The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(711 votes)

   #1 - The Man From the South

   S1:E13/24/1979

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

   Director:Michael Tuchner

   Writer:Kevin Goldstein-Jackson

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   Director:Michael Tuchner

   Writer:Kevin Goldstein-Jackson
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   7.1/10(554 votes)

   #2 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

   S1:E23/31/1979

   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.

   Director:Simon Langton

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Simon Langton

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl
3. 

   6.5/10(496 votes)

   #3 - William and Mary

   S1:E34/7/1979

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

   Director:Donald McWhinnie

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Donald McWhinnie

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl
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   7.2/10(582 votes)

   #4 - Lamb to the Slaughter

   S1:E44/14/1979

   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.

   Director:John Howard Davies

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl

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   Director:John Howard Davies

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl
5. 

   7.2/10(571 votes)

   #5 - The Landlady

   S1:E54/21/1979

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

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl
6. 

   6.7/10(490 votes)

   #6 - Neck

   S1:E64/28/1979

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

   Director:Christopher Miles

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Christopher Miles

   Writers:Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl
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7. 

   6.1/10(408 votes)

   #7 - Edward the Conqueror

   S1:E75/5/1979

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

   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl
8. 

   6.5/10(403 votes)

   #8 - A Dip in the Pool

   S1:E85/12/1979

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

   Director:Michael Tuchner

   Writer:Ronald Harwood

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   Director:Michael Tuchner

   Writer:Ronald Harwood
9. 

   7.1/10(416 votes)

   #9 - The Way Up to Heaven

   S1:E95/19/1979

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

   Director:Simon Langton

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl

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   Director:Simon Langton

   Writers:Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl