
Tales of the Unexpected
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.
Tales of the Unexpected
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.
Tales of the Unexpected
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.

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Episode 1: The Man From the South
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

Episode 2: 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...

Episode 3: William and Mary
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should...

Episode 4: Lamb to the Slaughter
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument...

Episode 5: The Landlady
When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark s...

Episode 6: Neck
A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affa...

Episode 7: Edward the Conqueror
When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exa...

Episode 8: A Dip in the Pool
An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a be...

Episode 9: The Way Up to Heaven
Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a fligh...

Episode 1: Royal Jelly
Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby...

Episode 2: Skin
An old street beggar, a former tattooist, was a friend of the famous artist, Soutine. On his back, h...

Episode 3: Galloping Foxley
A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in...

Episode 4: The Hitch-Hiker
When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

Episode 5: Poison
A poisonous snake keeps a teacher prisoner in India. How can he escape from its evil glare?

Episode 6: Fat Chance
The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.

Episode 7: Taste
A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting co...

Episode 8: My Lady Love, My Dove
When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

Episode 9: Georgy Porgy
George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things...

Episode 10: Depart in Peace
An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

Episode 11: The Umbrella Man
A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

Episode 12: Genesis & Catastrophe
A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

Episode 13: Mr Botibol's First Love
A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a str...

Episode 14: Back for Christmas
A philandering physician with an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife.

Episode 15: The Orderly World of Mr Appleby
A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

Episode 16: The Man at the Top
A young, unemployed seaman kills someone in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the k...

Episode 1: The Flypaper
With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.

Episode 2: A Picture of a Place
Hazel is a gullible, old widow whose farmhouse is full of antiques, and Merv is a charming conman wh...

Episode 3: Proof of Guilt
Hard-bitten police inspector Walters has a murder on his hands that he can't crack. The prime suspec...

Episode 4: Vengeance is Mine Inc.
Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and Geor...

Episode 5: A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Struggling actresses Suzy and Pat meet Herbert, a wealthy widower. Seductive Suzy enjoys his money,...

Episode 6: Parson's Pleasure
Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable fur...

Episode 7: The Stinker
When millionaire Jack runs into Harold, a boy he bullied at school, he gives him a job. But Harold s...

Episode 8: I'll Be Seeing You
When Roland leaves his cruel, millionairess wife Vivien for a fresh start with his mistress Anna, th...

Episode 9: The Party
When disgruntled factory manager Harry is left feeling undervalued by his colleagues, he decides to...

Episode 1: Would You Believe It?
Two archaeologists working in Jordan get more than they bargained for when they decide to smuggle th...

Episode 2: Vicious Circle
An old lady catches Rex Tobin, a young burglar who was planning to rob her, and makes friends with h...

Episode 3: The Boy Who Talked with Animals
When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be mo...

Episode 4: The Best of Everything
Desperate to win the affections of his boss’s daughter, Arthur accepts the help of his friend Charli...

Episode 5: A Woman's Help
Henpecked Arthur decides to get rid of his demanding wife once and for all, so long as he gets her m...

Episode 6: Shatterproof
Property tycoon Gerry Williams is married to the beautiful but unhappy Ellen, and somewhere the marr...

Episode 7: The Sound Machine
A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears giv...

Episode 8: Never Speak Ill of the Dead
David is accused of murder when his wife Irene vanishes. Her promiscuous lifestyle made her the talk...

Episode 9: The Best Policy
Harry Flock has had a temporary promotion as acting manager of a branch bank. He is honest and metic...

Episode 10: The Last Bottle in the World
Kyros plans on giving his wife a priceless bottle of wine for their anniversary, but he has no inten...

Episode 11: Kindly Dig Your Grave
Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expe...

Episode 12: Completely Foolproof
The very rich Joe Brisson is a self-made man with a number of enemies - including Lisa, his elegant...

Episode 13: There's One Born Every Minute
Arthur and Margaret are a quiet couple. When she inherits £50,000, he reluctantly agrees to gamble i...

Episode 14: Bosom Friends
Nell and Emma are old school friends who are reunited after years apart. However, things quickly tur...

Episode 15: A Glowing Future
Jack and Betsy are lovers. That is until Jack decides to go halfway across the world to be with his...

Episode 16: The Way to Do it
The casino offers Roger an escape from his domineering aunt. He has a love for both gambling and a p...

Episode 17: Hijack
A hijacker on an aeroplane takes a stewardess hostage before demanding a million dollars and a parac...

Episode 1: Blue Marigold
Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates....

Episode 2: The Eavesdropper
Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Do...

Episode 3: Operation Safecrack
In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack...

Episode 4: Run, Rabbit, Run
Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband ha...

Episode 5: Stranger in Town
A stranger arrives in town and soon endears himself to the local community – although his motives pr...

Episode 6: The Moles
Two cash-strapped business owners tunnel their way into a bank – only to find they missed a crucial...

Episode 7: Decoy
When a woman is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected kill...

Episode 8: Pattern of Guilt
Police doctor Keith Briscoe is desperate to leave his wife for an ex but loses hope when she refuses...

Episode 9: A Harmless Vanity
When Mary learns her husband is having an affair, she invites her rival to a beach party.

Episode 10: Death Can Add
An auditor finds out that Oliver is defrauding his firm. But when he demands some hush money, he dis...

Episode 11: Light Fingers
Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, gloves begin appearing in...

Episode 12: Death in the Morning
Karen marries a rich landowner with a huge house in the country. But after moving in, she senses an...

Episode 13: What Have You Been Up to Lately?
As Richard and Fergus ponder a girl they both loved, they realise their failures in life.

Episode 14: The Absence of Emily
Norma owns a big house and lets her sister Emily and her husband live there. But then Emily disappea...

Episode 15: In the Bag
Cara is determined to get back her family jewels, which have been hidden away in a safe. Hiring a sa...

Episode 16: A Man with a Fortune
A rich and lonely American ventures to England in search of his long-lost family.

Episode 17: Who's Got the Lady?
When a piece of art is stolen, the gallery owner gets his girlfriend to make copies of it to sell.

Episode 18: The Skeleton Key
A woman discovers a nasty side to her boyfriend's personality when he goes into hospital before a ho...

Episode 1: A Passing Opportunity
Frank is struggling financially and will do anything for money. Even murder.

Episode 2: The Memory Man
Down on his luck, 'Memory Man' Colin agrees to help a shady character remember the number of a stati...

Episode 3: A Sad Loss
Claire and her boyfriend have always counted on inheriting her wealthy aunt's fortune - but they are...

Episode 4: Clerical Error
While winding up his late father's affairs, Paul finds a bill demanding over £1,000 for pornography.

Episode 5: Heir Presumptuous
George Devon, a wealthy rancher, is found murdered. His identical twin nephews stand to inherit his...

Episode 6: Where's Your Sense of Humour?
George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years unt...

Episode 7: Down Among the Sheltering Palms
An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all sh...

Episode 8: The Vorpal Blade
Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.

Episode 9: The Wrong 'Un
After closing a deal, a German businessman meets an attractive but mysterious girl in a hotel bar.

Episode 10: The Luncheon
Tony eats a pricey meal with Susan Mandeville, the extravagant wife of a filmmaker who wants the rig...

Episode 11: The Tribute
Three aristocratic women hear of the death of a woman who once served them as a nanny. They agree to...

Episode 12: Hit and Run
Dr Roger Ashburn's beautiful wife tells him their marriage is over. Devastated, he begins a new life...

Episode 13: Youth from Vienna
Being admired by the inventor of an anti-ageing formula is handy for Caroline, who is eager to keep...

Episode 14: The Turn of the Tide
Criminal lawyer Slade has his reasons for wanting his colleague dead. He meticulously plans the perf...

Episode 1: The Dirty Detail
Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One da...

Episode 2: The Best Chess Player in the World
Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he...

Episode 3: Proxy
Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three wo...

Episode 4: Have a Nice Death
A writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his w...

Episode 5: Number Eight
A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknam...

Episode 6: The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Walter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to s...

Episode 7: The Gift of Beauty
After killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for a...

Episode 8: Wet Saturday
George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavour...

Episode 9: Sauce for the Goose
Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gai...

Episode 10: Bird of Prey
Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggr...

Episode 11: I Like it Here in Wilmington
When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murder...

Episode 12: Accidental Death
Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into...

Episode 13: The Reconciliation
James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce...

Episode 14: The Mugger
When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire...

Episode 15: The Open Window
When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other s...

Episode 1: People Don't Do Such Things
Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.

Episode 2: In the Cards
Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets...

Episode 3: Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery
On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate b...

Episode 4: Scrimshaw
Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks...

Episode 1: Skeleton in the Cupboard
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past...

Episode 2: The Colonel's Lady
A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this...

Episode 3: The Surgeon
When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds...

Episode 4: The Verger
When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed...

Episode 5: The Facts of Life
When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets ca...

Episode 6: Wink Three Times
A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled i...

Episode 7: The Dead Don't Steal
Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a...

Episode 8: The Finger of Suspicion
Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened wi...

Episode 9: A Time to Die
Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he the...

Episode 10: Mr Know-All
When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that he migh...
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