8. The Day of the Scorpion (1984)
Sarah returns to Pankot to find her sister Susan becoming increasingly agitated by her new baby. Merrick too is close to madness, but who will snap first?
Release date: 1984-02-21
Season number: 1
Episode number: 8
Runtime: 52 minutes
Guest stars
Geraldine James
as Sarah Layton
Wendy Morgan
as Susan Layton
Judy Parfitt
as Mildred Layton
Geoffrey Beevers
as Kevin Coley
Peggy Ashcroft
as Barbie Batchelor
Derrick Branche
as Ahmed Kasim
Nicholas Le Prevost
as Nigel Rowan
Eric Porter
as Dimitri Bronowsky
Anna Cropper
as Nicky Paynton
Rachel Kempson
as Lady Manners
Zia Mohyeddin
as Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim
Warren Clarke
as 'Sophie' Dixon
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Antony Brown - Arthur Peplow, Shreela Ghosh - Minnie, Stephen Riddle - Dicky Beauvais, Carol Gillies - Clarissa Peplow, Ishaq Bux - Aziz