Scorpion Tales
Scorpion Tales is a British anthology that aired on ITV in 1978, featuring one-off, hour-long plays with twist endings. Produced by ATV, the programme was similar in format to other thriller anthologies like Thriller and Sapphire & Steel. Each episode presented a self-contained story, often with a sinister or surprising conclusion, and starred actors such as Trevor Howard, David Robb, and Anthony Bate.
Top cast
Heronimo Sehmi
John (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Mavor
Patrick Allen
Cummings
Don Henderson
Easterman
Maryann Turner
Alice Mavor
Paul Arlington
Purcell
Alan Rowe
Dr English
Patrick Godfrey
Russell
Will Knightley
Randwell
Andrew Andreas
Demetrius
David Foxxe
Hallam
Jack Shepherd
Mark Hawkins
Angela Down
Martha Fredricks
Michael O'Hagan
Ross Fredricks
James Lister
Ken Hassell
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- April 29, 1978
- Last air date
- August 12, 1978
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode runtime
- 1h
- Network
- ITV1
- Original language
- EN
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