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Tales of the Unexpected is a British anthology series, which was broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1988. Each episode features a dramatised story that has been adapted from the works of several well-known writers, most notably, Roald Dahl.
Series Cast 60. Roald Dahl. Self - Introduced By (9 Episodes) Paul Herzberg. Henri (1 Episode), John Bannister (1 Episode) Julie Harris. Mrs Foster (1 Episode), Mrs Bixby (1 Episode) Richard Hampton. Patient (1 Episode), Arthur Baxter (1 Episode)
S2.E16 ∙ The Man at the Top. Hardy, a young sailor down on his luck, is left stranded when his ship sails without him so he robs a man but accidentally kills him. His girlfriend Diane informs him that the one man who can help him, the 'man at the top' is Sam Madrid.
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series 1979–1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
S1.E8 ∙ A Dip in the Pool. Sat, May 12, 1979. An American gambler on a trans-Atlantic liner goes into the pool that bets on how far ship sails each day. Expecting bad weather, he bets a low distance, but then the weather fines up.
Tom and George, two young college graduates who are out of work in New York, offer satisfaction to the victims of Lionel Brewster, the city's most scurrilous gossip columnist - for a price. Mrs Wilbur has a job for 'Vengeance is Mine Inc', but she gets rather more for her money than she asked for.
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Tales of the Unexpected (known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected for the first two series) is a British television series that aired between 1979 and 1988. [1] Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. [2]
