Tales of the Unexpected Season 7

Tales of the Unexpected - Season 7

1984 • 15 episodes

5.5
15 episodes
May 12, 1984

About this season

Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

15 episodes
The Dirty Detail
Episode 1

The Dirty Detail

Episode 1 • May 12, 1984

Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.

6.0
24m
The Best Chess Player in the World
Episode 2

The Best Chess Player in the World

Episode 2 • May 19, 1984

Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides, but is having an affair. When he finds out, he decides to act.

5.5
27m
Proxy
Episode 3

Proxy

Episode 3 • May 26, 1984

Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.

5.0
24m
Have a Nice Death
Episode 4

Have a Nice Death

Episode 4 • Jun 02, 1984

A writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his wife everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?

4.3
26m
Number Eight
Episode 5

Number Eight

Episode 5 • Jun 09, 1984

A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.

6.5
26m
The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Episode 6

The Last of the Midnight Gardeners

Episode 6 • Jun 16, 1984

Walter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to show off. He stages a story writing competition, with a £5,000 prize, to find the plot for a perfect murder.

5.5
26m
The Gift of Beauty
Episode 7

The Gift of Beauty

Episode 7 • Jun 30, 1984

After killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.

5.5
25m
Wet Saturday
Episode 8

Wet Saturday

Episode 8 • Jul 07, 1984

George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent a scandal.

4.5
24m
Sauce for the Goose
Episode 9

Sauce for the Goose

Episode 9 • Jul 21, 1984

Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover, however, still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.

5.0
24m
Bird of Prey
Episode 10

Bird of Prey

Episode 10 • Aug 04, 1984

Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.

6.0
26m
I Like it Here in Wilmington
Episode 11

I Like it Here in Wilmington

Episode 11 • Nov 08, 1984

When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.

5.0
26m
Accidental Death
Episode 12

Accidental Death

Episode 12 • Aug 19, 1984

Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. But eventually, they meet their match.

6.5
26m
The Reconciliation
Episode 13

The Reconciliation

Episode 13 • Sep 16, 1984

James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce may be difficult unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.

5.5
27m
The Mugger
Episode 14

The Mugger

Episode 14 • Oct 14, 1984

When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.

6.5
26m
The Open Window
Episode 15

The Open Window

Episode 15 • Oct 21, 1984

When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.

5.0
26m