The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) - Season 1

The 1980s revival of Alfred Hitchcock Presents began with a feature-length pilot episode.

Once the series was commissioned, a further 22 episodes were filmed for the first season.

Episodes

The first four episodes were initially combined into the pilot. Later repeats separated them back into individual episodes.

Screenshots are taken from repeat broadcasts by the US Chiller cable channel.

Cast members listed in bold appeared in a Hitchcock film or in the original Hitchcock television series.

Incident in a Small Jail

• directed by Joel Oliansky
• written by Joel Oliansky (teleplay) and Henry Slesar (original story and teleplay)
• starring Ned Beatty, Lee Ving, Tony Frank, John Shearin and Arthur Taxier
• first broadcast on 05/May/1985
• "Incident in a Small Jail" was originally broadcast on 21/Mar/1961 as part of the sixth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Number Twenty-Two" (17/Feb/1957)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Man From the South

• directed by Steve De Jarnatt
• written by Steve De Jarnatt (teleplay), William Fay (original teleplay) and Roald Dahl (original story)
• starring John Huston, Melanie Griffith, Steven Bauer, Tippi Hedren and Kim Novak
• first broadcast on 05/May/1985
• "Man from the South" was originally broadcast on 03/Jan/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Salvage" (06/Nov/1955)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Bang! You're Dead

• directed by Randa Haines
• written by Harold Swanton (teleplay), Christopher Crowe (teleplay) and Margery Vosper (story)
• starring Gail Youngs, Lyman Ward, Bill Mumy, Bianca Rose and Jonathan Goldsmith
• first broadcast on 05/May/1985
• "Bang! You're Dead" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 17/Oct/1961 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Bang! You're Dead" (17/Oct/1961)
• links: Internet Movie Database

An Unlocked Window

• directed by Fred Walton
• written by Fred Walton (teleplay), James Bridges (original teleplay) and Ethel Lina White (story)
• starring Annette O'Toole, Bruce Davison, Owen Bush, Helena Kallianiotes, Ross Elliott and Nancy Burnett
• first broadcast on 05/May/1985
• "An Unlocked Window" was originally broadcast on 15/Feb/1965 as part of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "An Unlocked Window" (15/Feb/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Revenge

• directed by R.E. Young
• written by David Stenn (teleplay) and Samuel Blas (original story)
• starring Linda Purl, David Clennon, Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Frances Lee McCain
• first broadcast on 29/Sep/1985
• "Revenge" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 02/Oct/1955 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Festive Season" (04/May/1958)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Night Fever

• directed by Jeff Kanew
• written by Stephen Kronish (teleplay), Jeff Kanew (teleplay) and Clark Howard (original story)
• starring Robert Carradine, Lisa Pelikan, Basil Hoffman, Deborah Richter, Richard Foronjy and J.D. Hinton
• first broadcast on 06/Oct/1985
• "Night Fever" was originally broadcast on 03/May/1965 as part of the third season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore" (28/Dec/1958)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Wake Me When I'm Dead

• directed by Frank Pierson
• written by Buck Henry (teleplay), Irving Elman (original teleplay) and Lawrence Treat (original story)
• starring Barbara Hershey, Brian Bedford, Buck Henry, Reid Shelton, George Innes and Carolyn Seymour
• first broadcast on 20/Oct/1985
• originally broadcast as "Murder Me Twice" on 07/Dec/1958 as part of the fourth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Murder Me Twice" (07/Dec/1958)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Final Escape

• directed by Thomas Carter
• written by Charles Grant Craig (teleplay) and based on a story by Thomas H. Cannan Jr. and Randall Hood
• starring Linden Chiles, George DiCenzo, Patrice Donnelly, Jerry Hardin, Season Hubley and Anne Seymour
• first broadcast on 27/Oct/1985
• "Final Escape" was originally broadcast on 21/Feb/1964 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Make My Death Bed" (27/Jun/1961) and "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (11/Jan/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Night Caller

• directed by John Byrum
• written by John Byrum (teleplay) and based on a story by Gabrielle Upton
• starring Linda Fiorentino, Michael O'Keefe, Tony Bill, Stephen Davies and Sandra Bernhard
• first broadcast on 03/Nov/1985
• "Night Caller" was originally broadcast on 31/Jan/1964 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "A Secret Life" (31/May/1961) and "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (11/Jan/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Method Actor

• directed by Burt Reynolds
• written by Bill Kerby (teleplay) and Max Franklin (original story)
• starring Martin Sheen, Robby Benson, Marilu Henner, Parker Stevenson, Bernie Casey and Patti Negri
• first broadcast on 10/Nov/1985
• originally broadcast as "Bad Actor" on 09/Jan/1962 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Bad Actor" (09/Jan/1962) and "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (11/Jan/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Human Interest Story

• directed by Larry Gross
• written by Karen Harris (teleplay) and Fredric Brown (original story)
• starring John Shea, Barbara Williams, James T. Callahan, Richard Marcus, Albert Popwell and John Allen
• first broadcast on 17/Nov/1985
• "Human Interest Story" was originally broadcast on 24/May/1959 as part of the fourth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Human Interest Story" (24/May/1959)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Breakdown

• directed by Richard Pearce
• written by Alfonse Ruggiero (teleplay) and Louis Pollock] (original story)
• starring John Heard, Andy Garcia, Stefan Gierasch, Al Israel, Manuel Ojeda and Alfredo Wally Barrón
• first broadcast on 01/Dec/1985
• "Breakdown" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 13/Nov/1955 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Breakdown" (13/Nov/1955)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Prisoners

• directed by Christopher Crowe
• written by John Byrum (teleplay) and S.R. Ross (original story)
• starring Yaphet Kotto, Cristina Raines, Steve Eastin, Larry McCormick, Doug Hale and Walter Klenhard
• first broadcast on 08/Dec/1985
• originally broadcast as "You Got to Have Luck" on 15/Jan/1956 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "You Got to Have Luck" (15/Jan/1956)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Gigolo

• directed by Thomas Carter
• written by Steve De Jarnatt (teleplay) and Arthur Williams (original short story)
• starring Sandy Dennis, Brad Davis, Virginia Capers, Billy Ray Sharkey and Tina Challey
• first broadcast on 15/Dec/1985
• "Arthur" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 27/Sep/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Apex" (20/Mar/1962)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Gloating Place

• directed by Christopher Leitch
• written by David Stenn (teleplay) and Robert Bloch (original story)
• starring Stephen Macht, Isabelle Walker, Cindy Pickett, Christie Houser, Nicholas Hormann and Kristy Swanson
• first broadcast on 05/Jan/1986
• "The Gloating Place" was originally broadcast on 16/May/1961 as part of the sixth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Touché" (14/Jun/1959) and "I'll Take Care of You" (15/Mar/1959)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Right Kind of Medicine

• directed by Jerrold Freedman
• written by Michael Braverman (teleplay) and Henry Slesar (original story)
• starring Jack Thibeau, Robert Prosky, Michael C. Gwynne, Panchito Gómez, Pamela Dunlap and Lyle Talbot
• first broadcast on 12/Jan/1986
• "The Right Kind of Medicine" was originally broadcast on 19/Dec/1961 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Right Kind of Medicine" (19/Dec/1961)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Beast In View

• directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno
• written by Robert Glass (teleplay) and Margaret Millar (original novel)
• starring Janet Eilber, Cliff Potts, Tom Atkins, Joseph Ruskin, Mark Harris and Michele Marsh
• first broadcast on 19/Jan/1986
• "Beast in View" was originally broadcast on 20/Mar/1964 as part of the second season of Template:AHH
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Beast in View" (20/Mar/1964)
• links: Internet Movie Database

A Very Happy Ending

• directed by Thomas Rickman
• written by Thomas Rickman (teleplay)
• starring Robert Loggia, Joaquin Phoenix, John Aprea, Myrna White, Danny Dayton and Blackie Dammett
• first broadcast on 16/Feb/1986
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Appointment at Eleven" (11/Oct/1959)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Canary Sedan

• directed by Joan Tewkesbury
• written by Joan Tewkesbury (teleplay) and Ann Bridge (original story)
• starring Kathleen Quinlan, Peter Haskell, Adelle Lutz, Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad, Beulah Quo and Ping Wu
• first broadcast on 02/Mar/1986
• "The Canary Sedan" was originally broadcast on 15/Jun/1958 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Canary Sedan" (15/Jun/1958)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Enough Rope For Two

• directed by David Chase
• written by David Chase (teleplay) and Clark Howard (original story)
• starring Jeff Fahey, Darlanne Fluegel, Tim Daly, Charles Howerton and Jonathon Hugger
• first broadcast on 09/Mar/1986
• "Enough Rope for Two" was originally broadcast on 17/Nov/1957 as part of the third season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Not the Running Type" (07/Feb/1960) and "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (11/Jan/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Creeper

• directed by Christopher Crowe
• written by Steve Bello (teleplay), Stephen Kronish (teleplay) and Joseph Ruscoll (original story)
• starring Karen Allen, Timothy Carhart, Clyde Kusatsu, Lori Butler, Danny De La Paz and Susan Peretz
• first broadcast on 16/Mar/1986
• "The Creeper" was originally broadcast on 17/Jun/1956 as part of the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Creeper" (17/Jun/1956)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Happy Birthday

• directed by Randy Roberts
• written by Frisco Miller (teleplay)
• starring Lane Smith, Lee de Broux, Bruce Gray, Arsenio Hall, Sam Hennings and Nana Visitor
• first broadcast on 23/Mar/1986
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Case of M.J.H." (23/Jan/1962)
• links: Internet Movie Database

The Jar

• directed by Tim Burton
• written by Michael McDowell (teleplay), Larry Wilson and Ray Bradbury (original short story)
• starring Griffin Dunne, Fiona Lewis, Laraine Newman, Stephen Shellen, Paul Bartel and Werner Pochath
• first broadcast on 06/Apr/1986
• "The Jar" was originally broadcast on 14/Feb/1964 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "The Jar" (14/Feb/1964)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Deadly Honeymoon

• directed by Don Medford
• written by Stephen Kronish (teleplay) and Henry Slesar (original story)
• starring Victoria Tennant, David Dukes, Alan Fudge, Nicolas Coster, Lester Fletcher and Jerry Boyd
• first broadcast on 13/Apr/1986
• originally broadcast as "First Class Honeymoon" on 12/Jun/1962 as part of the seventh season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Maria" (24/Oct/1961)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Four O'Clock

• directed by Andrew Mirisch
• written by Steve Bello (teleplay) and Cornell Woolrich (original story)
• starring Kenneth McMillan, Ellen Tobie, Richard Cox, Raymond Singer, Nicholas Pryor and Robert Dryer
• first broadcast on 04/May/1986
• "Four O'Clock" (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) was originally broadcast on 30/Sep/1957 as part of the Suspicion series
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Safety for the Witness" (23/Nov/1958) and "Where the Woodbine Twineth" (11/Jan/1965)
• links: Internet Movie Database

Road Hog

• directed by Mario DiLeo
• written by Stephen Kronish (teleplay), Steve Bello (teleplay), Charles Grant Craig (teleplay) and Harold R. Daniels (original story)
• starring Burt Young, Ronny Cox, Lee Bryant, David Cowgill, Vincent Barbour and Doug Savant
• first broadcast on 11/May/1986
• "Road Hog" was originally broadcast on 06/Dec/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Hitchcock's segments were taken from "Man with a Problem" (16/Nov/1958)
• links: Internet Movie Database