TV series
Tales of the Unexpected
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1979-03-24
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 9 seasons
- Episodes
- 112 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- ITV1
- Production
- ITV, Anglia Television
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Roald Dahl as Self - Introduced By
- Andrew Ray as Jerry Wilde
- Forbes Collins as Inspector
- Paul Herzberg as Henri
- Peter Tuddenham as Control Voice (voice)
- William Hootkins as Peter Bligh
- Mark Lewis as Carlo
- Richard Foxton as Assistant Manager
- John Mills as The Man
- Lucy Gutteridge as Molly
- Joan Collins as Suzy Starr
- Richard Johnson as Tanner
Creators and crew
- Roald Dahl - Creator
- Norman Lloyd - Producer
- John Rosenberg - Producer
- Graham Evans - Director
- John Gorrie - Director
- Alan Gibson - Director
Seasons
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