Season 2

Season 2

The Odd Man

8 episodes11/05/1962

Episodes

Episode 1
S2 · E1 · 11/05/1962 · 50 min

The Raggle-Taggle Gipsy

When an ex-Hungarian turns up mysteriously after having been missing for a whole year, is taken ill and then dies from an overdose of drugs, Gardiner sets out to retrace the man's footsteps - and discovers a sinister clinic run by an ex-SS doctor.

Episode 2
S2 · E2 · 18/05/1962 · 50 min

South American Way

When Gardiner organises a British tour for a South American dance company and discovers a plot to discredit their patron, he intervenes on the British Government. But South, a hired killer, stalks his every move.

Episode 3
S2 · E3 · 25/05/1962 · 50 min

The Circular Escape

When Professor Preece is sent to prison for passing secrets to a foreign agent but escapes to settle accounts with the real traitor (his son), a chance meeting with Judy alerts Gardiner to Preece's plans.

Episode 4
S2 · E4 · 01/06/1962 · 50 min

A Hundred Foot of Film

Before Gardiner can arrive at a sleazy hotel to keep a rendezvous with a man claiming to have important news, South kills the informer. Gardiner discovers the man's body and a reel of film - which sets him on the trail of a powerful adversary.

Episode 5
S2 · E5 · 08/06/1962 · 50 min

Francis the Third

A young boy 'adopts' Judy and declares that he will stay with the Gardiners, and then produces a £100 note to pay rent. This odd event leads Steve to uncover an uncover an assassination plot against a French politician, whom South has been hired to kill.

Episode 6
S2 · E6 · 15/06/1962 · 50 min

A View to Death

When Judy has a nightmare during which she is murdered by a mute killer and then meets South, the man from her dreams, in a train corridor, Steve finds far more than he bargained for on his return home.

Episode 7
S2 · E7 · 22/06/1962 · 50 min

The Great Big Question Mark

Gardiner is approached by a young girl who asks him to sign a petition on behalf of South, who is applying for a reprieve. They argue and the incident places both in danger when Gardiner is mistaken for an American journalist.

Episode 8
S2 · E8 · 29/06/1962 · 50 min

The House of D'Arblay

The body of an actor, covered with flowers and found in a car, leads Gardiner to bait a trap for South.

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