Is Tales of the Unexpected coming back?
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The answer: Concluded May 13, 1988.
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112episodes
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About Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected ended on May 13, 1988. The series concluded its run after airing its ninth season on ITV1, with the final episode titled Mr. Know-All. The show was a staple of British television during its time, and its last episode marked the end of its anthology storytelling format.
Tales of the Unexpected was a British television series that originally aired between 1979 and 1988. It was an anthology of different tales, often based on short stories from collections like Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss, and Someone Like You. The stories ranged from sinister to wryly comedic, frequently ending with a twist. The series was produced by Anglia Television for ITV and was known for its memorable theme music composed by Ron Grainer.
Each episode had a runtime of approximately 25 minutes, and the series featured a variety of different stories and characters across its nine seasons.
Tales of the Unexpected episode schedule
112 aired
Aired · 112
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1988 | S9·E10 | Mr. Know-All |
| May 6, 1988 | S9·E9 | A Time to Die |
| April 29, 1988 | S9·E8 | The Finger of Suspicion |
| April 22, 1988 | S9·E7 | The Dead Don't Steal |
| April 15, 1988 | S9·E6 | Wink Three Times |
| January 29, 1988 | S9·E5 | The Facts of Life |
| January 22, 1988 | S9·E4 | The Verger |
| January 15, 1988 | S9·E3 | The Surgeon |
| January 8, 1988 | S9·E2 | The Colonel's Lady |
| December 18, 1987 | S9·E1 | Skeleton in the Cupboard |
| July 28, 1985 | S8·E4 | Scrimshaw |
| July 21, 1985 | S8·E3 | Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery |
| July 14, 1985 | S8·E2 | In the Cards |
| March 30, 1985 | S8·E1 | People Don't Do Such Things |
| November 8, 1984 | S7·E11 | I Like It Here in Wilmington |
| October 21, 1984 | S7·E15 | The Open Window |
| October 14, 1984 | S7·E14 | The Mugger |
| September 16, 1984 | S7·E13 | The Reconciliation |
| August 19, 1984 | S7·E12 | Accidental Death |
| August 4, 1984 | S7·E10 | Bird of Prey |
| July 21, 1984 | S7·E9 | Sauce for the Goose |
| July 7, 1984 | S7·E8 | Wet Saturday |
| June 30, 1984 | S7·E7 | The Gift of Beauty |
| June 16, 1984 | S7·E6 | The Last of the Midnight Gardeners |
| June 9, 1984 | S7·E5 | Number Eight |
| June 2, 1984 | S7·E4 | Have a Nice Death |
| May 26, 1984 | S7·E3 | Proxy |
| May 19, 1984 | S7·E2 | The Best Chess Player in the World |
| May 12, 1984 | S7·E1 | The Dirty Detail |
| September 3, 1983 | S6·E14 | Turn of the Tide |
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| July 2, 1983 | S6·E13 | Youth from Vienna |
| June 25, 1983 | S6·E11 | The Tribute |
| June 19, 1983 | S6·E10 | The Luncheon |
| June 11, 1983 | S6·E9 | The Wrong 'Un |
| May 28, 1983 | S6·E8 | The Vorpal Blade |
| May 21, 1983 | S6·E7 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms |
| May 10, 1983 | S6·E12 | Hit and Run |
| May 7, 1983 | S6·E5 | Heir Presumptuous |
| April 23, 1983 | S6·E3 | A Sad Loss |
| April 16, 1983 | S6·E2 | The Memory Man |
| April 14, 1983 | S6·E6 | Where's Your Sense of Humour? |
| April 9, 1983 | S6·E1 | A Passing Opportunity |
| March 30, 1983 | S6·E4 | Clerical Error |
| August 22, 1982 | S5·E18 | The Skeleton Key |
| August 15, 1982 | S5·E17 | Who's Got the Lady? |
| August 8, 1982 | S5·E16 | A Man with a Fortune |
| August 1, 1982 | S5·E15 | In the Bag |
| July 25, 1982 | S5·E14 | The Absence of Emily |
| July 18, 1982 | S5·E13 | What Have You Been Up to Lately? |
| July 11, 1982 | S5·E12 | Death in the Morning |
| July 4, 1982 | S5·E11 | Light Fingers |
| June 27, 1982 | S5·E10 | Death Can Add |
| June 20, 1982 | S5·E9 | A Harmless Vanity |
| June 13, 1982 | S5·E8 | Pattern of Guilt |
| June 6, 1982 | S5·E7 | Decoy |
| May 30, 1982 | S5·E6 | The Moles |
| May 23, 1982 | S5·E5 | Stranger in Town |
| May 16, 1982 | S5·E4 | Run, Rabbit, Run |
| May 9, 1982 | S5·E3 | Operation Safecrack |
| May 2, 1982 | S5·E2 | The Eavesdropper |
| April 25, 1982 | S5·E1 | Blue Marigold |
| December 26, 1981 | S4·E17 | Hijack |
| July 26, 1981 | S4·E16 | The Way to Do It |
| July 19, 1981 | S4·E15 | A Glowing Future |
| June 21, 1981 | S4·E12 | Completely Foolproof |
| June 14, 1981 | S4·E11 | Kindly Dig Your Grave |
| June 12, 1981 | S4·E14 | Bosom Friends |
| June 7, 1981 | S4·E10 | The Last Bottle in the World |
| June 5, 1981 | S4·E13 | There's One Born Every Minute |
| May 31, 1981 | S4·E9 | The Best Policy |
| May 24, 1981 | S4·E8 | Never Speak Ill of the Dead |
| May 17, 1981 | S4·E7 | The Sound Machine |
| May 10, 1981 | S4·E6 | Shatterproof |
| May 3, 1981 | S4·E5 | A Woman's Help |
| April 26, 1981 | S4·E4 | The Best of Everything |
| April 19, 1981 | S4·E3 | The Boy Who Talked with Animals |
| April 12, 1981 | S4·E2 | Vicious Circle |
| April 5, 1981 | S4·E1 | Would You Believe it? |
| December 19, 1980 | S3·E9 | The Party |
| December 14, 1980 | S3·E8 | I'll Be Seeing You |
| December 7, 1980 | S3·E7 | The Stinker |
| November 30, 1980 | S3·E6 | Parson's Pleasure |
| November 9, 1980 | S3·E5 | A Girl Can't Always Have Everything |
| August 30, 1980 | S3·E4 | Vengeance is Mine Inc. |
| August 23, 1980 | S3·E3 | Proof of Guilt |
| August 16, 1980 | S3·E2 | A Picture of a Place |
| August 9, 1980 | S3·E1 | The Flypaper |
| June 14, 1980 | S2·E16 | The Man at the Top |
| June 7, 1980 | S2·E15 | The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby |
| May 31, 1980 | S2·E14 | Back for Christmas |
| May 24, 1980 | S2·E13 | Mr. Botibol's First Love |
| May 17, 1980 | S2·E12 | Genesis and Catastrophe |
| May 10, 1980 | S2·E11 | The Umbrella Man |
| May 3, 1980 | S2·E10 | Depart in Peace |
| April 26, 1980 | S2·E9 | Georgy Porgy |
| April 19, 1980 | S2·E8 | My Lady Love, My Dove |
| April 12, 1980 | S2·E7 | Taste |
| April 5, 1980 | S2·E6 | Fat Chance |
| March 29, 1980 | S2·E5 | Poison |
| March 22, 1980 | S2·E4 | The Hitch-hiker |
| March 15, 1980 | S2·E3 | Galloping Foxley |
| March 8, 1980 | S2·E2 | Skin |
| March 1, 1980 | S2·E1 | Royal Jelly |
| May 19, 1979 | S1·E9 | The Way Up to Heaven |
| May 12, 1979 | S1·E8 | A Dip in the Pool |
| May 5, 1979 | S1·E7 | Edward the Conqueror |
| April 28, 1979 | S1·E6 | Neck |
| April 21, 1979 | S1·E5 | The Landlady |
| April 14, 1979 | S1·E4 | Lamb to the Slaughter |
| April 7, 1979 | S1·E3 | William and Mary |
| March 31, 1979 | S1·E2 | Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat |
| March 24, 1979 | S1·E1 | Man from the South |