Sinister and with a touch of the macabre Tales Of The Unexpected holds, at its heart, a core of black humour that makes each story both compelling and surprising, with a twist in each tale that delighted audiences throughout the country.
Although Roald Dahl is best known for his children’s books, his most famous and sinister adult creation was Tales of the Unexpected. Adapting works from Dahl himself, Patricia Highsmith, Ruth Rendell and a host of other celebrated writers, this highly acclaimed series ran for an impressive nine years from its first transmission on ITV in 1979. Its iconic title sequence and haunting theme tune (from prolific TV composer Ron Grainer) ensured that Tales of the Unexpected was memorable viewing.
The series attracted an astonishing array of guest stars: Oscar winners Sir John Gielgud and José Ferrer, Ian Holm, Joan Collins, Sir John Mills, Peter Bowles, Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillips, Denholm Elliott, Zoe Wanamaker, Joss Ackland and Brian Blessed are just a few of the names to feature in its illustrious cast. Sometimes gory, but always surprising, the stories all have a twist to entertain and, more often than not, shock the viewer. This set contains every episode of Tales of the Unexpected, originally transmitted between 1979 and 1988.
Episodes
The Man From The South
Mrs Bixby And The Colonel's Coat
William And Mary
Lamb To The Slaughter
The Landlady
Neck
Edward The Conquerer
A Dip In The Pool
The Way Up To Heaven
Royal Jelly
Skin
Galloping Foxley
The Hitch-Hiker
Poison
Fat Chance
Taste
My Lady Love, My Dove
Georgy Porgy
Depart in Peace
The Umbrella Man
Genesis & Catastrophe
Mr Botibol's First Love
Back To Christmas
The Orderly World Of Mr Appleby
The Man At The Top
The Flypaper
A Picture Of A Place
Proof Of Guilt
Vengeance Is Mine Inc
A Girl Can’t Always Have Everything
Parson’s Pleasure
The Stinker
I’ll Be Seeing You
The Party
Would You Believe It?
Vicious Circle
The Boy Who Talked With Animals
The Best Of Everything
A Woman's Help
Shatterproof
The Sound Machine
Never Speak Ill Of The Dead
The Best Policy
The Last Bottle In The World
Kindly Dig You Own Grave
Completely Foolproof
There's One Born Every Minute
Bosom Friends
A Glowing Future
The Way To Do It
Hijack
A Passing Opportunity
The Memory Man
A Sad Loss
Clerical Error
Heir Presumptuous
Where Is Your Sense of Humour?
Down Among The Sheltering Palms
The Vorpal Blade
The Wrong Un
The Luncheon
The Tribute
Youth From Vienna
Hit And Run
Turn Of The Tide
The Dirty Detail
The Best Chess Player In The World
Proxy
Have A Nice Death
Number Eight
The Last Of The Midnight Gardeners
The Gift Of Beauty
Wet Saturday
Sauce For The Goose
Bird Of Prey
I Like It Here In Wilmington
Accidental Death
The Reconciliation
The Open Window
People Donít Do Such Things
The Mugger
In The Cards
Nothiní Short Of Highway Robbery
Scrimshaw
Skeleton In The Cupboard
The Colonel’s Lady
The Surgeon
The Verger
The Facts Of Life
Wink Three Times
The Dead Don’t Steal
The Finger Of Suspicion
A Time To Die
Mr Know-All
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Roald Dahl, Jose Ferrer, Pamela Stephenson, Michael Hordern, Richard Greene, Elaine Strich, Susan George, Brian Blessed, Joan Collins, Peter Bowles, John Guilgud, Timothy West, Derek Jacobi, John Mills, Rod Taylor, Judy Geeson, Geoffrey Bayldon, Ron Moody, John Alderton, Michael Gambon, Peter Firth, Alfred Burke, Bill Maynard, Peter Sallis, Julian Fellowes, Pauline Collins, Bernard Miles, Joss Ackland, Anthony Valentine, Robert Morley, Amanda Redman, Nigel Havers, Michael Kitchen, Anthony Quayle, Nigel Hawthorne, Telly Savalas, Frank Finlay, Joan Greenwood, Dennis Quilley, Suzanne Danielle, Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Dorothy Tutin, Clive Swift, Fulton MacKay, Bill Owen, Harry H. Corbett, Susan Penhaligon, Peter Egan, Keith Baron, Ian Holm, Frank Sinatra Jr, Janet Leigh, Carol Drinkwater, Peter Barkworth, John Duttine, George Sewell, Bernard Cribbins, Hayley Mills, David Cassidy, Peter Cushing, Anna Neagle, Jane Asher, Patrick Mower, Janet Leigh, Don Johnson, Charles Dance, Zoe Wanamaker, Richard Briers, Patrricia Routledge, Jim Broadbent, Liza Goddard, Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, David Suchet, Jemma Redgrave, Topol
Various
2800 mins
1979 - 1988
None
English
19
2 - will only play on UK / European DVD player or multi region player
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