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Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Mar. 24, 1979 ITV

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Seasons and episodes

1Season 1 Mar. 24, 1979

1 - 1
Man From the South Mar. 24, 1979
1 - 2
Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat Mar. 31, 1979
1 - 3
William and Mary Apr. 07, 1979
1 - 4
Lamb to the Slaughter Apr. 14, 1979
1 - 5
The Landlady Apr. 21, 1979
1 - 6
Neck Apr. 28, 1979
1 - 7
Edward the Conqueror May. 05, 1979
1 - 8
A Dip in the Pool May. 12, 1979
1 - 9
The Way Up to Heaven May. 19, 1979

2Season 2 Mar. 01, 1980

2 - 1
Royal Jelly Mar. 01, 1980
2 - 2
Skin Mar. 08, 1980
2 - 3
Galloping Foxley Mar. 15, 1980
2 - 4
The Hitch-hiker Mar. 22, 1980
2 - 5
Poison Mar. 29, 1980
2 - 6
Fat Chance Apr. 05, 1980
2 - 7
Taste Apr. 12, 1980
2 - 8
My Lady Love, My Dove Apr. 19, 1980
2 - 9
Georgy Porgy Apr. 26, 1980
2 - 10
Depart in Peace May. 03, 1980
2 - 11
The Umbrella Man May. 10, 1980
2 - 12
Genesis and Catastrophe May. 17, 1980
2 - 13
Mr Botibol's First Love May. 24, 1980
2 - 14
Back for Christmas May. 31, 1980
2 - 15
The Orderly World of Mr Appleby Jun. 07, 1980
2 - 16
The Man at the Top Jun. 14, 1980

3Season 3 Aug. 09, 1980

3 - 1
The Flypaper Aug. 09, 1980
3 - 2
A Picture of a Place Aug. 16, 1980
3 - 3
Proof of Guilt Aug. 23, 1980
3 - 4
Vengeance is Mine Inc. Aug. 30, 1980
3 - 5
A Girl Can't Always Have Everything Nov. 09, 1980
3 - 6
Parson's Pleasure Nov. 30, 1980
3 - 7
The Stinker Dec. 07, 1980
3 - 8
I'll be Seeing You Dec. 14, 1980
3 - 9
The Party Dec. 19, 1980

4Season 4 Apr. 05, 1981

4 - 1
Would You Believe It? Apr. 05, 1981
4 - 2
Vicious Circle Apr. 12, 1981
4 - 3
The Boy Who Talked with Animals Apr. 19, 1981
4 - 4
The Best of Everything Apr. 26, 1981
4 - 5
A Woman's Help May. 03, 1981
4 - 6
Shatterproof May. 10, 1981
4 - 7
The Sound Machine May. 17, 1981
4 - 8
Never Speak Ill of the Dead May. 24, 1981
4 - 9
The Best Policy May. 31, 1981
4 - 10
The Last Bottle in the World Jun. 07, 1981
4 - 11
Kindly Dig Your Grave Jun. 14, 1981
4 - 12
Completely Foolproof Jun. 21, 1981
4 - 13
There's One Born Every Minute Jun. 05, 1981
4 - 14
Bosom Friends Jun. 12, 1981
4 - 15
A Glowing Future Jul. 19, 1981
4 - 16
The Way to Do it Jul. 26, 1981
4 - 17
Hijack Dec. 26, 1981

5Season 5 Apr. 25, 1982

5 - 1
Blue Marigold Apr. 25, 1982
5 - 2
The Eavesdropper May. 02, 1982
5 - 3
Operation Safecrack May. 09, 1982
5 - 4
Run, Rabbit, Run May. 16, 1982
5 - 5
Stranger in Town May. 23, 1982
5 - 6
The Moles May. 30, 1982
5 - 7
Decoy Jun. 06, 1982
5 - 8
Pattern of Guilt Jun. 13, 1982
5 - 9
A Harmless Vanity Jun. 20, 1982
5 - 10
Death Can Add Jun. 27, 1982
5 - 11
Light Fingers Jul. 04, 1982
5 - 12
Death in the Morning Jul. 11, 1982
5 - 13
What Have you Been up to Lately? Jul. 18, 1982
5 - 14
The Absence of Emily Jul. 25, 1982
5 - 15
In the Bag Aug. 01, 1982
5 - 16
A Man with a Fortune Aug. 08, 1982
5 - 17
Who's Got the Lady? Aug. 15, 1982
5 - 18
The Skeleton Key Aug. 22, 1982

6Season 6 Apr. 09, 1983

6 - 1
A Passing Opportunity Apr. 09, 1983
6 - 2
The Memory Man Apr. 16, 1983
6 - 3
A Sad Loss Apr. 23, 1983
6 - 4
Clerical Error Mar. 30, 1983
6 - 5
Heir Presumptuous May. 07, 1983
6 - 6
Where's Your Sense of Humour? Apr. 14, 1983
6 - 7
Down Among the Sheltering Palms May. 21, 1983
6 - 8
The Vorpal Blade May. 28, 1983
6 - 9
The Wrong 'Un Jun. 11, 1983
6 - 10
The Luncheon Jun. 19, 1983
6 - 11
The Tribute Jun. 25, 1983
6 - 12
Hit and Run May. 10, 1983
6 - 13
Youth from Vienna Jul. 02, 1983
6 - 14
Turn of the Tide Sep. 03, 1983

7Season 7 May. 12, 1984

7 - 1
The Dirty Detail May. 12, 1984
7 - 2
The Best Chess Player in the World May. 19, 1984
7 - 3
Proxy May. 26, 1984
7 - 4
Have a Nice Death Jun. 02, 1984
7 - 5
Number Eight Jun. 09, 1984
7 - 6
The Last of the Midnight Gardeners Jun. 16, 1984
7 - 7
The Gift of Beauty Jun. 30, 1984
7 - 8
Wet Saturday Jul. 07, 1984
7 - 9
Sauce for the Goose Jul. 21, 1984
7 - 10
Bird of Prey Aug. 04, 1984
7 - 11
I Like it Here in Wilmington Nov. 08, 1984
7 - 12
Accidental Death Aug. 19, 1984
7 - 13
The Reconciliation Sep. 16, 1984
7 - 14
The Mugger Oct. 14, 1984
7 - 15
The Open Window Oct. 21, 1984

8Season 8 Mar. 30, 1985

8 - 1
People Don't Do Such Things Mar. 30, 1985
8 - 2
In the Cards Jul. 14, 1985
8 - 3
Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery Jul. 21, 1985
8 - 4
Scrimshaw Jul. 28, 1985

9Season 9 Dec. 18, 1987

9 - 1
Skeleton in the Cupboard Dec. 18, 1987
9 - 2
The Colonel's Lady Jan. 08, 1988
9 - 3
The Surgeon Jan. 15, 1988
9 - 4
The Verger Jan. 22, 1988
9 - 5
The Facts of Life Jan. 29, 1988
9 - 6
Wink Three Times Apr. 15, 1988
9 - 7
The Dead Don't Steal Apr. 22, 1988
9 - 8
The Finger of Suspicion Apr. 29, 1988
9 - 9
A Time to Die May. 06, 1988
9 - 10
Mr Know-All May. 13, 1988

Creator

Roald Dahl

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Synopsis

Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series which aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Early episodes were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You. The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at their Norwich studios whilst location filming mainly occurred across East Anglia. The theme music for the series was written by composer Ron Grainer.

Tales of the Unexpected

Original title Tales of the Unexpected

TMDb Rating 7.1 24 votes

First air date Mar. 24, 1979

Last air date May. 13, 1988

Seasons 9

Episodes 112

Average Duration 25 minutes

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