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"Tales of the Unexpected"
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Information
- British Television Program produced from 1979–84
- What Dahl Did: hosted program during first two seasons and provided his short stories for adaptation
- Please note: While there are 112 episodes of this program, Dahl was only involved eith 33 of them as a writer or host. Only those episodes are detailed on this site.
- All Program Information
- Episode 1.1: "Man From the South"
- Episode 1.2: "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
- Episode 1.3: "William and Mary"
- Episode 1.4: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
- Episode 1.5: "The Landlady"
- Episode 1.6: "Neck"
- Episode 1.7: "Edward the Conquerer"
- Episode 1.8: "A Dip in the Pool"
- Episode 1.9: "The Way Up to Heaven"
- Episode 2.1: "Royal Jelly"
- Episode 2.2: "Skin"
- Episode 2.3: "Galloping Foxley"
- Episode 2.4: "The Hitch–Hiker"
- Episode 2.5: "Poison"
- Episode 2.6: "Fat Chance"
- Episode 2.7: "Taste"
- Episode 2.8: "My Lady Love, MY Dove"
- Episode 2.9: "Georgy Porgy"
- Episode 2.10: "Depart in Peace"
- Episode 2.11: "The Umbrella Man"
- Episode 2.12: "Genesis and Catastrophe"
- Episode 2.13: "Mr. Botibol's First Love"
- Episode 2.14: "Back for Christmas"
- Episode 2.15: "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby"
- Episode 2.16: "The Man at the Top"
- Episode 3.1: "The Flypaper"
- Episode 3.2: "A Picture of a Place"
- Episode 3.4: "Vengeance Is Mine Inc."
- Episode 3.6: "Parson's Pleasure"
- Episode 4.3: "The Boy Who Talked With Animals"
- Episode 4.7: "The Sound Machine"
- Episode 9.3: "The Surgeon"
Description
A British anthology series featuring tales of horror, mystery and suspense. Most episodes featured a twist ending, and many of them were based on short stories by well–known writer Roald Dahl, who also served as the show's host during its first two seasons.
Dahl's First Introduction
Dahl's introductory words to "Man From the South", which was the first episode:
"I ought to warn you, if you haven't read any of my stories, that you may be a little disturbed by some of the things that happen in them. When I'm writing a short story, I'm haunted by the thought that I've got to hold the reader's attention for literally every second, otherwise I'm dead. The one you're going to see now is the first of a series based on stories that have taken me thirty-five years to write. I find them difficult to do well, so I work slowly. About two a year. This one was filmed in its real setting: Jamaica. I hope you like it."
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