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Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Saturday, March 24, 1979

Ended: Saturday, May 19, 1979

When does Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 come out?

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 premiered Saturday, March 24, 1979 on ITV1 and ended Saturday, May 19, 1979. The season has 9 episodes.

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Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 release schedule

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 episode release dates
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1. The Man From the South

A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

Saturday · 47 years ago

2. Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

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.

Saturday · 47 years ago

3. William and Mary

When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

Saturday · 47 years ago

4. Lamb to the Slaughter

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.

Saturday · 47 years ago

5. The Landlady

When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.

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6. Neck

A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

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7. Edward the Conqueror

When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

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8. A Dip in the Pool

An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.

Saturday · 47 years ago

9. The Way Up to Heaven Finale

Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.

Saturday · 47 years ago

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 guest stars

  • Siobhán McKenna

    Siobhán McKenna

    The Landlady

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    Jelks

  • Paul Herzberg

    Paul Herzberg

    Henri

  • Richard Greene

    Richard Greene

    The Colonel

  • Pamela Stephenson

    Pamela Stephenson

    Cathy

  • Michael Byrne

    Michael Byrne

    Patrick Marney

  • Wendy Hiller

    Wendy Hiller

    Louisa

  • Michael Troughton

    Michael Troughton

    Steward

  • Elaine Stritch

    Elaine Stritch

    Mary Pearl

  • Jack Weston

    Jack Weston

    William Botibol

  • Marius Goring

    Marius Goring

    Dr John Landy

  • Sandra Payne

    Sandra Payne

    Miss Pulteney

  • Katy Jurado

    Katy Jurado

    Woman

  • Phil Brown

    Phil Brown

    F. Milton Willis

  • Elaine Ives-Cameron

    Sarah Grant

  • Michael Aldridge

    Michael Aldridge

    Sir Basil Turton

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 FAQ

When does Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 come out?

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 premiered Saturday, March 24, 1979 on ITV1.

How many episodes are in Tales of the Unexpected Season 1?

Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 has 9 episodes.

Are new episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 finale?

The Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 finale (Episode 9) aired Saturday, May 19, 1979.

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