The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 8

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   #1 - Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery

   S8:E37/21/1985

   On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.

   Director:John Peyser

   Writer:Luther Murdoch

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   Director:John Peyser

   Writer:Luther Murdoch
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   #2 - In the Cards

   S8:E27/14/1985

   Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?

   Director:John Peyser

   Writers:Ross Thomas, A.A. Roberts

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   Director:John Peyser

   Writers:Ross Thomas, A.A. Roberts
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   #3 - Scrimshaw

   S8:E47/28/1985

   Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks a lot to forget her tragic past. Then she runs into Eric, a man she knew long ago in her college days, and suddenly life takes on new meaning.

   Director:Dezsö Magyar

   Writer:Bernard Eismann

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   Director:Dezsö Magyar

   Writer:Bernard Eismann
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   #4 - People Don't Do Such Things

   S8:E13/30/1985

   Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.

   Director:Gordon Hessler

   Writer:Ross Thomas

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   Director:Gordon Hessler

   Writer:Ross Thomas