Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
★★★☆☆ 6.7/10
📺 9 Seasons
🎬 112 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 25 min/episode
Drama
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Seasons

Season 1
1979 • 9 Episodes
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
Season 2
1980 • 16 Episodes
Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?
Season 3
1980 • 9 Episodes
With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.
Season 4
1981 • 17 Episodes
Two archaeologists working in Jordan get more than they bargained for when they decide to smuggle the statue of a mysterious woman over the border to Israel.
Season 5
1982 • 18 Episodes
Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback.
Season 6
1983 • 14 Episodes
Frank is struggling financially and will do anything for money. Even murder.
Season 7
1984 • 15 Episodes
Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.
Season 8
1985 • 4 Episodes
Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.
Season 9
1987 • 10 Episodes
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.

Network

ITV1

Production

ITV, Anglia Television

Keywords

anthology