The Cheaters - Season 2

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An Obituary for a Champion

1 - An Obituary for a Champion

Air Date: December 10, 1961

Champion boxer Kirk Carter is found drowned on the eve of his next fight. Eastern Insurance asks John Hunter has to investigate. Carter's fiancee Verna Matthews is suspicious about the recent behaviour of promoter Sam Harvey.

Lamb to the Slaughter

2 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Air Date: December 17, 1961

Gene Walker asks Rudy Lamb to stage a hold up in his own home so he can steal his wife's diamonds. Lamb follows his instructions but sees Walker shoot his wife before killing him. Eastern Insurance asks John Hunter to investigate.

Washday S.O.S.

3 - Washday S.O.S.

Air Date: January 7, 1962

Eastern European doctor, Austice Serafin dies giving aid in an epidemic in Kolitz. He has a large insurance policy with Eastern Insurance with brother flying into collect it however Serafin's widow claims he is still alive.

A Case of Larceny

4 - A Case of Larceny

Air Date: January 14, 1962

Walter Allan gets a call from the husband of his cousin that he has been robbed. He and John Hunter to go and help and find the man strangled. The police have been given the name Ralph Nixon but he has vanished.

The Slope of Death

5 - The Slope of Death

Air Date: January 21, 1962

Joy Allington is nearly killed on a skiing holiday in Switzerland. She sends a letter to Walter Allen telling him that her husband was trying to kill her. As the couple have accident insurance he sends Hunter to investigate.

The Mighty Warrior

6 - The Mighty Warrior

Air Date: January 27, 1962

Champion steeplechase horse 'The Mighty Warrior' falls and dies during a race costing Eastern Insurance £20,000. Hunter is sent to investigate Jefford and O'Shea stables and discovers that trainer Betty Fuller vanished after the race.

A Tale of Two Ships

7 - A Tale of Two Ships

Air Date: February 3, 1962

SS Tilman sinks with all hands. Owner Gormley sells it's sister ship, the SS Sircon for scrap. After collecting the insurance he buys a new freighter. When crewman Varga, who was on the Tilman, is found murdered questions are asked.

Obituary for a Champion

13 - Obituary for a Champion

Lamb to the Slaughter

14 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Washday S.O.S.

15 - Washday S.O.S.

A Case of Larceny

16 - A Case of Larceny

Slope of Death

17 - Slope of Death

Mighty Warrior

18 - Mighty Warrior

Air Date: May 27, 1961

A Tale of Two Ships

19 - A Tale of Two Ships

Killian's Cut

20 - Killian's Cut

Murder Fugue

21 - Murder Fugue

Flash in the Sky

23 - Flash in the Sky

Single or Double Indemnity

24 - Single or Double Indemnity

Affairs of the Heart

25 - Affairs of the Heart

The Bite

26 - The Bite

A Hood from Canada

27 - A Hood from Canada

Air Date: March 31, 1962

The Hair of the Dog

28 - The Hair of the Dog

Time to Kill

29 - Time to Kill

The Dashing Major

30 - The Dashing Major

Legs - £50,000 Each

31 - Legs - £50,000 Each

The Case of George Peterson

32 - The Case of George Peterson

Green for Danger

33 - Green for Danger

Air Date: June 3, 1961

Back of Beyond

35 - Back of Beyond

Air Date: May 26, 1962

The Broker

36 - The Broker

Knight of the Road

37 - Knight of the Road

Diamond Studded Malaria

38 - Diamond Studded Malaria