Tales Of The Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales. Initially episodes were based on the short stories collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You by Roald Dahl. The stories were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic, and usually had a twist ending. The upbeat theme music for the series was written by the prolific film and television composer Ron Grainer.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | March 1979 | May 1979 | 9 |
| Season 2 | March 1980 | June 1980 | 16 |
| Season 3 | August 1980 | December 1980 | 9 |
| Season 4 | April 1981 | December 1981 | 17 |
| Season 5 | April 1982 | August 1982 | 18 |
| Season 6 | March 1983 | September 1983 | 14 |
| Season 7 | May 1984 | November 1984 | 15 |
| Season 8 | March 1985 | July 1985 | 4 |
| Season 9 | December 1987 | May 1988 | 10 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned Episodes | 112 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 112 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Chapman | 29 | 04/14/1979 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Denis Cannan | 14 | 04/05/1980 - 01/22/1988 | |
| Ronald Harwood | 11 | 03/31/1979 - 11/30/1980 | |
| Ross Thomas | 7 | 07/19/1981 - 08/04/1984 | |
| Peter Ransley | 4 | 03/30/1983 - 12/18/1987 | |
| Julian Bond | 4 | 11/09/1980 - 04/05/1981 | |
| Alan Seymour | 3 | 08/08/1982 - 06/25/1983 | |
| Paul Ableman | 3 | 06/11/1983 - 05/13/1988 | |
| David Scott Milton | 3 | 05/31/1981 - 11/08/1984 | |
| Chaim Bermant | 3 | 12/19/1980 - 05/30/1982 | |
| Johnny Byrne | 2 | 08/23/1980 - 06/27/1982 | |
| Kevin Goldstein-Jackson | 2 | 03/24/1979 - 05/24/1980 | |
| Jeremy Paul | 2 | 06/20/1982 - 08/15/1982 | |
| Gerald Savory | 2 | 06/19/1983 - 06/16/1984 | |
| Roy Russell | 2 | 08/22/1982 - 09/16/1984 | |
| Wolf Mankowitz | 1 | 06/02/1984 | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 1 | 08/09/1980 | |
| Noella Smith | 1 | 01/29/1988 | |
| Sidney Carroll | 1 | 05/23/1982 | |
| James Andrew Hall | 1 | 04/23/1983 | |
| Pat Hoddinott | 1 | 05/10/1981 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roald Dahl | 28 | 03/24/1979 - 01/15/1988 | |
| John Gorrie | 13 | 04/05/1980 - 01/29/1988 | |
| Graham Evans | 12 | 03/29/1980 - 01/15/1988 | |
| Herbert Wise | 9 | 04/21/1979 - 08/08/1982 | |
| Alan Gibson | 9 | 05/03/1980 - 08/22/1982 | |
| Bert Salzman | 8 | 05/03/1981 - 07/21/1984 | |
| John Collier | 7 | 05/31/1980 - 07/14/1985 | |
| John Jacobs | 6 | 05/10/1981 - 09/16/1984 | |
| Henry Slesar | 6 | 05/03/1981 - 11/08/1984 | |
| Giles Foster | 5 | 05/31/1980 - 06/20/1982 | |
| Peter Hammond | 5 | 05/30/1982 - 10/14/1984 | |
| John Peyser | 5 | 07/19/1981 - 07/21/1985 | |
| Jack Ritchie | 5 | 05/10/1981 - 06/09/1984 | |
| Tony Wilmot | 4 | 06/16/1984 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Stanley Ellin | 4 | 06/07/1980 - 06/14/1981 | |
| Somerset Maugham | 4 | 01/08/1988 - 05/13/1988 | |
| John Rosenberg | 3 | 04/19/1980 - 07/25/1982 | |
| Paul Annett | 3 | 12/18/1987 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Rodney Bennett | 3 | 05/05/1979 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Philip Dudley | 3 | 12/14/1980 - 06/05/1981 | |
| Claude Whatham | 3 | 03/15/1980 - 06/14/1980 | |
| Ray Danton | 3 | 05/31/1981 - 08/04/1984 | |
| Robert L. Fish | 2 | 12/26/1981 - 08/01/1982 | |
| Doug Morgan | 2 | 08/16/1980 - 12/19/1980 | |
| Donald Honig | 2 | 04/12/1981 - 04/09/1983 | |
| Patricia Moyes | 2 | 04/23/1983 - 05/10/1983 | |
| Barry Davis | 2 | 04/05/1981 - 01/08/1988 | |
| Aileen Wheeler | 2 | 04/25/1982 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Leo Penn | 2 | 05/12/1984 - 06/09/1984 | |
| Simon Langton | 2 | 03/31/1979 - 05/19/1979 | |
| Bill Pronzini | 2 | 08/23/1980 - 06/05/1981 | |
| Edward D. Hoch | 2 | 06/14/1980 - 05/28/1983 | |
| Norman Lloyd | 2 | 07/02/1983 - 07/07/1984 | |
| Leonard Lewis | 2 | 04/14/1983 - 06/11/1983 | |
| Michael Tuchner | 2 | 03/24/1979 - 05/12/1979 | |
| Ruth Rendell | 2 | 07/19/1981 - 03/30/1985 | |
| John Bruce | 2 | 11/30/1980 - 04/26/1981 | |
| Julian Symons | 2 | 12/07/1980 - 05/19/1984 | |
| Ruth Wissmann | 1 | 05/02/1982 | |
| C.B. Gilford | 1 | 05/07/1983 | |
| Alastair Reid | 1 | 04/12/1980 | |
| Peter Duffell | 1 | 04/16/1983 | |
| Richard Huggett | 1 | 03/30/1983 | |
| Robert Quigley | 1 | 12/14/1980 | |
| Victor Edwards | 1 | 06/06/1982 | |
| Robert Bloch | 1 | 04/05/1980 | |
| Alistair Reid | 1 | 03/22/1980 | |
| John Charters | 1 | 04/15/1988 | |
| George Baxt | 1 | 07/18/1982 | |
| Tonita S. Gardner | 1 | 11/09/1980 | |
| Joseph Dougherty | 1 | 06/30/1984 | |
| Gordon Hessler | 1 | 03/30/1985 | |
| Dana Lyon | 1 | 06/12/1981 | |
| Graham sutton | 1 | 08/22/1982 | |
| Christopher Lukas | 1 | 10/21/1984 | |
| Antonia Fraser | 1 | 06/02/1984 | |
| John Howard Davies | 1 | 04/14/1979 | |
| Philip Leacock | 1 | 05/07/1983 | |
| Peter Lovesey | 1 | 08/08/1982 | |
| Donald McWhinnie | 1 | 04/07/1979 | |
| Christopher Miles | 1 | 04/28/1979 | |
| J.J. Maling | 1 | 05/30/1982 | |
| C.S. Forester | 1 | 09/03/1983 | |
| Philip Ketchum | 1 | 06/27/1982 | |
| Patricia McGerr | 1 | 04/14/1983 | |
| Gareth Davies | 1 | 05/13/1988 | |
| Lawrence Block | 1 | 07/21/1985 | |
| Nicholas Monsarrat | 1 | 09/16/1984 | |
| Ferenc Molnár | 1 | 05/31/1981 | |
| Zia Kruger | 1 | 07/11/1982 | |
| William Slater | 1 | 06/02/1984 | |
| Jeffrey Archer | 1 | 06/19/1983 | |
| Jane Gardam | 1 | 06/25/1983 | |
| John Glenister | 1 | 04/22/1988 | |
| Helen Nielsen | 1 | 06/13/1982 | |
| John Bakkenhoven | 1 | 05/16/1982 | |
| Wendy Toye | 1 | 05/23/1982 | |
| Peter Duffel | 1 | 08/19/1984 | |
| Graham Williams | 1 | 05/19/1984 | |
| Chris Lovett | 1 | 08/23/1980 | |
| Robert Edmond Alter | 1 | 04/05/1981 | |
| Theda O'Henle | 1 | 06/20/1982 | |
| Robert Arthur | 1 | 06/21/1981 | |
| James Gould Cozzens | 1 | 03/30/1983 | |
| Michael Brett | 1 | 06/11/1983 | |
| Patricia Highsmith | 1 | 07/21/1984 | |
| Ella Griffiths | 1 | 04/22/1988 |
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