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43
IMDb 2190
7.6
/2718/
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65
/50/
TMDb
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/41/
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Network: ITV
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 2897 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Season 8 (March 30, 1985, 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.

poster

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Season 8 (March 30, 1985, 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.

69
43
IMDb 2190
7.6
/2718/
Trakt
65
/50/
TMDb
67
/41/
Tomatoes
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Director
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Andrew Ray
Andrew Ray
Forbes Collins
Forbes Collins
Paul Herzberg
Paul Herzberg
Lucy Gutteridge
Lucy Gutteridge
Peter Tuddenham
Peter Tuddenham
William Hootkins
William Hootkins
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis

March 30, 1985, midnight 6.0

S8E1 - People Don't Do Such Things

Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.
July 14, 1985, midnight 6.5

S8E2 - In the Cards

Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?
July 21, 1985, midnight 7.0

S8E3 - Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery

On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.
July 28, 1985, midnight 6.5

S8E4 - Scrimshaw

Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks a lot to forget her tragic past. Then she runs into Eric, a man she knew long ago in her college days, and suddenly life takes on new meaning.
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Network: ITV
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 2897 min.
Released: March 23, 1979
Last Air Date: May 13, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 10+

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