Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
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| Created by | Roald Dahl |
| Directed by | Liam Moody |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (list) |
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| Producer(s) | Anglia Television |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 576i 4:3 (SDTV) |
| Original release | 24 March 1979 – 13 May 1988 |
Tales of the Unexpected (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) is a British television series which aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of Series 1, eight episodes of Series 2 and one episode of Series 3 were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You.
The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at their Norwich studios whilst location filming mainly occurred across East Anglia. The theme music for the series was written by composer Ron Grainer.
Although similar in theme and title, the show is not related to the American anthology television series, Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected, which ran for one season in 1977.
The series originally adapted various stories from Roald Dahl's anthology books. Despite being produced on a low budget the series attracted guest stars, such as José Ferrer, Joseph Cotten, Janet Leigh, John Gielgud, John Mills, Wendy Hiller, Denholm Elliott, Katy Jurado, Joan Collins, Rod Taylor, Ian Holm, Brian Blessed, Michael Gambon, Cyril Cusack, Julie Harris, Michael Hordern, Derek Jacobi, Charles Dance, Robert Morley, Jennifer Connelly, Siobhán McKenna, Anna Neagle, Elaine Stritch, Andrew Ray, Harry H. Corbett, and Timothy West.
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