Tales of the Unexpected (1979 - 1988)

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A British anthology of mystery and suspense, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings. Many episodes were based on short stories by Roald Dahl. Among the guest stars: John Gielgud, Joan Collins, Jack Weston, Julie Harris and Susan George.

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Seasons

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1987, ITV, 10 episodes

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1985, ITV, 4 episodes

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1984, ITV, 15 episodes

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1983, ITV, 14 episodes

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1982, ITV, 18 episodes

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1981, ITV, 17 episodes

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1980, ITV, 9 episodes

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1980, ITV, 16 episodes

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1979, ITV, 8 episodes

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Cast

Roald Dahl
John Houseman
Andrew Ray
as Harry Pope
John Mills
as William Perkins
Richard Johnson
as James Carpenter
Joan Collins
as Clare Duckworth and Julia Roach
John Alderton
as Rev. George Duckworth
Joss Ackland
as Jack Cutler
Derek Jacobi
as Drioli
Tom Smothers
Julie Harris
as Mrs. Bixby
Elaine Stritch
as Mary Pearl
Siobhan McKenna
as The Landlady
Jack Weston
Colin Blakely
as Dr. David Rankin
Susan Penhaligon
as Off. Mary Bryan
Roy Marsden
as Insp. Walters
Roald Dahl
as Himself
Jim Broadbent
as Lovejoy
Peter Baldwin
as Second Desk Clerk
Charles Dance
as Robert Smythe
Geoffrey Beevers
as The Health Inspector
Nicholas Ball
as Ken Johnson
Michael Brandon
as Stephen Baker
Peter Frye
as Professor Maddox
Lucy Gutteridge
as Molly
Joseph Cotten
as Edward
Cyril Cusack
as Michael Fish
Sheila Gish
as Frances
Pauline Collins
as Pat Lewis
Bosco Hogan
as Tom
Simon Cadell
as Copilot
Suzanne Danielle
as Milly
Andrew Bicknell
as Macker
Rachel Kempson
as Mrs. Marsh
Susan George
as Mary Marney
Celia Gregory
as Fatima
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Martha
Jeremy Clyde
as Stamford
Anthony Valentine
as Roland Trent
John Duttine
as Max
Judy Geeson
as Sandra
Anthony Steel
as The Stranger
Lally Bowers
as Miss Elphinstone
Kate Harper
as Clodagh
Lynette Davies
as Sophie Kassoulas
Roland Culver
as Mr. Foster
Leonard Preston
as Billy Weaver
Elizabeth Richardson
as Clarissa Tower
John Castle
as John Burge
Michael Byrne
as Patrick Marney
Wendy Hiller
as Louisa
Rod Taylor
as Paul Duveen
Peter Firth
as Hardy
Jessie Matthews
as Hazel
Shirley Knight
as Mrs. Bourdon
Dorothy Tutin
as Moira Henderson
Edward Albert
as Sam
Hayley Mills
as Claire Hawksworth
David Cassidy
as Donald/David
Don Johnson
as Reeve Baker
Tony Alleff
as Police Sergeant
Paul Herzberg
as Henri
Miriam Margolyes
as Mary Burge
John Gielgud
as Cyril Boggis
Denholm Elliott
as Harold Tinker
Hilary Tindall
as Vivienne Trent
Michael Kitchen
as Arthur
Harry Andrews
as Klausner
Cherie Lunghi
as Karen
Peter Barkworth
as Richard
Gayle Hunnicutt
as Susan Mandeville
Kevin Dobson
Patrick Mower
as Walter
Richard Dow
as Gregory
Thorley Walters
as Harry Gold
Benedict Taylor
as Nicholas Lillie
Glynis Barber
as Lilian / Sylvia Brett
José Ferrer
as Carlos
Ron Moody
as Richard Pratt
Helmut Griem
as Alois
Lorna Yabsley
as Sylvia Wilkinson
Robert Morley
as Henry Knox
Stuart Whitman
as Sam
Gary Burghoff
as Flock
Anthony Quayle
as Kyros Kassoulas
Toyah Willcox
as Myra
Fulton Mackay
as Edward
Ian Holm
as Alan Crowin
Frances Tomelty
as Norma
Bryan Marshall
as Frank Jesmond
Peter Cushing
as Von Baden
Phyllis Calvert
as Mabel
Michael Jayston
Carol Lynley
as Elizabeth
Sondra Locke
as Edna
Joan Hackett
as Brenda
Zoë Wanamaker
as Margaret Smythe
Bruce Boa
as Mr. Groober
Erika Hoffman
as Suzie Anderson
Tim West
as Albert Taylor
Robert Lang
as Arthur Appleby
Eli Wallach
as Gerry Williams
Micheline Presle
as Madame Lagrue
Telly Savalas
as Joe Brisson
Frank Finlay
as Arthur
Joanna Pettet
as Betsy
Leslie Caron
as Nathalie Vareille
Peter Egan
as Keith Briscoe
Tom Bosley
as Ralph Stackpole
Shane Rimmer
Hugh Fraser
as Paul Standing
Van Johnson
as Gerry
Dick Smothers
as Humphrey Baxter
Richard Basehart
as Slade
Brad Dourif
Fritz Weaver
as Mr. Princey
Gloria Grahame
as Olivia
Meg Davies
as Caroline
Cyril Luckham
as Gavin
Andrew Burt
as Edward
Amanda Redman
as Anna Warrack
Brewster Mason
as Herbert
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Dr. Applegate
John Rees
as Clerk
Jimmy Mac
as William Pearl
Jennifer Hilary
as Wendy
Zhivila Roche
as Klara
Alfred Burke
as The Man
Vivien Heilbron
as Mother
Anthony Shaw
as Smith
Heather Sears
as Margaret
Joan Greenwood
as Emma
John Beck
as Jack
Denis Quilley
as Capt. Waterhouse
James Aubrey
as Robert
Michael N. Harbour
as Oliver Platt
Robert Morse
as Stephen
Frank Converse
as Jack
Dina Merrill
as Marjorie
Richard Briers
as Albert Dobson
Ellis Dale
as First Desk Clerk
Pauline Letts
as Madame Cabon
Michael Ontkean
as Tom
Maureen O'Brien
as Janet DeTelagia
Anna Massey
as Irene
Rachel Davies
as Diane
Nigel Havers
as Miller
Patrick Field
as Rex Tobin
Anthony Franciosa
Deborah Harmon
as Daisy
Nigel Hawthorne
as Charles Drummond
Rita Gam
as Lisa Brisson
Ralph Bates
as Paul
Michael Craig
as Donald Henderson
Bill Owen
as Meakins
Keith Barron
as George Hitchman
Janet Leigh
as Joan Stackpole
Cyd Hayman
as Eva
George Sewell
as Laughlin
Evelyn Laye
as Mrs. Standing
Vanessa Paine
as Carol
Gretchen Corbett
as Martha
Patrick O'Neal
Robert Loggia
as Harry
Amanda Boxer
as Jenny
Arthur Hill
as Carter
Sian Phillips
as Hermione Carpenter
Julian Fellowes
as George
James Warwick
as Dr. Scott
David Healy
as Jack
Frank Wylie
as Chief Insp.
Jennie Linden
as Faye
Benjamin Whitrow
as Fergus
Roxanne Hart
as Cara
Victoria Tennant
as Bernice
Bernard Cribbins
as Charlie
Stuart Wilson
as Dave Brigham
Darren McGavin
as Sheriff
Sharon Gless
as Caroline Coates
Dennis Christopher
Sydney Swire
as Millicent
Roger Rees
as James
Francesca Brill
as Jane Fisher
Leslie Lyon
as Lizzie Cranley
Michael Hordern
as Cyril Bixby
Bill Maynard
as Merv
Bernard Miles
as Mr. Rummins
Joyce Redman
as Linda Knox
Cheryl Hall
as Irene Rankin
Clive Swift
as Latham
Moray Watson
as Ian
Anthony Higgins
as Cassan
Anna Neagle
as Fanny
George Peppard
Charles Kimbrough
as Eric
Alison Fiske
as Betty Sandy
Richard Greene
as The Colonel
Robert Mill
as Brewster
Raymond Francis
as Mr. Peckham
Warren Clarke
as Bob Streeter
Elaine Paige
as Susie
June Ritchie
as Jenny
Frank Sinatra Jr.
as Cotter
Maggie Fitzgibbon
as Melissa
Pierre Olivier Bardet
as Arnaud
David Webb
as Ronnie carey
Margaret Courtenay
as Marge
John Bailey
as Winterluck
Sheila Burrell
as Lady Eleanor
Barbara Rosenblat
as Interviewer
Jane Asher
as Jane
Buddy Owen
as Sailor
Paul Williamson
as Harry, the Solicitor
Lynne Ross
as Samantha
Pat Keen
as Mabel
Michael Troughton
as Andrew
Nat Jackley
as Mr. Deacon
Constantin de Goguel
as Jacques Vareille
Terry O'Quinn
as Cop
Julie Dawn Cole
as Emma
Ray Lonnen
as Steve Hutchins
Ed Begley Jr.
as George
Lisa Dunsheath
as Gloria
Philip Dunbar
as Henry Traile
Peter Davison
as Jeremy Tyler
Albert Welling
as Det. Insp. Gunter
Steffanie Pitt
as Angela Dalton
Marius Goring
as Dr. Landy
Phil Brown
as F. Milton Willis
Margaretta Scott
as Lady Birdwell
Alan Rowe
as Mr. Clements
Cassie McFarlane
as Estelle
Lee Montague
as Mr. Storker
Vic Tablian
as Arab Officer
Judi Bowker
as Ann
Deborah Geffner
as Nurse Greco
Robert H. Thomson
as GrahamO'Toole
Bill LaVoie
as Moving Man
Jennifer Connelly
as Girl
Carol Drinkwater
as Linda
Tara Buckman
as Sally
James Carroll Jordan
as Alan Bordie
Nicholas Hormann
as Spalding
Randall Edwards
as Rebecca
Susan Strasberg
as Roberta
Samantha Eggar
as Gwen
Jonathan Coy
as William Haddock
Katy Jurado
as Woman
Brian Blessed
as Jack Nolan
John Carson
as Arthur
Hana-Maria Pravda
as Frau Lemner
David Buck
as Father
Margery Margery Mason
as Mrs. Saunders
Logan Ramsey
as Filbert
Gary Bond
as Max
Jo Robottom
as Joy
Sheila Ruskin
as Louise
Harry H. Corbett
as George
Ian Redford
as Det. Harvey
Jan Francis
as Leila
Susan Tracy
as Emily
Charles Keating
as Peter Madison
Constantine Gregory
as Weinrich
Hazel McBride
as Louise Medway
Charles Hallahan
as Charlie
Lynsey Baxter
as Jane
Valerie Mahaffey
as Jane
Stephen Hancock
as Mr. Lillie
Stefan Kalipha
as Chief Inspector Aziz
Mike McKenzie
as Pianist
Edward Grover
as Bailout
Gérard Lartigau
as Henri
Belinda Mayne
as Anna Kleiber
Bruce Clark
as Boy
Bernard Kay
as Jim Gordon
Richard Austin
as Duncan
Donald Eccles
as Vicar
Janette Legge
as Eleanor Jesmond
Brenda Blethyn
as Carol
Elliott Reid
as Dick Archer
Harry Northup
as Fred
Rick Crom
as Photographer
Mary Sinclair
as Mrs. Princey
John Hug
as Arthur
Annamaria Macchi
as Sandra
Matthew Jones
as Man on Phone
Michael Wisher
as Dexter
Edward Burnham
as Henry
Tom Cotcher
as Det. Talbot
Patsy Byrne
as Jean
Phyllida Law
as Maggie Patton
Eleanor Bron
as Polly
Ian Tyler
as Bellhop
Jemma Redgrave
as Violette Charbonneau
Michael Gambon
as Andrew
James Faulkner
as Patrick
Keith Drinkel
as Sim Hoskins
Aaron Shirley
as Mr. Brown
Bernice Stegers
as Kaye
Kenneth Tigar
as Semple
Peter Jeffrey
as Mr. Stewart
Burnell Tucker
as Peter Blundell
Toby Scopes
as James
Daphne Neville
as Mrs. Lillie
Paul Bacon
as Mason
Christopher Blake
as Israeli Officer
Martin Benson
as Vasco
Sharon Duce
as Sophie
June Watson
as Audrey
Robert Beatty
as Pulver
John Judd
as Police Inspector
Ann Doran
as Mary Deacon
Clifford Parrish
as Frank Muller
Gareth Thomas
as Telfer
Jeremy Gittins
as Dominic
Steve Plytas
as Professor Daxatides
Paul Greenhalgh
as Mr. Simpson
Nancy Nevinson
as Grande Dame
Paul Antrim
as Mike
Tony Osoba
as Dr. Hartley
Carlos Douglas
as Sous-Chef
Deryck Guyler
as Commissionaire
Sarah Webb
as Jackie
Tammy Ustinov
as Beryl
Kim Thomson
as Elly Somerton
Alan Gifford
as Edward
Linda Liles
as Miss Graham
Kirstie Pooley
as Eva
Liza Goddard
as Barbara Colport
Ivor Roberts
as Gas Inspector
George Hall
as George
Geoffrey Chater
as The Magistrate
David Suchet
as Yves Drouard
Nina Van Pallandt
as Marthe Drouard
Sarah-Jane Varley
as Lucie
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Series Details

TV Network: ITV
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Genre: Mystery & Suspense
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