Rent Tales of the Unexpected (1979 - 1988)
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- General info
- Synopsis:
- Tales of the Unexpected is a British drama anthology series and the many stories it tells. The series features different stories in each episode, each story having sinister undertones and mystery elements as well as some dark comedy to go with it. The series adapts stories by acclaimed author Roald Dahl and other writers using them as inspiration to bring these televised versions of his stories to life with the stories containing unexpected twists and turns that add mystery to the proceedings.
- Actors:
- Kevin Dobson, Bryan Marshall, Arthur Hill, Roald Dahl, Toyah Willcox, Alfred Burke, Timothy West, Ralph Bates, Nigel Havers, José Ferrer, George Peppard, Samantha Eggar, George Sewell, Katy Jurado, Susan George, Christopher Blake, Don Johnson, Pat Keen, Jenny O'Hara, Sharon Duce
- Directors:
- Simon Langton, Leo Penn, Gareth Davies, Paul Annett, Claude Whatham, Christopher Miles, Peter Duffell, Herbert Wise, Barry Davis, Alistair Reid, Norman Lloyd, Chris Lovett, William Slater, John Jacobs, Philip Leacock, Graham Evans, Michael Tuchner, John Glenister, John Gorrie, John Bruce
- Producers:
- David Deutsch, Louis Pitzele, Graham C. Williams, Norman Lloyd, John Rosenberg, Bert Salzman
- Voiced By:
- Roald Dahl, Pat Guthrie, Matthew Long, Peter Tuddenham
- Writers:
- Roald Dahl, David Scott Milton, Donald Honig, Paul Ableman, Robert Edmond Alter, Aileen Wheeler, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Chapman, W. Somerset Maugham, Denis Cannan, Ruth Wissman, Henry Slesar, Doug Morgan, John Bakkenhoven, Johnny Byrne, James Andrew Hall, John Gorrie, Tony Wilmot, Ella Griffiths, Sidney Carroll
- Aka:
- Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Dramas, TV Horror, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Thrillers
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, Getting to Know..., Introducing a British Film Family, People of the Pictures, Remembering Michael Gambon, Remembering Timothy West, What to Watch Next If You Liked Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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