Tales of the Unexpected — Series 1
9 episodesFirst aired 23 March 1979
E1The Man From the South
7.6Mar 197924m
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
E2Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
4.3Mar 197925m
Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.
E3William and Mary
7.0Apr 197925m
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.
E4Lamb to the Slaughter
6.9Apr 197925m
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
E5The Landlady
7.7Apr 197925m
When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.
E6Neck
4.7Apr 197924m
A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.
E7Edward the Conqueror
6.0May 197925m
When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.
E8A Dip in the Pool
6.7May 197925m
An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.
E9The Way Up to Heaven
7.0May 197925m
Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.
