| Tales of the Unexpected | |
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| Created by | Roald Dahl |
| Directed by | Various |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Anglia Television |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 March 1979 – 13 May 1988 |
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Tales of the Unexpected (known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected for the first two series) is a British television series that aired between 1979 and 1988.[1] Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending.[2] Every episode of series one, twelve episodes of series two, two episodes of series three, two episodes of series four, and one episode of series nine 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.[3] The dancer in the opening titles was Karen Standley.[4]
The series has been contemporarily repeated on Granada Plus, ITV3, and Sky Arts.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Tales of the Unexpected (1979-88)". screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Tales of the Unexpected". TV.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Grainer, Ron (1924-1981) Biography". screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Tales Of The Unexpected Episode Guide, a complete episode guide, last accessed on 14 May 2022.