Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · 9 seasons · 25m · ★ 6.8

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.

Start from S1E1 · The Man From the South

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Episodes

Season

E1
1. The Man From the South
1979 · 24m · ★ 7.6
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
E2
2. Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
1979 · 25m · ★ 4.3
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.
E3
3. William and Mary
1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

4. Lamb to the Slaughter

1979 · 25m · ★ 6.9

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.

Tales of the Unexpected

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Episodes

1. The Man From the South

2. Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

3. William and Mary

4. Lamb to the Slaughter

5. The Landlady

6. Neck

7. Edward the Conqueror

8. A Dip in the Pool

9. The Way Up to Heaven