Tales of the Unexpected
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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. Early episodes 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.
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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. Early episodes 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.
Original Name: Tales of the Unexpected
Number of Seasons: 9
Number of Episodes: 112
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.8
Vote Count: 14
Type: Scripted
Network(s): ITV
First Air Date: March 24, 1979
Last Air Date: May 13, 1988
Episode Runtime: 25,30 mins
Primary Year: 1979
Created by: Roald Dahl
Genres: Drama
IMDB Link: tt0075592
Production Companies: Anglia Television
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Season 1 — 9 Episodes — Air Date: March 24, 1979
- Season 2 — 16 Episodes — Air Date: March 1, 1980
- Season 3 — 9 Episodes — Air Date: August 9, 1980
- Season 4 — 17 Episodes — Air Date: April 5, 1981
- Season 5 — 18 Episodes — Air Date: April 25, 1982
- Season 6 — 14 Episodes — Air Date: April 9, 1983
- Season 7 — 15 Episodes — Air Date: May 12, 1984
- Season 8 — 4 Episodes — Air Date: March 30, 1985
- Season 9 — 10 Episodes — Air Date: December 18, 1987
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