This episode of the television program "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" is about an Englishman who takes lodging in a "provincial village", searches for two other lodgers supposedly there, and finds a suitcase with English currency and coins. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was a crime-mystery series which ran on the CBS Television network from 1955 to 1962. Alfred Hitchcock, the British film producer and director, would introduce each episode with a humorous skit. This episode is titled "The Landlady" and was first broadcast on Feburary 21, 1961. A suitcase is shown with some English coins of the period including large pennies.

Alfred Hitchcock is seen holding a piece of chicken.

He makes jokes about opening a lock on the refrigerator door. Billy Weaver arrives in the town of Bramley and visits a pub.

The pub owner's old cash register drawer will not open and Billy offers his assistance. Billy tells the owner that the register is a "Holloway Register, one of the older models" and uses a small knive to open the drawer. Billy leaves the pub and spots a "Bed and Breakfast" sign. He knocks on the door which is answered by the landlady of the place. She invites him in and shows him the room.

The landlady tells Billy about the place and offers the room for five shillings and sixpence a night. She tells Billy that she has two other young men staying there, Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple. Billy has heard the names before but can not remember where.

The landlady says that they are "two lovely boys" and that one doesn't have a mark on him. This sounds strange to Billy and he decides to look around. He spots a closed door.

Billy enters the room through another door and finds two beds and a suitcase on the floor.

Billy opens the suitcase.

The coins appear to be English coins of the period including large pennies. The bills are prop notes imitating British pound notes. Billy remembers that one of the two men was reported missing while hiking in the area. The landlady returns and offers tea to her visitor.

Billy begins feeling tired and sleepy while the landlady tells him that she is able to keep her pets after they die by stuffing them. She points to her dog.

Billy looks at the dog and realizes his fate.

Billy will soon join the other two men in the attic.

Alfred Hitchcock as the host
Dean Stockwell as Billy Weaver
Patricia Collinge as The Landlady
Director: Paul Henreid
Writers: Robert Bloch, Roald Dahl (story)