Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

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43

IMDb 2190

7.6

/2718/

Trakt

65

/50/

TMDb

67

/41/

Tomatoes

Network: ITV

Episode Runtime: 25 min.

Season Runtime: 2897 min.

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Season 1 (March 24, 1979, midnight)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.horror-host, imdb.horror-suspense, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.surrealism, imdb.based-on-short-story, imdb.horror-anthology + 2 more, imdb.anthology, mdblist.has-trailer

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Season 1 (March 24, 1979, midnight)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.horror-host, imdb.horror-suspense, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.surrealism, imdb.based-on-short-story, imdb.horror-anthology + 2 more, imdb.anthology, mdblist.has-trailer

Network: ITV

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

69

43

IMDb 2190

7.6

/2718/

Trakt

65

/50/

TMDb

67

/41/

Tomatoes

Roald Dahl
Director

Roald Dahl

Andrew Ray

Forbes Collins

Paul Herzberg

Lucy Gutteridge

Peter Tuddenham

William Hootkins

Mark Lewis

March 24, 1979, midnight 7.5

S1E1 - The Man From the South

A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

March 31, 1979, midnight 3.5

S1E2 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.

April 7, 1979, midnight 7.0

S1E3 - William and Mary

When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

April 14, 1979, midnight 7.0

S1E4 - Lamb to the Slaughter

An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.