Tales of the Unexpected

(03/24/1979–05/13/1988)

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ITV1 (GB)25 min

Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales. Initially episodes were based on the short stories collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You by Roald Dahl. The stories were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic, and usually had a twist ending. The upbeat theme music for the series was written by the prolific film and television composer Ron Grainer.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Man from the South

March 24, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E02

Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

March 31, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E03

William and Mary

April 07, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E04

Lamb to the Slaughter

April 14, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E05

The Landlady

April 21, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E06

Neck

April 28, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E07

Edward the Conqueror

May 05, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E08

A Dip in the Pool

May 12, 1979 at 11:00 AM

S01E09

The Way Up to Heaven

May 19, 1979 at 11:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Royal Jelly

March 01, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S02E02

Skin

March 08, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S02E03

Galloping Foxley

March 15, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S02E04

The Hitch-hiker

March 22, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E05

Poison

March 29, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E06

Fat Chance

April 05, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E07

Taste

April 12, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E08

My Lady Love, My Dove

April 19, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E09

Georgy Porgy

April 26, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E10

Depart in Peace

May 03, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E11

The Umbrella Man

May 10, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E12

Genesis and Catastrophe

May 17, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E13

Mr. Botibol's First Love

May 24, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E14

Back for Christmas

May 31, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E15

The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

June 07, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S02E16

The Man at the Top

June 14, 1980 at 11:00 AM

Season 3

S03E01

The Flypaper

August 09, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S03E02

A Picture of a Place

August 16, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S03E03

Proof of Guilt

August 23, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S03E04

Vengeance is Mine Inc.

August 30, 1980 at 11:00 AM

S03E05

A Girl Can't Always Have Everything

November 09, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S03E06

Parson's Pleasure

November 30, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S03E07

The Stinker

December 07, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S03E08

I'll Be Seeing You

December 14, 1980 at 12:00 PM

S03E09

The Party

December 19, 1980 at 12:00 PM

Season 4

S04E01

Would You Believe it?

April 05, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E02

Vicious Circle

April 12, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E03

The Boy Who Talked with Animals

April 19, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E04

The Best of Everything

April 26, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E05

A Woman's Help

May 03, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E06

Shatterproof

May 10, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E07

The Sound Machine

May 17, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E08

Never Speak Ill of the Dead

May 24, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E09

The Best Policy

May 31, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E10

The Last Bottle in the World

June 07, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E11

Kindly Dig Your Grave

June 14, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E12

Completely Foolproof

June 21, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E13

There's One Born Every Minute

June 05, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E14

Bosom Friends

June 12, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E15

A Glowing Future

July 19, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E16

The Way to Do It

July 26, 1981 at 11:00 AM

S04E17

Hijack

December 26, 1981 at 12:00 PM

Season 5

S05E01

Blue Marigold

April 25, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E02

The Eavesdropper

May 02, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E03

Operation Safecrack

May 09, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E04

Run, Rabbit, Run

May 16, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E05

Stranger in Town

May 23, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E06

The Moles

May 30, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E07

Decoy

June 06, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E08

Pattern of Guilt

June 13, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E09

A Harmless Vanity

June 20, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E10

Death Can Add

June 27, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E11

Light Fingers

July 04, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E12

Death in the Morning

July 11, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E13

What Have You Been Up to Lately?

July 18, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E14

The Absence of Emily

July 25, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E15

In the Bag

August 01, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E16

A Man with a Fortune

August 08, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E17

Who's Got the Lady?

August 15, 1982 at 11:00 AM

S05E18

The Skeleton Key

August 22, 1982 at 11:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

A Passing Opportunity

April 09, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E02

The Memory Man

April 16, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E03

A Sad Loss

April 23, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E04

Clerical Error

March 30, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E05

Heir Presumptuous

May 07, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E06

Where's Your Sense of Humour?

April 14, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E07

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

May 21, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E08

The Vorpal Blade

May 28, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E09

The Wrong 'Un

June 11, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E10

The Luncheon

June 19, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E11

The Tribute

June 25, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E12

Hit and Run

May 10, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E13

Youth from Vienna

July 02, 1983 at 11:00 AM

S06E14

Turn of the Tide

September 03, 1983 at 11:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

The Dirty Detail

May 12, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E02

The Best Chess Player in the World

May 19, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E03

Proxy

May 26, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E04

Have a Nice Death

June 02, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E05

Number Eight

June 09, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E06

The Last of the Midnight Gardeners

June 16, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E07

The Gift of Beauty

June 30, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E08

Wet Saturday

July 07, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E09

Sauce for the Goose

July 21, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E10

Bird of Prey

August 04, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E11

I Like It Here in Wilmington

November 08, 1984 at 12:00 PM

S07E12

Accidental Death

August 19, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E13

The Reconciliation

September 16, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E14

The Mugger

October 14, 1984 at 11:00 AM

S07E15

The Open Window

October 21, 1984 at 11:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

People Don't Do Such Things

March 30, 1985 at 12:00 PM

S08E02

In the Cards

July 14, 1985 at 11:00 AM

S08E03

Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery

July 21, 1985 at 11:00 AM

S08E04

Scrimshaw

July 28, 1985 at 11:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

Skeleton in the Cupboard

December 18, 1987 at 12:00 PM

S09E02

The Colonel's Lady

January 08, 1988 at 12:00 PM

S09E03

The Surgeon

January 15, 1988 at 12:00 PM

S09E04

The Verger

January 22, 1988 at 12:00 PM

S09E05

The Facts of Life

January 29, 1988 at 12:00 PM

S09E06

Wink Three Times

April 15, 1988 at 11:00 AM

S09E07

The Dead Don't Steal

April 22, 1988 at 11:00 AM

S09E08

The Finger of Suspicion

April 29, 1988 at 11:00 AM

S09E09

A Time to Die

May 06, 1988 at 11:00 AM

S09E10

Mr. Know-All

May 13, 1988 at 11:00 AM