The Odd Man

Season 2

1962 · 8 episodes · 6h 40m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Raggle-Taggle Gipsy

   11 May 1962 · 50 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. South American Way

   18 May 1962 · 50 min

   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.

3. 3

   3. The Circular Escape

   25 May 1962 · 50 min

   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.

4. 4

   4. A Hundred Foot of Film

   1 Jun 1962 · 50 min

   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.

5. 5

   5. Francis the Third

   8 Jun 1962 · 50 min

   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.

6. 6

   6. A View to Death

   15 Jun 1962 · 50 min

   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.

7. 7

   7. The Great Big Question Mark

   22 Jun 1962 · 50 min

   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.

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   8. The House of D'Arblay

   29 Jun 1962 · 50 min

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