This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Where to Watch The Vise • Season 1
39 Episodes
One Just Man
E1
One Just Man
Set a Murder
E2
Set a Murder
Let Murder Be Done
E3
Let Murder Be Done
Dr. Damon's Experiment
E4
Dr. Damon's Experiment
Death Pays No Dividends
E5
Death Pays No Dividends
Gabriel's Choice
E6
Gabriel's Choice
The Diamond Expert
E7
The Diamond Expert
The Secret Place
E8
The Secret Place
The Fair and the Fallen
E9
The Fair and the Fallen
The Eavesdropper
E10
The Eavesdropper
The Very Silent Traveler
E11
The Very Silent TravelerIn Manchester, recently released convict Dickie Miller murders Arnold Brockley in an act of revenge. Brockley's pals Rusty and Dylan decide to take the body, on the overnight train, to London and fit up Miller unaware he is watching them.
The Yellow Robe
E12
The Yellow Robe
Lucky Man
E13
Lucky ManA junior diplomat wins the love of Lily, but her father is sponsoring a theory that marriage is the enemy of civilisation.
The Gambler
E14
The GamblerWhile in Monte Carlo, June Belmont is invited by Carlos Rodrigues to join him at the roulette table. June brings Carlos luck and they become partners. When Bob Carter arrives he attempts to get June away from her addiction.
Count of Twelve
E15
Count of TwelveSimon Graves is privy to a gold strike in Welcome Stranger Mine, in South Africa and makes a killing. Harry Bancroft invest but loses a fortune. A newspaper article exposes Graves insider trading and he starts getting threatening letters.
The Final Column
E16
The Final ColumnNewspaper editor Albert Lake sacks his assistant Larry Spence after passing a story to the Courier. Spence blackmails Lake's mistress Marie Dickson but strangles her. When Lake plays down the murder in the Sentinal, Spence blackmails him.
The Benevolent Burglar
E17
The Benevolent BurglarStreet artist Socrates Smith and Detective Mark Tower are unlikely friends. Tower is on the trail of burglar Longhair. During one robbery, Tower falls for Lady Carol. When she receives his love letters there can be only one suspect.
Blind Man's Bluff
E18
Blind Man's BluffValerie Dyson is torn between the love for her husband, and the love she has for another man.
Broken Honeymoon
E19
Broken HoneymoonHelen and Clive Parker's honeymoon in the jungle turns into a nightmare when she is attacked by a jaguar. Fearing she will be scarred forever he disappears from her life. Two years on Helen is determined to track him down.
The Eighth Window
E20
The Eighth Window
Death on the Boards
E21
Death on the BoardsPromoter Robert Parker and his choreographer wife Audrey are offered the chance to take displaced person; Maria Beleska. They groom her for stardom but as Robert falls for her a jealous Audrey schemes to kill her.
Behind the Mask
E22
Behind the MaskJohn Philmore is married to Laura and lavishes her with expensive gifts. A sudden short fall of cash leaves him needing to use her jewelry as collateral but they are now paste. Laura is being blackmailed but it's for murder.
Dress Rehearsal
E23
Dress Rehearsal
Cruel Test
E24
Cruel TestDistrict Commissioner Clive Hastings sentences Tuah Ohe to ten years in jail. He promises revenge. Later that day Hastings and his son are left paralised by a poison. His wife has to make a choice over which one she gives the antidote to.
The Deception
E25
The DeceptionThe three Hadley sisters live with their grandfather. Dorothy and Bess are attractive and have many suitors. Older sister Gwen is plain and so decides to make up a romance. When Paul finds her secret he decides to blackmail her.
Week-End Guest
E26
Week-End GuestA reporter is sent by a London newspaper to interview the sister of a celebrated author.
The Fame and the Fury
E27
The Fame and the Fury
Ring of Greed
E28
Ring of Greed
The Gentlemen
E29
The Gentlemen
The Schemer
E30
The Schemer
Double Pay-Off
E31
Double Pay-Off
Account Closed
E32
Account ClosedTop newspaperman Harry Brandon gambles on get rich quick schemes that are constantly failing. One night he sees two men hiding loot stolen. Lord Leighton tells him that his wife is thief and the jewelry is stolen and offers a finders fee.
The Serpent Beneath
E33
The Serpent Beneath
The Price of Vanity
E34
The Price of Vanity
Man in Demand
E35
Man in DemandA car crash, that killed her husband, left Mrs. Steel paralysed. The only thing she has left to live for is her son John. When he marries Carol, she works to break up their marriage. Finally snapping, Carol decides expose her as a fraud.
The Homing Chinaman
E36
The Homing Chinaman
Rattan Trunk
E37
Rattan Trunk
Murder of a Ham
E38
Murder of a HamA ham radio operator picks up a voice transmitting in code some unauthorized information. Later, at a party, he hears the same voice.
