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Three stubbornly optimistic siblings have a dark secret. When their mum disappears, they will do anything to keep it quiet so they can stay together as a family, but – as feistily resilient and fiercely loyal as they are - can they really outwit the authorities and carry on with life under the radar?
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British anthology series of ghost stories.
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A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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37 episodes • 1978
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romeo & Juliet | Dec 3, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 2 | King Richard the Second | Dec 10, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 3 | As You Like It | Dec 17, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Julius Caesar | Feb 11, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Measure for Measure | Feb 18, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight | Feb 25, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur | Dec 9, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift | Dec 16, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Life of Henry the Fifth | Dec 23, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Twelfth Night | Jan 6, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Tempest | Feb 27, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark | May 25, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Taming of the Shrew | Oct 23, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Merchant of Venice | Dec 17, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 15 | All's Well That Ends Well | Jan 4, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Winter's Tale | Feb 8, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Timon of Athens | Apr 16, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Antony and Cleopatra | May 8, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Othello | Oct 4, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Troilus and Cressida | Nov 7, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 21 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Dec 13, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 22 | King Lear | Sep 19, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Dec 28, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The First Part of Henry the Sixth | Jan 2, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Second Part of Henry the Sixth | Jan 9, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Third Part of Henry the Sixth | Jan 16, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Tragedy of Richard III | Jan 23, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cymbeline | Jul 10, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Macbeth | Nov 5, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Comedy of Errors | Dec 24, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Dec 27, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Tragedy of Coriolanus | Apr 21, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 33 | The Life & Death of King John | Nov 24, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | Dec 8, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Much Ado About Nothing | Dec 22, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Love's Labour's Lost | Jan 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Titus Andronicus | Apr 27, 1985 | 0.0 |