Synopsis

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

Where to Watch

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Streaming data provided by JustWatch.

Seasons & Episodes

► Series 9 10 episodes

Season page → 0/10 watched

E01 Skeleton in the Cupboard 18 Dec 1987

E02 The Colonel's Lady 08 Jan 1988

E03 The Surgeon 15 Jan 1988

E04 The Verger 22 Jan 1988

E05 The Facts of Life 29 Jan 1988

E06 Wink Three Times 15 Apr 1988

E07 The Dead Don't Steal 22 Apr 1988

E08 The Finger of Suspicion 29 Apr 1988

E09 A Time to Die 06 May 1988

E10 Mr Know-All 13 May 1988

► Series 8 4 episodes

Season page → 0/4 watched

E01 People Don't Do Such Things 30 Mar 1985

E02 In the Cards 14 Jul 1985

E03 Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery 21 Jul 1985

E04 Scrimshaw 28 Jul 1985

► Series 7 15 episodes

Season page → 0/15 watched

E01 The Dirty Detail 12 May 1984

E02 The Best Chess Player in the World 19 May 1984

E03 Proxy 26 May 1984

E04 Have a Nice Death 02 Jun 1984

E05 Number Eight 09 Jun 1984

E06 The Last of the Midnight Gardeners 16 Jun 1984

E07 The Gift of Beauty 30 Jun 1984

E08 Wet Saturday 07 Jul 1984

E09 Sauce for the Goose 21 Jul 1984

E10 Bird of Prey 04 Aug 1984

E11 I Like it Here in Wilmington 08 Nov 1984

E12 Accidental Death 19 Aug 1984

E13 The Reconciliation 16 Sep 1984

E14 The Mugger 14 Oct 1984

E15 The Open Window 21 Oct 1984

► Series 6 14 episodes

Season page → 0/14 watched

E01 A Passing Opportunity 09 Apr 1983

E02 The Memory Man 16 Apr 1983

E03 A Sad Loss 23 Apr 1983

E04 Clerical Error 30 Mar 1983

E05 Heir Presumptuous 07 May 1983

E06 Where's Your Sense of Humour? 14 Apr 1983

E07 Down Among the Sheltering Palms 21 May 1983

E08 The Vorpal Blade 28 May 1983

E09 The Wrong 'Un 11 Jun 1983

E10 The Luncheon 19 Jun 1983

E11 The Tribute 25 Jun 1983

E12 Hit and Run 10 May 1983

E13 Youth from Vienna 02 Jul 1983

E14 The Turn of the Tide 03 Sep 1983

► Series 5 18 episodes

Season page → 0/18 watched

E01 Blue Marigold 25 Apr 1982

E02 The Eavesdropper 02 May 1982

E03 Operation Safecrack 09 May 1982

E04 Run, Rabbit, Run 16 May 1982

E05 Stranger in Town 23 May 1982

E06 The Moles 30 May 1982

E07 Decoy 06 Jun 1982

E08 Pattern of Guilt 13 Jun 1982

E09 A Harmless Vanity 20 Jun 1982

E10 Death Can Add 27 Jun 1982

E11 Light Fingers 04 Jul 1982

E12 Death in the Morning 11 Jul 1982

E13 What Have You Been Up To Lately? 18 Jul 1982

E14 The Absence of Emily 25 Jul 1982

E15 In the Bag 01 Aug 1982

E16 A Man with a Fortune 08 Aug 1982

E17 Who's Got the Lady? 15 Aug 1982

E18 The Skeleton Key 22 Aug 1982

► Series 4 17 episodes

Season page → 0/17 watched

E01 Would You Believe It? 05 Apr 1981

E02 Vicious Circle 12 Apr 1981

E03 The Boy Who Talked with Animals 19 Apr 1981

E04 The Best of Everything 26 Apr 1981

E05 A Woman's Help 03 May 1981

E06 Shatterproof 10 May 1981

E07 The Sound Machine 17 May 1981

E08 Never Speak Ill of the Dead 24 May 1981

E09 The Best Policy 31 May 1981

E10 The Last Bottle in the World 07 Jun 1981

E11 Kindly Dig Your Grave 14 Jun 1981

E12 Completely Foolproof 21 Jun 1981

E13 There's One Born Every Minute 05 Jun 1981

E14 Bosom Friends 12 Jun 1981

E15 A Glowing Future 19 Jul 1981

E16 The Way to Do It 26 Jul 1981

E17 Hijack 26 Dec 1981

► Series 3 9 episodes

Season page → 0/9 watched

E01 The Flypaper 09 Aug 1980

E02 A Picture of a Place 16 Aug 1980

E03 Proof of Guilt 23 Aug 1980

E04 Vengeance Is Mine Inc. 30 Aug 1980

E05 A Girl Can't Always Have Everything 09 Nov 1980

E06 Parson's Pleasure 30 Nov 1980

E07 The Stinker 07 Dec 1980

E08 I'll Be Seeing You 14 Dec 1980

E09 The Party 19 Dec 1980

► Series 2 16 episodes

Season page → 0/16 watched

E01 Royal Jelly 01 Mar 1980

E02 Skin 08 Mar 1980

E03 Galloping Foxley 15 Mar 1980

E04 The Hitch-Hiker 22 Mar 1980

E05 Poison 29 Mar 1980

E06 Fat Chance 05 Apr 1980

E07 Taste 12 Apr 1980

E08 My Lady Love, My Dove 19 Apr 1980

E09 Georgy Porgy 26 Apr 1980

E10 Depart in Peace 03 May 1980

E11 The Umbrella Man 10 May 1980

E12 Genesis and Catastrophe 17 May 1980

E13 Mr Botibol's First Love 24 May 1980

E14 Back for Christmas 31 May 1980

E15 The Orderly World of Mr Appleby 07 Jun 1980

E16 The Man at the Top 14 Jun 1980

► Series 1 9 episodes

Season page → 0/9 watched

E01 The Man from the South 24 Mar 1979

E02 Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat 31 Mar 1979

E03 William and Mary 07 Apr 1979

E04 Lamb to the Slaughter 14 Apr 1979

E05 The Landlady 21 Apr 1979

E06 Neck 28 Apr 1979

E07 Edward the Conqueror 05 May 1979

E08 A Dip in the Pool 12 May 1979

E09 The Way Up to Heaven 19 May 1979

Tales of the Unexpected

Synopsis

Where to Watch

Seasons & Episodes