Tales of the Unexpected

Aired 1979-03-24

A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

Aired 1979-03-31

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.

Aired 1979-04-07

When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

Aired 1979-04-14

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.

Aired 1979-04-21

When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.

Aired 1979-04-28

A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

Aired 1979-05-05

When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

Aired 1979-05-12

An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.

Aired 1979-05-19

Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.