Tales of the Unexpected 1
1979-03-24 | Drama | 9 episodes
Overview
9 Seasons
Episode
The Man From the South (1979)
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
Directed By
- Michael Tuchner
Writer
- Kevin Goldstein-Jackson
Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1979)
Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.
Directed By
- Simon Langton
Writer
- Ronald Harwood
William and Mary (1979)
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.
Directed By
- Donald McWhinnie
Writer
- Ronald Harwood
Lamb to the Slaughter (1979)
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
Directed By
- John Howard Davies
Writer
- Roald Dahl
The Landlady (1979)
When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.
Directed By
- Herbert Wise
Writer
- Robin Chapman