Tales of the Unexpected
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.
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Top cast
Roald Dahl
Self - Introduced By
Andrew Ray
Percy Hayward
Forbes Collins
Police Officer
Paul Herzberg
Henri
Peter Tuddenham
Control Voice (voice)
William Hootkins
Peter Bligh
Mark Lewis
Showroom Manager
Richard Foxton
Security Guard
John Mills
Sam Morrissey
Lucy Gutteridge
Josie
Joan Collins
Suzy Starr
Richard Johnson
Parnell
Douglas Lambert
Henry Snape
Sheila Gish
Frances
Cyril Luckham
Gavin
Where to watch
Stream
Shout! Factory Amazon ChannelAvailability for US · streaming data provided by JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- March 24, 1979
- Last air date
- May 13, 1988
- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes
- 112
- Episode runtime
- 25m
- Network
- ITV1
- Original language
- EN
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