Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
- Among other things, Rod Taylor, John Gielgud, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson, Richard Basehart and Janet Leigh.
Tales of the Unexpected ( original title Tales of the Unexpected ) is a TV series on the stories by Roald Dahl, which was produced 1979-1988. Dahl put the episodes in the first two seasons ago, even in a short monologue.
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The episodes initially based on short stories by Dahl, which of these had already been published in his books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You. In the course of the second season episodes were first written by other authors. From season three to the end of the series no templates Dahl were more used, it also did not occur in addition to the beginning of the consequences. In the U.S. editor John Houseman took the opening monologue. The individual episodes were characterized by the fact that they usually ended with an unexpected twist of the plot. A total of 112 episodes emerged in nine seasons.
It could be required for the series many internationally successful actors, including. Including Peter Cushing, José Ferrer, Eli Wallach, Telly Savalas, Julie Harris, Joan Collins, Don Johnson, Shane Rimmer and George Peppard The theme music was by Ron Grainer, who had previously composed theme songs including for number 6 and Doctor Who.