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The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 1

Every episode of Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 1 - The Man From the South
    7.3/10(756 votes)

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 4 - Lamb to the Slaughter
    7.2/10(617 votes)

    S1:E4

    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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  3. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 5 - The Landlady
    7.2/10(605 votes)

    S1:E5

    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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  4. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 2 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
    7.1/10(586 votes)

    S1:E2

    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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  5. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 9 - The Way Up to Heaven
    7.0/10(443 votes)

    S1:E9

    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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  6. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 6 - Neck
    6.7/10(520 votes)

    S1:E6

    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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  7. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 3 - William and Mary
    6.5/10(519 votes)

    S1:E3

    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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  8. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 8 - A Dip in the Pool
    6.5/10(426 votes)

    S1:E8

    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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  9. Tales of the Unexpected Season 1 Episode 7 - Edward the Conqueror
    6.0/10(431 votes)

    S1:E7

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Man From the South" is the best rated episode of Tales of the Unexpected season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 756 votes. Directed by Michael Tuchner and written by Kevin Goldstein-Jackson, it aired on March 24, 1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Lamb to the Slaughter".