TV series

Scorpion Tales

1978 · 1 season

A quiet, talky British thriller anthology where each hour builds a creeping unease toward a sting in the tail.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, mystery, betrayal, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
mystery
betrayal
guilt
fate
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild