Tales of the Unexpected

[KungFuPanda]

I'm 37 so am probably too young to remember these the first time round but it must have been repeats I was watching when I was 9 or 10 years old. Just rediscovered them on youtube. Some great viewing if you have 25 minutes to spare. Brilliant little forewards by Roald Dahl and some great actors.

Anyone else have a love of these little tales? Also, what's your favourite. Currently it's The Best of Everything.

[Simes205]

They are great, many based in the tales from his book 'kiss kiss'.

[227bhp]

Yes definitely, i've read the books and watched the series, Roald Dahl was an excellent story teller. Hitchiker was one of my favourites along with the one where some guy moved in somewhere with a lot of stuffed animals.
I'll never forget the starting sequence and music.

[JontyR]

My favourite was the one where the guy in the prison befriended the funeral director and agreed to stick him in a coffin to help him escape. Then when he had been buried realised he was buried next to the funeral guy!

[TX1]

For a while they have been showing a couple of episodes daily during the week on Sky Arts at 12.30pm in case you are not aware.
Just checked and on also at weekends.

Edited by TX1 on Sunday 14th May 11:18

[williamp]

remember being allowed to stay up at night and watch them. Yes the opening sequence was great. I also remember peop,e smuggling a statue out of a country, only for it to dissappear. It turnfed out it was made of salt, and it had been raining

[Mothersruin]

Enjoyed them all but the one that still sticks in my head was the police eating the murder weapon.

[Wacky Racer]

KungFuPanda said:

I'm 37 so am probably too young to remember these the first time round but it must have been repeats I was watching when I was 9 or 10 years old. Just rediscovered them on youtube. Some great viewing if you have 25 minutes to spare. Brilliant little forewards by Roald Dahl and some great actors.

Anyone else have a love of these little tales? Also, what's your favourite. Currently it's The Best of Everything.

I used to watch them all around 1980, they were on every Saturday night. Loved them.

[Hubris]

Always been a fan from when I was little. Scared the bejesus out of me, but pretty laughable in parts now.

One or two episodes are pretty taboo and with good reason, could never be aired today.

Seen them all but the royal jelly one gave me nightmares for years.

[CooperD]

Used to love watching these programmes. Particularly liked the Roald Dahl introductions.

[ASA569]

Loved the books and the tv series. Interesting that you can get it on YouTube - I'm off to hunt them out

[anonymous-user]

Hubris said:

Always been a fan from when I was little. Scared the bejesus out of me, but pretty laughable in parts now.

One or two episodes are pretty taboo and with good reason, could never be aired today.

Seen them all but the royal jelly one gave me nightmares for years.

Timothy West I believe
Ends with him making buzzing noises

Another show worth a look is Brian Clemens Thriller from earlier in the 70s. The White Rolls Royce story think its called One Careful Owner is very good

[Jonesy23]

The ones I remember - the guy with the tattoo on his back by the famous artist, and the one with a guy going around scamming antiques on the cheap who finds a fantastic bit of furniture and ends up with helpful people giving him a pile of firewood.

[Patch1875]

Was there one about someone who could hear roses screaming when they were cut or did I dream that as a child!

[Halmyre]

Mothersruin said:

Enjoyed them all but the one that still sticks in my head was the police eating the murder weapon.

Me too. Can't remember much of the rest. One unkind critic referred to the programme as "Tales of the Bleedin' Obvious".

[Abbott]

They were sometimes very disturbing. Do I rambler right that there was one where someone was beaten to death with a cricket bat

[ASA569]

Patch1875 said:

Was there one about someone who could hear roses screaming when they were cut or did I dream that as a child!

I remember that one too although I think it was all plants

[ali_kat]

Another that used to be allowed to stay up to watch these

[p1doc]

williamp said:

remember being allowed to stay up at night and watch them. Yes the opening sequence was great. I also remember peop,e smuggling a statue out of a country, only for it to dissappear. It turnfed out it was made of salt, and it had been raining

turned out to be lot's wife
very interesting series with some big names telly savalas john mills and very interesting stories

[p1doc]

Halmyre said:

Me too. Can't remember much of the rest. One unkind critic referred to the programme as "Tales of the Bleedin' Obvious".

featuring BRIAN BLESSED-obviously in italics as you cannot say his name quietly lol