Tales of the Unexpected — Series 1

Mar 24, 1979 · 24m

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

Mar 31, 1979 · 25m

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.

Apr 7, 1979 · 25m

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

Apr 14, 1979 · 25m

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.

Apr 21, 1979 · 25m

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

Apr 28, 1979 · 24m

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

May 5, 1979 · 25m

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

May 12, 1979 · 25m

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

May 19, 1979 · 25m

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