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Tales of the Unexpected
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Tales of the Unexpected

Sat, Mar 24, 1979
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Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

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Episodes

9 seasons · 112 episodes

Ended · 112 aired
Season 1
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    Man from the South
    Aired · Sat, Mar 24, 1979 · 25m
  • E2
    Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
    Aired · Sat, Mar 31, 1979 · 25m
  • E3
    William and Mary
    Aired · Sat, Apr 7, 1979 · 25m
  • E4
    Lamb to the Slaughter
    Aired · Sat, Apr 14, 1979 · 25m
  • E5
    The Landlady
    Aired · Sat, Apr 21, 1979 · 25m
  • E6
    Neck
    Aired · Sat, Apr 28, 1979 · 25m
  • E7
    Edward the Conqueror
    Aired · Sat, May 5, 1979 · 25m
  • E8
    A Dip in the Pool
    Aired · Sat, May 12, 1979 · 25m
  • E9
    The Way Up to Heaven
    Aired · Sat, May 19, 1979 · 25m
Season 2
16 episodes · 16 aired
▾
  • E1
    Royal Jelly
    Aired · Sat, Mar 1, 1980 · 25m

    Bee Keeper Albert Taylor lives in an idyllic cottage surrounded by bee hives. His wife, Mabel is concerned that their baby daughter is ill and not gaining any weight.However Albert has a solution to the feeding problem...

  • E2
    Skin
    Aired · Sat, Mar 8, 1980 · 25m
  • E3
    Galloping Foxley
    Aired · Sat, Mar 15, 1980 · 25m
  • E4
    The Hitch-hiker
    Aired · Sat, Mar 22, 1980 · 25m
  • E5
    Poison
    Aired · Sat, Mar 29, 1980 · 25m
  • E6
    Fat Chance
    Aired · Sat, Apr 5, 1980 · 25m
  • E7
    Taste
    Aired · Sat, Apr 12, 1980 · 25m
  • E8
    My Lady Love, My Dove
    Aired · Sat, Apr 19, 1980 · 25m
  • E9
    Georgy Porgy
    Aired · Sat, Apr 26, 1980 · 25m
  • E10
    Depart in Peace
    Aired · Sat, May 3, 1980 · 25m
  • E11
    The Umbrella Man
    Aired · Sat, May 10, 1980 · 25m
  • E12
    Genesis and Catastrophe
    Aired · Sat, May 17, 1980 · 25m
  • E13
    Mr. Botibol's First Love
    Aired · Sat, May 24, 1980 · 25m
  • E14
    Back for Christmas
    Aired · Sat, May 31, 1980 · 25m
  • E15
    The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
    Aired · Sat, Jun 7, 1980 · 25m
  • E16
    The Man at the Top
    Aired · Sat, Jun 14, 1980 · 25m
Season 3
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Flypaper
    Aired · Sat, Aug 9, 1980 · 25m
  • E2
    A Picture of a Place
    Aired · Sat, Aug 16, 1980 · 25m
  • E3
    Proof of Guilt
    Aired · Sat, Aug 23, 1980 · 25m
  • E4
    Vengeance is Mine Inc.
    Aired · Sat, Aug 30, 1980 · 25m
  • E5
    A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
    Aired · Sun, Nov 9, 1980 · 25m
  • E6
    Parson's Pleasure
    Aired · Sun, Nov 30, 1980 · 25m
  • E7
    The Stinker
    Aired · Sun, Dec 7, 1980 · 25m
  • E8
    I'll Be Seeing You
    Aired · Sun, Dec 14, 1980 · 25m
  • E9
    The Party
    Aired · Fri, Dec 19, 1980 · 25m
Season 4
17 episodes · 17 aired
▾
  • E1
    Would You Believe it?
    Aired · Sun, Apr 5, 1981 · 25m
  • E2
    Vicious Circle
    Aired · Sun, Apr 12, 1981 · 25m
  • E3
    The Boy Who Talked with Animals
    Aired · Sun, Apr 19, 1981 · 25m
  • E4
    The Best of Everything
    Aired · Sun, Apr 26, 1981 · 25m
  • E5
    A Woman's Help
    Aired · Sun, May 3, 1981 · 25m
  • E6
    Shatterproof
    Aired · Sun, May 10, 1981 · 25m
  • E7
    The Sound Machine
    Aired · Sun, May 17, 1981 · 25m
  • E8
    Never Speak Ill of the Dead
    Aired · Sun, May 24, 1981 · 25m
  • E9
    The Best Policy
    Aired · Sun, May 31, 1981 · 25m
  • E10
    The Last Bottle in the World
    Aired · Sun, Jun 7, 1981 · 25m
  • E11
    Kindly Dig Your Grave
    Aired · Sun, Jun 14, 1981 · 25m
  • E12
    Completely Foolproof
    Aired · Sun, Jun 21, 1981 · 25m
  • E13
    There's One Born Every Minute
    Aired · Fri, Jun 5, 1981 · 25m
  • E14
    Bosom Friends
    Aired · Fri, Jun 12, 1981 · 25m
  • E15
    A Glowing Future
    Aired · Sun, Jul 19, 1981 · 25m
  • E16
    The Way to Do It
    Aired · Sun, Jul 26, 1981 · 25m
  • E17
    Hijack
    Aired · Sat, Dec 26, 1981 · 25m
Season 5
18 episodes · 18 aired
▾
  • E1
    Blue Marigold
    Aired · Sun, Apr 25, 1982 · 25m
  • E2
    The Eavesdropper
    Aired · Sun, May 2, 1982 · 25m
  • E3
    Operation Safecrack
    Aired · Sun, May 9, 1982 · 25m
  • E4
    Run, Rabbit, Run
    Aired · Sun, May 16, 1982 · 25m
  • E5
    Stranger in Town
    Aired · Sun, May 23, 1982 · 25m
  • E6
    The Moles
    Aired · Sun, May 30, 1982 · 25m
  • E7
    Decoy
    Aired · Sun, Jun 6, 1982 · 25m
  • E8
    Pattern of Guilt
    Aired · Sun, Jun 13, 1982 · 25m
  • E9
    A Harmless Vanity
    Aired · Sun, Jun 20, 1982 · 25m
  • E10
    Death Can Add
    Aired · Sun, Jun 27, 1982 · 25m
  • E11
    Light Fingers
    Aired · Sun, Jul 4, 1982 · 25m
  • E12
    Death in the Morning
    Aired · Sun, Jul 11, 1982 · 25m
  • E13
    What Have You Been Up to Lately?
    Aired · Sun, Jul 18, 1982 · 25m
  • E14
    The Absence of Emily
    Aired · Sun, Jul 25, 1982 · 25m
  • E15
    In the Bag
    Aired · Sun, Aug 1, 1982 · 25m
  • E16
    A Man with a Fortune
    Aired · Sun, Aug 8, 1982 · 25m
  • E17
    Who's Got the Lady?
    Aired · Sun, Aug 15, 1982 · 25m
  • E18
    The Skeleton Key
    Aired · Sun, Aug 22, 1982 · 25m
Season 6
14 episodes · 14 aired
▾
  • E1
    A Passing Opportunity
    Aired · Sat, Apr 9, 1983 · 25m
  • E2
    The Memory Man
    Aired · Sat, Apr 16, 1983 · 25m
  • E3
    A Sad Loss
    Aired · Sat, Apr 23, 1983 · 25m
  • E4
    Clerical Error
    Aired · Wed, Mar 30, 1983 · 25m
  • E5
    Heir Presumptuous
    Aired · Sat, May 7, 1983 · 25m
  • E6
    Where's Your Sense of Humour?
    Aired · Thu, Apr 14, 1983 · 25m
  • E7
    Down Among the Sheltering Palms
    Aired · Sat, May 21, 1983 · 25m
  • E8
    The Vorpal Blade
    Aired · Sat, May 28, 1983 · 25m
  • E9
    The Wrong 'Un
    Aired · Sat, Jun 11, 1983 · 25m
  • E10
    The Luncheon
    Aired · Sun, Jun 19, 1983 · 25m
  • E11
    The Tribute
    Aired · Sat, Jun 25, 1983 · 25m
  • E12
    Hit and Run
    Aired · Tue, May 10, 1983 · 25m
  • E13
    Youth from Vienna
    Aired · Sat, Jul 2, 1983 · 25m
  • E14
    Turn of the Tide
    Aired · Sat, Sep 3, 1983 · 25m
Season 7
15 episodes · 15 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Dirty Detail
    Aired · Sat, May 12, 1984 · 25m
  • E2
    The Best Chess Player in the World
    Aired · Sat, May 19, 1984 · 25m
  • E3
    Proxy
    Aired · Sat, May 26, 1984 · 25m
  • E4
    Have a Nice Death
    Aired · Sat, Jun 2, 1984 · 25m
  • E5
    Number Eight
    Aired · Sat, Jun 9, 1984 · 25m
  • E6
    The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
    Aired · Sat, Jun 16, 1984 · 25m
  • E7
    The Gift of Beauty
    Aired · Sat, Jun 30, 1984 · 25m
  • E8
    Wet Saturday
    Aired · Sat, Jul 7, 1984 · 25m
  • E9
    Sauce for the Goose
    Aired · Sat, Jul 21, 1984 · 25m
  • E10
    Bird of Prey
    Aired · Sat, Aug 4, 1984 · 25m
  • E11
    I Like It Here in Wilmington
    Aired · Thu, Nov 8, 1984 · 25m
  • E12
    Accidental Death
    Aired · Sun, Aug 19, 1984 · 25m
  • E13
    The Reconciliation
    Aired · Sun, Sep 16, 1984 · 25m
  • E14
    The Mugger
    Aired · Sun, Oct 14, 1984 · 25m
  • E15
    The Open Window
    Aired · Sun, Oct 21, 1984 · 25m
Season 8
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    People Don't Do Such Things
    Aired · Sat, Mar 30, 1985 · 25m
  • E2
    In the Cards
    Aired · Sun, Jul 14, 1985 · 25m
  • E3
    Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery
    Aired · Sun, Jul 21, 1985 · 25m
  • E4
    Scrimshaw
    Aired · Sun, Jul 28, 1985 · 25m
Season 9
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Skeleton in the Cupboard
    Aired · Fri, Dec 18, 1987 · 25m
  • E2
    The Colonel's Lady
    Aired · Fri, Jan 8, 1988 · 25m
  • E3
    The Surgeon
    Aired · Fri, Jan 15, 1988 · 25m
  • E4
    The Verger
    Aired · Fri, Jan 22, 1988 · 25m
  • E5
    The Facts of Life
    Aired · Fri, Jan 29, 1988 · 25m
  • E6
    Wink Three Times
    Aired · Fri, Apr 15, 1988 · 25m
  • E7
    The Dead Don't Steal
    Aired · Fri, Apr 22, 1988 · 25m
  • E8
    The Finger of Suspicion
    Aired · Fri, Apr 29, 1988 · 25m
  • E9
    A Time to Die
    Aired · Fri, May 6, 1988 · 25m
  • E10
    Mr. Know-All
    Aired · Fri, May 13, 1988 · 25m