The Odd Man

Season 2

8 episodes · premiered May 11, 1962

Where to watch The Odd Man

  1. E1 The Raggle-Taggle Gipsy

    May 11, 1962 · 50m

    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. E2 South American Way

    May 18, 1962 · 50m

    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. E3 The Circular Escape

    May 25, 1962 · 50m

    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. E4 A Hundred Foot of Film

    Jun 1, 1962 · 50m

    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. E5 Francis the Third

    Jun 8, 1962 · 50m

    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. E6 A View to Death

    Jun 15, 1962 · 50m

    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. E7 The Great Big Question Mark

    Jun 22, 1962 · 50m

    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.

  8. E8 The House of D'Arblay

    Jun 29, 1962 · 50m

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