03-5cMp8SxQ tales-of-the-unexpected-34-the-party-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 34 - The Party (1980) 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. T0vJztcnMOo tales-of-the-unexpected-26-the-flypaper-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 26 - The Flypaper (1980) The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. Young Sylvia is on a bus on the way home from school when a friendly old man begins to talk to her. fy9kbXlnTyw tales-of-the-unexpected-25-the-man-at-the-top-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 25 - The Man at the Top (1980) A young out-of-work seaman kills another man in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the knife used back to him, he turns to his friend, Diane, for help. gsoh2y5rZQg tales-of-the-unexpected-24-the-orderly-world-of-mr-appleby-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 24 - The Orderly World of Appleby (1980) Mr Appleby, the owner of an antiques shop has married for the fourth time. To her horror, his new wife discovers that he murdered the previous three. QKcHM7Kl_Cs tales-of-the-unexpected-23-back-for-christmas-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 23 - Back For Christmas (1980) An adulterous orchid lover cares more for his flowers than his wife. When presented with a job in America, he thinks it's the ideal opportunity to get rid of her through dastardly means.... UiVvUTPpZwM tales-of-the-unexpected-22-mr-botibols-first-love-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 22 - Mr Botibol's First Love (1980) Mr Botibol is obsessed with Classical music and builds a concert hall in his house. To his records, he pretends to conduct an orchestra and play a silent piano. 9BuWv8O23r8 tales-of-the-unexpected-21-genesis-catastrophe-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 21 - Genesis & Catastrophe (1980) In 1889, Austrian customs officer Alois is desperate his wife Klara will pull through a difficult labour and both she and baby will survive. vy7cuOjEUqc tales-of-the-unexpected-20-the-umbrella-man-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 20 - The Umbrella Man (1980) 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. LCBuaUemxfc tales-of-the-unexpected-19-depart-in-peace-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 19 - Depart in peace (1980) 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. ZjYjQNOBaOs tales-of-the-unexpected-18-georgy-porgy-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 18 - Georgy Porgy (1980) 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 xNZ2RPEA7Yo tales-of-the-unexpected-17-my-lady-love-my-dove-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 17 - My Lady Love, My Dove (1980) When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn. Qt92L6RWt_4 tales-of-the-unexpected-16-taste1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 16 - Taste (1980) mo A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine-tasting contest. _J9_PWSU7IE tales-of-the-unexpected-15-fat-chance-1980 Tales of the Unexpected |15 - Fat Chance (1980) A pharmacist tries to elope with his lover, but his larger than life wife stands in his way. JpjrqKD1n5s tales-of-the-unexpected-14-poison-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 14 - Poison (1980) A poisonous snake keeps a teacher prisoner in India. How can he escape from its evil glare? dAsZLslRkz4 tales-of-the-unexpected-13-the-hitch-hiker-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 13 - The Hitch Hiker (1980) 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. INpBL7Bdr1U tales-of-the-unexpected-12-galloping-foxley-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 12 - Galloping Foxley (1980) A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood. tdTNsS4rIb0 tales-of-the-unexpected-11-skin-1989 Tales of the Unexpected | 11 - Skin (1980) mo An old street beggar, a former tattooist, was a friend of the famous artist, Soutine. On his back, he has a tattoo by the artist, which is now priceless. n6JtvjQ_1zE tales-of-the-unexpected-10-royal-jelly-1980 Tales of the Unexpected | 10 - Royal Jelly (1980) 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. OHsrqp5jfEE tales-of-the-unexpected-09-the-way-up-to-heaven-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 09 - The Way Up to Heaven (1979) 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. rnTaUZwys-8 tales-of-the-unexpected-08-a-dip-in-the-pool-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 08 - A Dip in the Pool (1979) An American gambler on a trans-Atlantic liner goes into the pool that bets on how far ship sails each day. Expecting bad weather, he bets a low distance, but then the weather fines up. He must come up with a plan to slow the ship down. hazHHHu8LnM tales-of-the-unexpected-07-edward-the-conqueror-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 07 - Edward the Conqueror (1979) 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. W7RUYQh50UE tales-of-the-unexpected-06-neck-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 06 - Neck (1979) 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. kpDb4EcSnLE tales-of-the-unexpected-05-the-landlady-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 05 - The Landlady (1979) 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. zAPw-uFhqjA tales-of-the-unexpected-04-lamb-to-the-slaughter-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 04 - Lamb to the Slaughter (1979) 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. wDWQLWHXY0Y tales-of-the-unexpected-03-william-and-mary-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 03 - William and Mary (1979) When her husband William dies Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive and observing her from the lounge sideboard. She determines that, even though he is dead, she will continue to annoy him. pEVrpeEwW0Y tales-of-the-unexpected-02-mrs-bixby-and-the-colonels-coat-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 02 - Mrs. Bixby (1979) 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 rat. d7arSbzjcuo tales-of-the-unexpected-01-the-man-from-the-south-1979 Tales of the Unexpected | 01 - The Man from the South (1979) A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.