Two short stories by "Day of the Jackal" thriller writer Forsyth, adapted by screenwriter Michael Feeney Callan. In the first episode, "Privilege", Milo O'Shea stars as a stamp dealer caught up in a fraud case and scandalized by a ruthless journalist. The second episode, "A Careful Man", stars Dan O'Herlihy as a man determined to take his wealth to the grave with him. The films were shot on location in Co Wicklow and Dublin.—Catherine Barry