This collection of twist-in-the-tail stories of suspense, horror and black comedy (many of them by Roald Dahl) was filmed by Anglia Television, a regional production company in the East of England. Each episode stands alone and has its own cast, and for two seasons each was introduced by Dahl himself from a fireside arm-chair. Tales of the Unexpected was an instant hit, and in the UK it is still being repeated on Granada Plus. The series was sold to more than seventy other countries.
Latest Episode
Series 9 - Episode 10 - Mr Know-All
Aired - 13 May 1988
Episode summary:
Pretty medical student Elly Somerton is working as a hotel chambermaid and falls for a guest at the hotel, Professor Max Kelada. Kelada is a well-known archaeologist, staying at the hotel for a conference, but womanising and fun are more on his mind than business. He tries to seduce Elly, with unexpected results.
Episode summary:
Pretty medical student Elly Somerton is working as a hotel chambermaid and falls for a guest at the hotel, Professor Max Kelada. Kelada is a well-known archaeologist, staying at the hotel for a conference, but womanising and fun are more on his mind than business. He tries to seduce Elly, with unexpected results.
+ Series 9
+ Episode - 10 Mr Know-All
Aired - 13 May 1988
+ Episode - 9 A Time to Die
Aired - 06 May 1988
+ Episode - 8 The Finger of Suspicion
Aired - 29 April 1988
+ Episode - 7 The Dead Don't Steal
Aired - 22 April 1988
+ Episode - 6 Wink Three Times
Aired - 15 April 1988
+ Episode - 5 The Facts of Life
Aired - 29 January 1988
+ Episode - 4 The Verger
Aired - 22 January 1988
+ Episode - 3 The Surgeon
Aired - 15 January 1988
+ Episode - 2 The Colonel's Lady
Aired - 08 January 1988
+ Episode - 1 Skeleton in the Cupboard
Aired - 18 December 1987
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