Tales Of The Unexpected
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Tales of the Unexpected
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9 episodes
1. The Man from the South
1. The Man from the South
A flamboyant stranger goads a young sailor into taking a frightening bet.
24min
Mar 23, 1979
2. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Fur Coat
2. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Fur Coat
Mrs Bixby is having an affair behind her husband's back.
24min
Mar 30, 1979
3. William and Mary
3. William and Mary
Even after her husband's death, Mary is determined to hold on to her freedom.
25min
Apr 6, 1979
4. Lamb To The Slaughter
4. Lamb To The Slaughter
A distraught pregnant wife arrives home to find her policeman husband murdered.
24min
Apr 13, 1979
5. The Landlady
5. The Landlady
Billy is delighted with his digs but he gradually gets an uneasy feeling about the place.
24min
Apr 20, 1979
6. Neck
6. Neck
The rich, beautiful and seductive Lady Turton rules her husband with a rod of iron.
24min
Apr 27, 1979
7. Edward the Conqueror
7. Edward the Conqueror
Louisa takes in a strange cat against the wishes of her husband Edward.
25min
May 5, 1979
8. A Dip In The Pool
8. A Dip In The Pool
A tourist on his way home on a trans-Atlantic liner stakes it all on one last gamble.
25min
May 12, 1979
9. The Way Up To Heaven
9. The Way Up To Heaven
Mrs Foster has a neurotic fear of not being punctual.
25min
May 19, 1979
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