A beleaguered butler reluctantly presents horror films in a haunted mansion. This week’s film: A doctor discovers malpractice can be taken to impressive new levels in "Corruption" from 1968 with Peter Cushing and Kate O'Mara.

Episode 40 Air Date: 08-15-2026

In the 1968 British horror film Corruption, prominent plastic surgeon Sir John Rowan is devastated when his young fiancée, Lynn, is badly disfigured in an accident. Determined to restore her beauty, Rowan experiments with an unconventional surgical technique involving laser technology and pituitary glands. His initial success comes at a terrible cost, and maintaining Lynn's restored appearance demands increasingly desperate measures. Peter Cushing stars as the troubled surgeon, with Sue Lloyd as Lynn, in a contemporary tale of medical obsession, guilt, and murder.

Cast:
Peter Cushing as Sir John Rowan
Kate O'Mara as Val Nolan
Sue Lloyd as Lynn Nolan
Noel Trevarthen as Steve Harris
David Lodge as Groper
Anthony Booth as Mike Orme
Wendy Varnals as Terry
Billy Murray as Rik
Vanessa Howard as Kate
Phillip Manikum as Georgie