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Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Released · 25 min · 9 seasons · United Kingdom

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Horror Crime Anthology

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. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of series one, 12 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.

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Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl

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Release date
24 March 1979 · Released
Runtime
25 min
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
Horror · Crime · Anthology
Also known as
Deutsch
Die unglaublichen Geschichten von Roald Dahl
Français
Bizarre, bizarre
Italiano
Il brivido dell'imprevisto
日本語
ロアルド・ダール劇場/予期せぬ出来事

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