Tales of the Unexpected (TV)

Tales of the Unexpected was a British television series that originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales, initially based on short stories by author Roald Dahl, that were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic and usually had a twist ending.

In the first few series, Dahl included several stories which had previously been televised as Alfred Hitchcock Presents epsiodes.

Selected Episodes

Cast members listed in bold appeared in a Hitchcock film or in the original Hitchcock television series.

Man from the South

• remake of AHP season 5 episode "Man from the South" (03/Jan/1960)
• broadcast date: 24/Mar/1979
• directed by Michael Tuchner and starring José Ferrer, Katy Jurado, Michael Ontkean, Cyril Luckham and Pamela Stephenson

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

• remake of AHP season 6 episode "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" (27/Sep/1960)
• broadcast date: 31/Mar/1979
• directed by Simon Langton and starring Julie Harris, Michael Hordern, Richard Greene, Frederick Farley and Sandra Payne

Lamb to the Slaughter

• remake of AHP season 3 episode "Lamb to the Slaughter" (13/Apr/1958)
• broadcast date: 14/Apr/1979
• directed by John Davies and starring Susan George, Brian Blessed, Michael Byrne, Mark Jones, George Little and Hugh Cross

The Landlady

• remake of AHP season 6 episode "The Landlady" (21/Feb/1961)
• broadcast date: 21/Apr/1979
• directed by Herbert Wise and starring Siobhan McKenna, Leonard Preston, Anthony Dawes, John Bryant and Jess Davies

A Dip in the Pool

• remake of AHP season 3 episode "A Dip in the Pool" (01/Jun/1958)
• broadcast date: 12/May/1979
• directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Jack Weston, Gladys Spencer, Don Fellows, Davyd Harries and Jana Sheldon

Poison

• remake of AHP season 4 episode "Poison" (05/Oct/1958)
• broadcast date: 29/Mar/1980
• directed by Graham Evans and starring Andrew Ray, Anthony Steel, Judy Geeson and Saeed Jaffrey

Back for Christmas

• remake of AHP season 1 episode "Back for Christmas" (04/Mar/1956)
• broadcast date: 31/May/1980
• directed by Giles Foster and starring Richard Johnson, Siân Phillips, Avril Elgar, Artro Morris and Cyril Luckham

The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

• remake of AHP season 1 episode "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby" (15/Apr/1956)
• broadcast date: 07/Jun/1980
• directed by John Gorrie and starring Robert Lang, Elizabeth Spriggs, Cyril Luckham, Christopher Bramwell and Nigel Caliburn

Wet Saturday

• remake of AHP season 2 episode "Wet Saturday" (30/Sep/1956)
• broadcast date: 07/Jul/1984
• directed by Norman Lloyd and starring Ed Begley Jr., Fritz Weaver, Mary Sinclair and Charles Hallahan

Links

• Internet Movie Database
• Internet Movie Database - episode list
• Wikipedia