Thirteen Against Fate (Season 1)

Thirteen Against Fate is a series of thirteen hour-long episodes based on the novels of Georges Simenon. Noted for the sound psychology of his characters, Simenon's stories deal with many nationalities and are set in numerous European cities and villages. There are sequences filmed in these locations integrated into the episodes. In each of the novels chosen for this series, Fate plays a leading role in the development of the story and the characters.

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    The Lodger (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1966-06-19

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Trapped

    Trapped (Episode 2)

    Writer: Julia Jones

    Air date: 1966-06-26

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Traveller

    The Traveller (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1966-07-03

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Widower

    The Widower (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1966-07-10

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Judge

    The Judge (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1966-07-17

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Schoolmaster

    The Schoolmaster (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1966-07-24

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Witness

    The Witness (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1966-07-31

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Friends

    The Friends (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1966-08-07

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Survivors

    The Survivors (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1966-08-14

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Son

    The Son (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1966-08-21

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Murderer

    The Murderer (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1966-08-28

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Suspect

    The Suspect (Episode 12)

    Writer: Georges Simenon

    Air date: 1966-09-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: For many years M. Hire has lived a recluse's existence in a seedy Paris lodging house. He has no friends, receives no letters, goes out only to his office or to the cinema. One evening, a brutal killing occurs nearby. A young girl is murdered and her handbag is snatched. When Hire's landlady -- a shrill busybody and gossip - sees a towel in Hire's room, covered with blood from a shaving cut, she jumps to the wrong conclusion and suspects him of the murder. And when she recalls that very late during the night of the crime, she had to pull the cord by her bed to let someone into the house, she is doubly convinced of Hire's guilt. Hardly able to suppress her excitement and self-importance she informs the police of her suspicions. Based on George Simenon's short novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire

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    The Counsel (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1966-09-11

    Runtime: 30 min

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