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Season 1, 24 episodes

Episode 1: First Love
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- 25m
- Oct 1, 1971
Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for her affections along with a host of her other suitors.
Episode 2: The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg
- 25m
- Oct 8, 1971
A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
Episode 3: The Tortures of Hope
- 25m
- Oct 15, 1971
A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
Episode 4: Mateo Falcone
- 25m
- Oct 22, 1971
A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
Episode 5: The Vampire
- 25m
- Oct 29, 1971
Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession, the supernatural, and the line between reality and imagination.
Episode 6: The Swashbuckler
- 25m
- Nov 5, 1971
A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
Episode 7: The Actress
- 25m
- Nov 12, 1971
A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
Episode 8: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
- 25m
- Nov 19, 1971
A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, more severe method, only for the narrator to discover the 'doctors' are actually the patients, and the 'keepers' are those locked away, tarred and feathered.
Episode 9: The Rajah's Diamond
- 25m
- Nov 26, 1971
Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their greed, folly, and the dark allure of wealth. The narrative links these tales through the diamond's movement from London to Paris, exploring themes of crime, deception, and morality.
Episode 10: The Nose
- 25m
- Dec 3, 1971
A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
Episode 11: Tell-Tale Hearts
- 25m
- Dec 10, 1971
A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
Episode 12: Markheim
- 25m
- Dec 17, 1971
A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personified by a mysterious visitor who may be the Devil, forcing him to confront his evil and ultimately choose confession over further sin.
Episode 13: The Barrel Organ
- 25m
- Dec 24, 1971
Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and her barrel organ, which he initially despises but comes to cherish as a source of joy and connection, ultimately leading him to help her.
Episode 14: The Canterville Ghost
- 25m
- Dec 31, 1971
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
Episode 15: Decameron
- 25m
- Jan 7, 1972
From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
Episode 16: A Matter of Conscience
- 25m
- Jan 14, 1972
From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
Episode 17: The Husband Under the Bed
- 25m
- Jan 21, 1972
From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
Episode 18: Pavoncello
- 25m
- Jan 28, 1972
From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
Episode 19: The Song of Triumphant Love
- 25m
- Feb 4, 1972
From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
Episode 20: The Postmaster
- 25m
- Feb 11, 1972
From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
Episode 21: A Terribly Strange Bed
- 25m
- Feb 18, 1972
From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
Episode 22: The Fatalist
- 25m
- Feb 25, 1972
From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
Episode 23: Resurrection of the Offland
- 25m
- Mar 3, 1972
From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
Episode 24: Boarded Window
- 25m
- Mar 10, 1972
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: First Love

E2 Episode 2: The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg

E3 Episode 3: The Tortures of Hope

E4 Episode 4: Mateo Falcone

E5 Episode 5: The Vampire

E6 Episode 6: The Swashbuckler

E7 Episode 7: The Actress

E8 Episode 8: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether

E9 Episode 9: The Rajah's Diamond

E10 Episode 10: The Nose

E11 Episode 11: Tell-Tale Hearts

E12 Episode 12: Markheim

E13 Episode 13: The Barrel Organ

E14 Episode 14: The Canterville Ghost

E15 Episode 15: Decameron

E16 Episode 16: A Matter of Conscience

E17 Episode 17: The Husband Under the Bed

E18 Episode 18: Pavoncello

E19 Episode 19: The Song of Triumphant Love

E20 Episode 20: The Postmaster

E21 Episode 21: A Terribly Strange Bed

E22 Episode 22: The Fatalist

E23 Episode 23: Resurrection of the Offland

E24 Episode 24: Boarded Window

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: First Love

E2 Episode 2: The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg

E3 Episode 3: The Tortures of Hope

E4 Episode 4: Mateo Falcone

E5 Episode 5: The Vampire

E6 Episode 6: The Swashbuckler

E7 Episode 7: The Actress

E8 Episode 8: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether

E9 Episode 9: The Rajah's Diamond

E10 Episode 10: The Nose

E11 Episode 11: Tell-Tale Hearts

E12 Episode 12: Markheim

E13 Episode 13: The Barrel Organ

E14 Episode 14: The Canterville Ghost

E15 Episode 15: Decameron

E16 Episode 16: A Matter of Conscience

E17 Episode 17: The Husband Under the Bed

E18 Episode 18: Pavoncello

E19 Episode 19: The Song of Triumphant Love

E20 Episode 20: The Postmaster

E21 Episode 21: A Terribly Strange Bed

E22 Episode 22: The Fatalist

E23 Episode 23: Resurrection of the Offland

E24 Episode 24: Boarded Window

Episode 1: First Love

Episode 2: The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg

Episode 3: The Tortures of Hope

Episode 4: Mateo Falcone

Episode 5: The Vampire

Episode 6: The Swashbuckler

Episode 7: The Actress

Episode 8: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether

Episode 9: The Rajah's Diamond

Episode 10: The Nose

Episode 11: Tell-Tale Hearts

Episode 12: Markheim

Episode 13: The Barrel Organ

Episode 14: The Canterville Ghost

Episode 15: Decameron

Episode 16: A Matter of Conscience

Episode 17: The Husband Under the Bed

Episode 18: Pavoncello

Episode 19: The Song of Triumphant Love

Episode 20: The Postmaster

Episode 21: A Terribly Strange Bed

Episode 22: The Fatalist

Episode 23: Resurrection of the Offland

Episode 24: Boarded Window

Episode 1: First Love

Episode 2: The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg

Episode 3: The Tortures of Hope

Episode 4: Mateo Falcone

Episode 5: The Vampire

Episode 6: The Swashbuckler

Episode 7: The Actress

Episode 8: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether

Episode 9: The Rajah's Diamond

Episode 10: The Nose

Episode 11: Tell-Tale Hearts

Episode 12: Markheim

Episode 13: The Barrel Organ

Episode 14: The Canterville Ghost

Episode 15: Decameron

Episode 16: A Matter of Conscience

Episode 17: The Husband Under the Bed

Episode 18: Pavoncello

Episode 19: The Song of Triumphant Love

Episode 20: The Postmaster

Episode 21: A Terribly Strange Bed

Episode 22: The Fatalist

Episode 23: Resurrection of the Offland

Episode 24: Boarded Window