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The Best Episodes Written By Roald Dahl

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 28 - Lamb to the Slaughter
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E28

    Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - The Landlady
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E19

    In a small provincial town, an English lady takes in lodgers. For Billy Weaver, the town of Bramley offers accommodation at a reasonable rate, and a vacation to die for.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Landlady
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Man From the South
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - The Hitch-Hiker
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E4

    When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S6:E1

    A touch of mink for Mr and Mrs Bixby is only part of a story of love grown cold and a hidden passion beneath the surface.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Poison
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S4:E1

    Two partners discover their real feelings for one another when one is bitten by a poisonous snake and it's up to the other to save his life.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Umbrella Man
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E11

    A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Parson's Pleasure
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E6

    Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - William and Mary
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Way Up to Heaven
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Lamb to the Slaughter
    6.9/10(8 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:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Genesis & Catastrophe
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E12

    A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Mr Botibol's First Love
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E13

    A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Taste
    6.5/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting contest.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Royal Jelly
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E1

    Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Edward the Conqueror
    6.0/10(2 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:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - My Lady Love, My Dove
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E8

    When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Vengeance is Mine Inc.
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E4

    Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and George, starving writers turned entrepreneurs.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Galloping Foxley
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S2:E3

    A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  21. undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - The Surgeon
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S9:E3

    When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Depart in Peace
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E10

    An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - The Sound Machine
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E7

    A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Neck
    4.7/10(7 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:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
    4.3/10(6 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:N/A
    Writer:Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl Ratings Summary

"Lamb to the Slaughter" is the best rated episode written by Roald Dahl. It scored 10.0/10 from 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on April 13, 1958. It is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Landlady".