Unnatural Causes (TV series)

*Unnatural Causes*
Unnatural Causes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	Ted Childs
Producer	Nicholas Palmer
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	Central Independent Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	8 November –; 20 December 1986

Unnatural Causes is a British television anthology series broadcast on ITV from 8 November to 20 December 1986.

Comprising seven stand-alone episodes, the series explored deaths in unusual circumstances. The series writers included Beryl Bainbridge, Nigel Kneale and Lynda La Plante.

This programme was produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network.

A paperback novelisation, edited by Bainbridge, was published by Javelin Books to accompany the series. ^[1]

Episodes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date (UK)	Cast
1	"Home Cooking"	Tim King	Paula Milne	8 November 1986 (1986-11-08)	Prunella Scales (Judith), Brian Cox (Vic), Belinda Lang (Helen), Gina McKee (Nancy)
2	"Hidden Talents"	Don Leaver	Lynda La Plante	15 November 1986 (1986-11-15)	Tom Bell (Harold), Tom Georgeson (Stanley), Pat Phoenix (Nellie)
3	"Lost Property"	Alan Dossor	Peter Hammond	22 November 1986 (1986-11-22)	John Duttine (John Forrest), Miranda Richardson (Anne Forrest)
4	"Window, Sir?"	Don Leaver	Ron Hutchinson	29 November 1986 (1986-11-29)	Robert Stephens (Vince), John Cater (Perry), Ann Mitchell (Morved)
5	"Ladies' Night"	Herbert Wise	Nigel Kneale	6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)	Alfred Burke (Colonel Waley), Bryan Pringle (Bundock), Ronald Pickup (James Tripp) Fiona Walker (Evelyn Tripp), Nigel Stock (Monks)
6	"Partners"	John Cooper	Nicholas Palmer	13 December 1986 (1986-12-13)	Warren Clarke (Dan), Annette Crosbie (Helen), Frances de la Tour (Marcia), Ronald Lacey (Eric)
7	"Evensong"	Roy Battersby	Beryl Bainbridge	20 December 1986 (1986-12-20)	Dorothy Tutin (Louise), Julia Deakin (Pamela), Perry Fenwick (Keith), Alan Howard (Graeme)