Henry James Stories - Season 1

First aired: 2/28/1976 7 episodes

French-language anthology of seven famous, fantastic, and psychological stories of American author Henry James.

Episodes

1. What Morgan Knew

Aired: 2/28/1976

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.

2. The Turn of the Screw

Aired: 3/6/1976

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.

3. The Bench of Desolation

Aired: 3/13/1976

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

4. De Grey

Aired: 3/20/1976

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.

5. The Author of Beltraffio

Aired: 3/27/1976

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.

6. Georgina's Reasons

Aired: 4/3/1976

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

7. A Rebellious Young Man

Aired: 4/10/1976

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