Henry James Stories (Season 1)

What Morgan Knew (Episode 1)

Air date: 1976-02-28

Runtime: 45 min

Overview: The Moreen family hires Pemberton to tutor young Morgan. Pemberton has no money of his own, and the social non-conformity of his employers condemns him to the impossibility of being paid. Yet an emotional relationship develops between master and pupil.

The Turn of the Screw (Episode 2)

Air date: 1976-03-06

Runtime: 110 min

Overview: In a mid-19th century Essex country house, Elizabeth, a young governess for lonely children Miles and Flora, becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted and that the children are being possessed.

The Bench of Desolation (Episode 3)

Writer: Roger Grenier

Air date: 1976-03-13

Runtime: 52 min

Overview: A mild-mannered book dealer is blackmailed by his ex-fiancée after he refuses to marry her.

De Grey (Episode 4)

Writer: Roger Grenier

Air date: 1976-03-20

Runtime: 52 min

Overview: An elderly woman in a château seeks companionship, but her resident priest is superstitious about a family curse, creating tension as her son travels abroad.

The Author of Beltraffio (Episode 5)

Air date: 1976-03-27

Runtime: 52 min

Overview: A young American writer visits a famous (and controversial) author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing of their young son.

Georgina's Reasons (Episode 6)

Air date: 1976-04-03

Runtime: 52 min

Overview: A young woman secretly marries a naval officer and impulsively decides to abandon her baby and lie about its existence.

A Rebellious Young Man (Episode 7)

Air date: 1976-04-10

Runtime: 52 min

Overview: Owen Wingrave rebels against his family's military legacy in Victorian England, causing scandal and violence.