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 | |
| David Scott Milton | 3 | 05/31/1981 - 11/08/1984 | |
| Chaim Bermant | 3 | 12/19/1980 - 05/30/1982 | |
| Alan Seymour | 3 | 08/08/1982 - 06/25/1983 | |
| Paul Ableman | 3 | 06/11/1983 - 05/13/1988 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Wolf Mankowitz | 1 | 06/02/1984 |
| 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 | |
| Alan Gibson | 9 | 05/03/1980 - 08/22/1982 | |
| Herbert Wise | 9 | 04/21/1979 - 08/08/1982 | |
| Bert Salzman | 8 | 05/03/1981 - 07/21/1984 | |
| John Collier | 7 | 05/31/1980 - 07/14/1985 | |
| Henry Slesar | 6 | 05/03/1981 - 11/08/1984 | |
| John Jacobs | 6 | 05/10/1981 - 09/16/1984 | |
| 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 | |
| Giles Foster | 5 | 05/31/1980 - 06/20/1982 | |
| Somerset Maugham | 4 | 01/08/1988 - 05/13/1988 | |
| Tony Wilmot | 4 | 06/16/1984 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Stanley Ellin | 4 | 06/07/1980 - 06/14/1981 | |
| 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 | |
| John Rosenberg | 3 | 04/19/1980 - 07/25/1982 | |
| Aileen Wheeler | 2 | 04/25/1982 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Leo Penn | 2 | 05/12/1984 - 06/09/1984 | |
| Bill Pronzini | 2 | 08/23/1980 - 06/05/1981 | |
| Simon Langton | 2 | 03/31/1979 - 05/19/1979 | |
| Edward D. Hoch | 2 | 06/14/1980 - 05/28/1983 | |
| Leonard Lewis | 2 | 04/14/1983 - 06/11/1983 | |
| Norman Lloyd | 2 | 07/02/1983 - 07/07/1984 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Lovesey | 1 | 08/08/1982 | |
| Philip Leacock | 1 | 05/07/1983 | |
| Christopher Miles | 1 | 04/28/1979 | |
| J.J. Maling | 1 | 05/30/1982 | |
| Donald McWhinnie | 1 | 04/07/1979 | |
| C.S. Forester | 1 | 09/03/1983 | |
| Philip Ketchum | 1 | 06/27/1982 | |
| Patricia McGerr | 1 | 04/14/1983 | |
| Lawrence Block | 1 | 07/21/1985 | |
| Gareth Davies | 1 | 05/13/1988 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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