

1990 - 1992

A Bird Poised to Fly

5th January 1990

Episode 1

A young architect's obsession with unrequited love drives him over the edge.

The Cat Brought It In

20th April 1990

Episode 2

A pleasant country house weekend is interrupted when the family cat brings in a pair of human fingers instead of the usual mouse or bird. But not even murder can be allowed to disrupt the meticulous veneer of British respectability.

A Curious Suicide

27th April 1990

Episode 3

An American doctor in England for a conference with his spendthrift wife visits an old friend who stole the love of his life from him.

The Day of Reckoning

Episode 4

A young man begins to have terrifying nightmares after visiting his obsessive uncle's automated chicken farm.

Old Folks at Home

Episode 5

A yuppie couple takes in an octogenarian husband and wife from the local old folks' home, but the twosome proves to be more difficult to live with than expected.

Puzzle

Episode 6

A philandering advertisement executive is offered a promotion if he marries one of his two girlfriends.

Sauce for the Goose

Episode 7

A sweet-talking lounge singer charms a housewife into murdering her hotelier husband but is he truly in love with her or just out for her money?

Slowly, Slowly in the Wind

Episode 8

After his daughter becomes involved with the son of his nemesis, a British businessman slowly descends into madness.

Something You Have to Live With

Episode 9

Jessica and Stanley are a married couple who finally achieve their dream of buying a new house. Unfortunately for them, the dream soon becomes a nightmare.

The Stuff of Madness

Episode 10

After indulging his wife's taxidermy hobby for years, a lawyer starts to fetishize a boutique mannequin that reminds him of an ex-girlfriend.

The Thrill Seeker

Episode 11

An encyclopedia proofreader escapes loneliness by playing a twisted game involving kleptomania and assumed identities.

Under a Dark Angel's Eye

29th September 1990

Episode 12

Lee returns to England after a long absence to oversee the sale of his childhood home and visit the couple looking after his estranged tyrannical mother, but the couple's overbearing niceness may hide sinister intentions.

Top Cast

Anthony Perkins

A 1990 horror anthology series, with host Anthony Perkins presenting and screening tales based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories that display a sinister atmosphere, and delve into the darkest depths of human nature.

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Anthony Perkins

Self - Host

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Patricia Highsmith

Short Story

Steven North

Producer

Robert Halmi Jr.

Executive Producer

Mark Grenside

Supervising Producer

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Simon Oakes

Supervising Producer

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Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Supervising Producer

Steven North

Executive In Charge Of Production

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