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Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Released · 25 min · United Kingdom · English

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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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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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Creator: Roald Dahl

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