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A British anthology series featuring tales of horror, mystery and suspense. Most episodes featured a twist ending, and many of them were based on short stories by well-known writer Roald Dahl, who also served as the show's host during its first two seasons.
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Seasons
- Season 1 9 episodes
- Season 2 16 episodes
- Season 3 9 episodes
- Season 4 17 episodes
Episodes
Unable to show her dentist husband Cyril the fur coat her lover has given her Mrs. Bixby pawns it and…
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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. She gives it to Cyril to redeem on her behalf but is taught that two can play at her game when he comes home with rather less than she expected, and she sees that his dental assistant will be warm for the winter.
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Following the death of her husband William, Mary Pearl is shocked to learn that, at his request, a neurologist called…
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Following the death of her husband William, Mary Pearl is shocked to learn that, at his request, a neurologist called Dr. Landry, has preserved William's brain. Even after death William manages to tell Mary what to do so she sets out to deliberately annoy the brain on her sideboard.
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When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the…
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When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the frozen leg of lamb she has bought for their dinner. Thinking quickly, she calls his colleagues, claiming that she came in from the shops and found him dead. Whilst they speculate over what kind of weapon killed him she invites them all to a roast lamb dinner.
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Arriving in Bath to take up his first job away from home young Billy Weaver decides to take a room…
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Arriving in Bath to take up his first job away from home young Billy Weaver decides to take a room with a charmingly maternal if eccentric landlady. Her dog and cat are both stuffed and the only other names in her guest-book seem vaguely familiar to him but he cannot think why. Sadly he will never find out as he drinks the tea which the landlady has poisoned to add him to her collection.
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Invited to a weekend house party by Sir Basil Turton and his younger wife Natalia, John Bannister is struck by…
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Invited to a weekend house party by Sir Basil Turton and his younger wife Natalia, John Bannister is struck by the lady's infidelity.She tries to undo his pyjamas and is plainly having an affair with another guest Major Haddock. Jelks, Sir Basil's loyal butler, has also noticed and when Natalia gets her head stuck in an abstract sculpture he knows precisely how to cut her down to size.
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Elderly marrieds Edward and Louisa discover a stray cat in their garden. It reacts so positively to Louisa's classical piano…
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Elderly marrieds Edward and Louisa discover a stray cat in their garden. It reacts so positively to Louisa's classical piano playing that she is convinced the cat is the reincarnation of Franz Liszt. Edward grows tired of her obsession and decides to get rid of the cat. Louisa exacts revenge,
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On board an Atlantic liner gambler Mr. Botibol takes part in a sweepstake betting on how long it will take…
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On board an Atlantic liner gambler Mr. Botibol takes part in a sweepstake betting on how long it will take the ship to reach its destination. Mr. Botibol decides that if he can slow the ship down a little he will win the sweep and that if he 'falls' overboard this will most definitely slow the liner down as he is rescued.However he must first find somebody who will witness his fall and raise the alarm. Unfortunately he could not have picked a worse choice.
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Mrs. Foster has a plane to catch in order to visit her daughter and first grand-child. Her husband is an…
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Mrs. Foster has a plane to catch in order to visit her daughter and first grand-child. Her husband is an inveterate and somewhat sadistic dawdler, who appears to do it on purpose in order to rile her. As a result she misses one plane but can catch the next flight in the morning. Mr. Foster attempts to slow her down again but when he is trapped in the lift she exacts a very final revenge on him.
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Bee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take…
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Bee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take any nourishment until, that is, Albert decides to feed her on Royal Jelly from his hives. He feeds himself on it as well, becoming almost addicted to it and with very macabre results.
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In post-war Paris Drioli, an elderly down-and-out, sees a painting for sale by his old friend Soutine, who is now…
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In post-war Paris Drioli, an elderly down-and-out, sees a painting for sale by his old friend Soutine, who is now a best-selling artist. Thirty years earlier Soutine tattooed a portrait of Drioli's wife onto his back and it has become extremely valuable. But it is on his back and therefore worthless. How come it is eventually on public exhibition?
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On a train journey William Perkins is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is 'Galloping' Foxley, who made his…
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On a train journey William Perkins is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is 'Galloping' Foxley, who made his life a misery when they were at school together and relives the unpleasant experience before the stranger identifies himself.
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Flash American Paul Duveen stops to give elderly Irish vagrant Michael Fish a lift in his new BMW. Michael is…
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Flash American Paul Duveen stops to give elderly Irish vagrant Michael Fish a lift in his new BMW. Michael is a pickpocket, which comes in very handy after his encouragement to Paul to break the speed limit has attracted the attention of a traffic cop on a motor-bike, who waves them over. After the cop has gone Michael shows a happy Paul that he stole the cop's notebook and evidence but before long Paul will be anything but happy.
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Harry, a young teacher working in India but about to return home is petrified when a poisonous snake creeps into…
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Harry, a young teacher working in India but about to return home is petrified when a poisonous snake creeps into his bed and sits on his belly. His friend Timber happens by and they call a local doctor. The snake is parted from Harry's body and the others leave but...
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Mary Burge's figure has ballooned over the years since she first married her pharmacist husband John because she is a…
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Mary Burge's figure has ballooned over the years since she first married her pharmacist husband John because she is a great comfort eater. John is tired of her and turns to legal secretary Frances, who becomes his mistress. Mary, however, will not divorce him and Frances is issuing an ultimatum. He decides to put his pharmaceutical skills into play and poison his wife's chocolates. However, not everything will go to plan.
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Richard Pratt, a pretentious wine expert, is one of several dinner party guests at the home of stockbroker Mike Schofield.Pratt…
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Richard Pratt, a pretentious wine expert, is one of several dinner party guests at the home of stockbroker Mike Schofield.Pratt claims to be able to identify any wine from its bouquet but Schofield has picked a really rare wine that he is so convinced Pratt will fail to recognize that he includes his house and his daughter in the wager to everyone else's horror. . .particularly when Pratt guesses it right. Fortunately for the rest of the family the dutiful housekeeper has discovered Mr. Pratt's glasses in a room where they should not be.
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Pamela and Arthur Beauchamp invite a younger married couple, the Snapes, for the weekend, during which they will play cards…
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Pamela and Arthur Beauchamp invite a younger married couple, the Snapes, for the weekend, during which they will play cards for money. Before they arrive prurient Pamela gets her reluctant husband to bug the Snapes' room so she can hear them in bed. The Snapes clean their hosts out at cards and a bigger surprise awaits when Pamela listens to their bedroom conversation.
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Following an unconventional upbringing by his mother George Duckworth, now a vicar, has an odd attitude to women. He visualizes…
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Following an unconventional upbringing by his mother George Duckworth, now a vicar, has an odd attitude to women. He visualizes his female parishioners undressed but is scared of physical contact. When the seductive Julia joins his congregation she turns out to be a man-eater in every sense.
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Hearing from his old friend Gladys Ponsonby of the talented if unconventional artist John Roydon, art dealer Lionel gets Roydon…
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Hearing from his old friend Gladys Ponsonby of the talented if unconventional artist John Roydon, art dealer Lionel gets Roydon to visualize Lionel's fiancee Janet nude and paint her accordingly. Janet, however, does not see the joke, for which Lionel pays bitterly, in the literal sense.
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An elderly con-man works a scam whereby he steals an umbrella from a rack in a public building and sells…
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An elderly con-man works a scam whereby he steals an umbrella from a rack in a public building and sells it to another person, who needs it to shield them from the rain. In the process, a mix-up with the umbrellas means that he exposes a couple who are cheating on the woman's husband and leads to fisticuffs.
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The year is 1889 in Austria-Hungary. Alois, a customs officer, leaves his post in order to be with his wife…
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The year is 1889 in Austria-Hungary. Alois, a customs officer, leaves his post in order to be with his wife Klara during a difficult labour. She has already lost three children and is desperate that this one should survive. The doctor and midwife are hopeful and encourage Alois to be positive. The child survives and is named Adolphus. He will grow up to be known as Adolph and his genesis will certainly lead to international catastrophe.
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Mr. Botibol has built a small concert hall in his house where he conducts imaginary recitals to gramophone records. In…
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Mr. Botibol has built a small concert hall in his house where he conducts imaginary recitals to gramophone records. In a music shop he meets Irene, a fellow music lover, and invites her to join in one of his concerts. Unfortunately, she can genuinely play the piano, which sours the mood for Mr. Botibol. Imagination is all to him.
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Orchid-loving doctor Carpenter is married to Hermione but in love with the younger Samantha. He and his wife are due…
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Orchid-loving doctor Carpenter is married to Hermione but in love with the younger Samantha. He and his wife are due to fly to America, so that when he kills Hermione and cuts her up and buries her in the garden, he believes that her disappearance will be covered. Unfortunately for him, she is able to avenge herself even from the grave.
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Arthur Appleby is something of a Bluebeard. He has killed his previous wives and used the insurance money to open…
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Arthur Appleby is something of a Bluebeard. He has killed his previous wives and used the insurance money to open a succession of antique shops, each one in a new town. When he meets Martha he marks her down as his next victim. However, she is not stupid and tells him that if anything untoward happens to her she has left instructions that Appleby is to be dealt with. Unfortunately something is about to happen which, for once, is not his fault.
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Hardy, a young sailor down on his luck, is left stranded when his ship sails without him so he robs…
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Hardy, a young sailor down on his luck, is left stranded when his ship sails without him so he robs a man but accidentally kills him. His girlfriend Diane informs him that the one man who can help him, the 'man at the top' is Sam Madrid. However, Hardy is in for a shock when he realizes that he has already met Madrid.
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The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. When…
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The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. When he tries to accost young Sylvia on a bus, Sylvia is relieved when a motherly middle-aged woman comes to her rescue and sends him away. Sylvia goes back to the woman's trailer home to have tea with her. Unfortunately this woman is not a nice person at all and Sylvia is caught like a fly on a fly-paper.
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Con artist Merv Pottinger travels the East Anglian countryside, telling unsuspecting elderly people that their valuable art treasure is fairly…
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Con artist Merv Pottinger travels the East Anglian countryside, telling unsuspecting elderly people that their valuable art treasure is fairly worthless and that he will do them a favour by taking it off their hands. However, when he meets Hazel, whose son is struggling to keep on their run-down old farm, he thinks that he can get her to part with an Old Master for pea-nuts. In fact she is a far better confidence trickster than him.
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George Stamford has come to avenge himself on Mr.Chillingham and is discovered in the latter's locked office with Chillingham dead…
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George Stamford has come to avenge himself on Mr.Chillingham and is discovered in the latter's locked office with Chillingham dead of a gun-shot wound. However, there is no gun to be found and no apparent means of disposing of one. Inspector Walters has to work out how it was done and if George really is a man with an iron constitution.
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Tired of freezing in their room and living out of tins, enterprising lads Tom and George set up Vengeance Is…
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Tired of freezing in their room and living out of tins, enterprising lads Tom and George set up Vengeance Is Mine,Inc. For a small fee they will punch anyone their client feels deserves it. Former actress Mrs. Wilbur wants them to attack snooty critic Lionel Brewster and even gives them disguises and helps them plan it. Could she perhaps have an ulterior motive in wanting to incriminate someone else in the assault on Brewster?
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Suzy Starr and Pat Lewis are struggling actresses in a provincial touring production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. Herbert,…
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Suzy Starr and Pat Lewis are struggling actresses in a provincial touring production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. Herbert, a middle-aged widower, who has become rich via manufacturing toys, puts money into the production and falls for Suzy, who snaps up the expensive gifts he gives her. They get married but she is only using him and is having affairs with other men, leading Herbert to request a divorce. Suzy wants the best of both worlds and asks for Pat's help, not realizing that this is Pat's perfect opportunity to teach her that a girl can't have everything.
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Crooked antique expert Cyril Boggis dresses as a vicar and calls on Suffolk farmsteads offering to take old furniture off…
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Crooked antique expert Cyril Boggis dresses as a vicar and calls on Suffolk farmsteads offering to take old furniture off the occupants' hands for a fee. Of course, he knows when the furniture is valuable and none more so than the dresser he sees at Farmer Rummins' run-down place. So as not to create suspicion he tells Rummins that he is only interested in the legs. This is a bad plan on his part because Rummins and his lads have difficulty getting the object of Cyril's greed through the door and decide on drastic action.
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Meek accountant Harold Tinker, despised by his ambitious ,younger wife Phyl, meets Jack Cutler, an old school contemporary. Cutler used…
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Meek accountant Harold Tinker, despised by his ambitious ,younger wife Phyl, meets Jack Cutler, an old school contemporary. Cutler used to call Harold 'Stinker Tinker' and generally made his life a misery. Now, with little recollection of the past, Cutler offers Harold a well-paid job, which he takes, chiefly for Phyl's sake. But Cutler still calls him 'Stinker' and, at a dinner party with the two men and their wives, Harold is convinced by her behaviour that Phyl is having an affair with his boss. It is time for the worm to turn, with fatal results.
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Roland Trent is in love with Anna, who is gradually losing her sight but could have an operation to save…
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Roland Trent is in love with Anna, who is gradually losing her sight but could have an operation to save it. Unfortunately it is not cheap. Roland is married to Vivienne but she is no more in love with him than he is with her. Furthermore she controls the purse-strings and is initially not keen to help the Other Woman though eventually she agrees to finance the operation but only if Roland never sees Anna again. Roland, however, has other ideas to get the best of both worlds.
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It is coming up to Christmas and Henry Knox, manager of Peckham's toy factory, is doubly incensed. First, he has…
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It is coming up to Christmas and Henry Knox, manager of Peckham's toy factory, is doubly incensed. First, he has heard a rumour that the factory will be subject to a take-over by a foreign firm who will not want to keep him. Then he learns that young Leighton, another employee, is organizing a staff disco the night before the works' Christmas party that Henry has always arranged. Wandering into the empty room in the pub where the disco is due to be held Henry finds it is laid out for a formal dinner, and imagining that it is in honour of the in-comers he sets fire to the place. if only he had waited to discover its true nature...
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Miller and Tanner are archaeologists in Jordan who unearth a striking statue of a beautiful woman looking over her shoulder.…
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Miller and Tanner are archaeologists in Jordan who unearth a striking statue of a beautiful woman looking over her shoulder. They load it onto their truck and drive through a rainstorm in order to get to Israel to sell the statue. However, when the rain has cleared the statue has completely disappeared. They are mystified. If they had known who was the subject of the statue and what it was made of they might have taken more care.
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Whom would you consider to be the more dangerous? Rex Tobin, the young thief who breaks into Mrs. Grady's flat…
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Whom would you consider to be the more dangerous? Rex Tobin, the young thief who breaks into Mrs. Grady's flat to rob her? Or dear little old Mrs. Grady herself, who, when Tobin falls and hurts himself, bandages his ankle, makes him tea, and promises to let him go if he will behave himself in future? He might be making all the right noises but she has all the right moves. . .
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On holiday with his parents in the Caribbean, young David is horrified when local fishermen haul a turtle that they…
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On holiday with his parents in the Caribbean, young David is horrified when local fishermen haul a turtle that they have netted up onto the beach with a view to its being exhibited in a pool at the hotel where he is staying with his parents. David's father buys the turtle so that it can be released back into the sea and David, who, according to his parents, can 'talk' to animals, soothes the frightened creature. Next morning both David and the turtle have disappeared out to sea and an air search fails to find them, though there are sightings of a triumphant boy riding on a giant turtle's back.
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Meek clerk Arthur Price is desperately in love with the sweet Ann, the boss's daughter but is too shy to…
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Meek clerk Arthur Price is desperately in love with the sweet Ann, the boss's daughter but is too shy to ask her out. By chance he meets charming if pushy Charlie Prince who is homeless and, in return for Arthur letting him move his large trunk into his lodgings and become his room-mate, Charlie gives him sound advice on wooing Ann with the result that the couple get engaged. Charlie has now outlived his usefulness and the newly confident Arthur has no qualms about getting rid of his mentor as he and Ann prepare to go away together. Will he get away with it?
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Arnold Bourdon is controlled by his wealthy wife Elizabeth, who is an invalid. He hires a young nurse, Miss Greco,…
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Arnold Bourdon is controlled by his wealthy wife Elizabeth, who is an invalid. He hires a young nurse, Miss Greco, to look after Elizabeth but finds himself attracted to her and they consider bumping Elizabeth off so that they can marry. Elizabeth catches them kissing and fires Miss Greco.Arthur brings in three possible candidates to be the new nurse and lets his wife choose which one will replace Miss Greco. Sadly for her she makes the wrong choice.
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Gerry Williams returns to his New York apartment to discover that an assassin called Smith has been sent by his…
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Gerry Williams returns to his New York apartment to discover that an assassin called Smith has been sent by his young and faithless wife Ellen to kill him. Staring down the barrel of a gun allows Gerry to think fast, very fast, and he tells the young killer that he has a fortune stashed away in the safe hidden behind a picture on the wall. Can he divert the gun-man's attention for long enough to gain the upper hand?
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During a sunny suburban summer before the Second World War Mr. Klausner develops a box which amplifies the tiniest sound…
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During a sunny suburban summer before the Second World War Mr. Klausner develops a box which amplifies the tiniest sound and, for example, records the screams of flowers as they are being cut. His next-door neighbour is less impressed by his invention. Likewise the doctor who regards Mr. Klausner as a case for treatment.
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Buddies Sim and Bob arrive at the house of their friend Dr. David Rankin one Sunday morning to go fishing,…
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Buddies Sim and Bob arrive at the house of their friend Dr. David Rankin one Sunday morning to go fishing, and find him in the cellar cementing over a newly laid floor. His wife Irene is not at home and Rankin tells them that she is staying with friends. However her infidelity is well-known around the village and Bob and Sim make the mistake of surmising that Bob has killed and buried his wife. They think he cannot hear their discussion as he is out of the room, but he can, with lethal results.
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Harry Flock's super-efficiency is rewarded when he is appointed as the acting bank manager at his local branch. The appointment…
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Harry Flock's super-efficiency is rewarded when he is appointed as the acting bank manager at his local branch. The appointment is followed by allegations of embezzlement and money disappearing but there is no evidence of any discrepancy in Harry's excellent records. Has he been set up? Or is his book-keeping just too good to be true?
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Sophie Kassoulas and her wine importer uncle Charles recall a past incident when her lover, Max, editor of a wine…
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Sophie Kassoulas and her wine importer uncle Charles recall a past incident when her lover, Max, editor of a wine magazine, asked Charles what he thought was the finest of all vintages. Charles nominated an 1864 Bordeaux claret for its rarity - it was quite simply the last remaining bottle in the world. Sophie's millionaire husband Kyros bought it for ten thousand pounds with which to celebrate their wedding anniversary but he was wise to her affair with Max who, along with Charles, was invited to the anniversary party for Kyros to demonstrate his revenge.
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Madame Lagrue is a Parisian art gallery proprietress notorious for exploiting struggling young painters by dishonest means so that she…
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Madame Lagrue is a Parisian art gallery proprietress notorious for exploiting struggling young painters by dishonest means so that she creams off large profits from their work. her latest victim is young American Graham but Graham is fortunate enough to have waitress Fatima as his model, and lover, getting her pregnant. For Fatima is a very smart girl who hatches a plan that will publicly expose Madame Lagrue's underhand dealings - in every sense.
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Tycoon Joe Brisson is two-timing his wife Lisa, who finds out and wants a divorce - and half of his…
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Tycoon Joe Brisson is two-timing his wife Lisa, who finds out and wants a divorce - and half of his very considerable fortune, to which end she has forced his hand in admitting to shady deals. He is about to leave for Europe when a disgruntled employee tries to kill him. Joe persuades the man to take part in a plot to wipe out Lisa which he is sure will be 'completely foolproof'. As it happens, Lisa is thinking along similar lines.
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Arthur and Margaret Pearson are a quiet little suburban couple who inherit fifty thousand pounds when a relative dies. They…
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Arthur and Margaret Pearson are a quiet little suburban couple who inherit fifty thousand pounds when a relative dies. They tentatively invest it in property with the questionable Edward Cox. Arthur is in fact two-timing his wife with a mistress called Joy and is planning to take off but then disaster strikes as Edward is revealed as a con artist who has gone off with all the money. But is he the only one and may he not have an accomplice playing the same game as Arthur?
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When hard-working Nell invites her old school friend Emma to come and stay in her ramshackle country cottage to help…
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When hard-working Nell invites her old school friend Emma to come and stay in her ramshackle country cottage to help her make ends meet she is unaware that she has landed herself with a free-loader who has a lifetime's experience of not paying her way. Nell is so anxious to get rid of her unwelcome tenant that she resorts to a murderous plan.
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Betsy is devastated when her long-time partner Jack tells her that he is moving to Australia to marry another woman…
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Betsy is devastated when her long-time partner Jack tells her that he is moving to Australia to marry another woman and begins to pack chests of his belongings - some of them shared items - to send ahead. An enraged Betsy lashes out at him. As a result, thanks to Betsy's efforts, Jack's new girlfriend will have an extra surprise when she opens his luggage.
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Living a dreary life and dominated by his wealthy Aunt May, Roger Carson takes to gambling and, due to the…
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Living a dreary life and dominated by his wealthy Aunt May, Roger Carson takes to gambling and, due to the wiles of the lovely but devious casino hostess Suzie, he has quickly run up a gambling debt of twenty thousand pounds. Aunt May refuses to pay it but Roger is aware that, as her sole heir, he will inherit everything when she dies. All he has to do is skip the country, having already arranged for someone else to kill Aunt May without being aware that they did so, thus demonstrating the perfect way to do it.
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An aeroplane flying from London to Edinburgh with a party of surgeons on board is apparently taken over by a…
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An aeroplane flying from London to Edinburgh with a party of surgeons on board is apparently taken over by a hi-jacker. He has taken the stewardess prisoner in a toilet and will shoot her if his demands are not met. This involves a landing at Manchester airport and the delivery onboard of two parachutes and a million pounds. As the plane goes on its way the passengers are informed that the hi-jacker has bailed out. But did he ever exist? And how innocent are the crew in all of this?
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Actors movie: Tales of the Unexpected
- 30 episodes, 1979-1988
- 26 episodes, 1979-1988
- 14 episodes, 1980-1988
- 12 episodes, 1979-1981
- 9 episodes, 1981-1985
- 6 episodes, 1980-1985
- 6 episodes, 1981-1984
- 5 episodes, 1981-1984
- 5 episodes, 1981-1984
- 4 episodes, 1980-1981
- 4 episodes, 1980-1981
- 4 episodes, 1984-1988
- 4 episodes, 1988
- 3 episodes, 1980-1982
- 3 episodes, 1981-1984
- 3 episodes, 1982-1983
- 3 episodes, 1983-1988
- 3 episodes, 1983-1984
- 2 episodes, 1979-1980
- 2 episodes, 1980-1984
- 2 episodes, 1980-1983
- 2 episodes, 1980-1982
- 2 episodes, 1980-1981
- 2 episodes, 1980
- 2 episodes, 1981-1985
- 2 episodes, 1981-1983
- 2 episodes, 1981-1982
- 2 episodes, 1982-1988
- 2 episodes, 1982-1984
- 2 episodes, 1982-1983
- 2 episodes, 1982
- 2 episodes, 1983-1984
- 2 episodes, 1983
- Himself - Introduced by (30 episodes, 1979-1981)
- Cranmer Oakes / ... (6 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Inspector / ... (4 episodes, 1981-1984)
- James / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Clare Duckworth and Julia Roach / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Sam Morrissey / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Josie / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1988)
- Frances / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Gavin / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Carlo / ... (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
- American Passenger / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
- Clerk / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Bus Conductor / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Assistant Manager / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Chief Inspector Walters / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Bob / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Colin Mearns / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1983)
- Dr. Roger Ashburn / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
- Mrs. Grady / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1981)
- Colonel George Peregrine
- Drioli / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Co-Pilot / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
- Mary Ashburn / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
- Mary Pearl / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- William Botibol (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Mrs. Bixby / ... (2 episodes, 1979)
- Rev. George Duckworth / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1988)
- Eve Peregrine / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1988)
- Derek Johnstone / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Michael Fish / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Arthur Beauchamp / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Charlie Prince / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- Edna / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
- Clodagh Jansen / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
- Marvin Castlemore / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
- Edward / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Mabel Taylor / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Tom / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Aunt May / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- Mrs. Mason / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
- Joan Stackpole (2 episodes, 1982-1984)
- Helmut Weinrich / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
- Mr. Foster / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
- Herbert Millette / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- David / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- 'Timber' / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
- Edward / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1988)
- Dr. Mellish / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
- Billy Weaver / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Dr. Applegate / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Alicia Hawksworth / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Mary / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Clarissa Tower / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Paula Shaw / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
- Henri / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1988)
- Duncan Larch / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Anna Warrack / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
- Elaine / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Jeweller / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1988)
- Giles Wimbourne / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1988)
- Cyril Boggis / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Nancy / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Auctioneer / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
- Businessman / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1983)
- James Hamilton / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1988)
- Andrew / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Arthur Baxter / ... (2 episodes, 1979)
- Joan Wilcox / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1988)
- Arnaud / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Barman / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
- Gladys Miton / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
- American Lady Passenger / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
- Heath / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
- Old Lady / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
- Mr. Pollard / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Louise / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Hassin / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1988)
- Melanie Litmayer / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
- Hatchard's Bookshop Assistant / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1988)
- Charles Hearn / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- Metal Dealer / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
- John Dibbell / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1984)
- Signwriter / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
- Dr. Hartley / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Harry Chester / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
- 2nd Waiter / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
- Bob / ... (2 episodes, 1983)
- Franco / ... (2 episodes, 1983)
- Housekeeper / ... (2 episodes, 1980)
- Control Voices / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Interviewer On TV / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Gallery Attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
- Croupier (2 episodes, 1981-1988)
- Man in Dressing Room / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1983)
- Art Dealer / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Husband / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Madame Myra / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Gladys / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
- Merrifield / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1985)
- Charlie / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
- Collingwood / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)