Any fans of Tales of the Unexpected here?

Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
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Any fans here of the Tales of the Unexpected TV series (1979-1988) here?

Many of the original episodes were based on adaptations of Roald Dahl's adult short stories. Other writers included W. Somerset Maugham and John Collier. My personal favourite episode is 'Parson's Pleasure'. I have every episode on DVD.

Would love to know if there are any big fans of the TV series here on AJB?
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).

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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,756Chief of Staff
    Wouldn't call myself a 'big fan' as such....but I did enjoy watching these back in the day...
    YNWA 97
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    edited October 2012
    Fab credits, like the Bond titles of yore. Spooky tune.

    Same era as Armchair Thriller, though I think that was a bit earlier.

    Which story was Parsons Pleasure?

    Edit: Just googled it, forgotten that one! V good.
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    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    I enjoyed it too. Not a fan of later series when it should have been called TALES OF THE ABSOLUTELY OBVIOUS but the early ones are quite good.

    I liked the one involving a murder & a frozen leg of lamb & another where an inveterate gambler makes a bet on how long a cruise liner will sail from port to port. He jumps overboard to slow the ship down but... Well, you'll have to seek it out to discover the twist.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    BIG TAM wrote:
    I enjoyed it too. Not a fan of later series when it should have been called TALES OF THE ABSOLUTELY OBVIOUS but the early ones are quite good.

    I liked the one involving a murder & a frozen leg of lamb & another where an inveterate gambler makes a bet on how long a cruise liner will sail from port to port. He jumps overboard to slow the ship down but... Well, you'll have to seek it out to discover the twist.

    Yes, 'Lamb to the Slaughter' was a good one. Our own Ian Fleming inspired Dahl to write that one in the early 1950s.

    You've got to get the boxset, although they do tail off considerably the nearer to the end that they get. Some of them are pretty nasty - see 'Scrimshaw' and 'Wet Saturday' of the later episodes.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • A7ceA7ce Birmingham, EnglandPosts: 656MI6 Agent
    That was top stuff back in the day - was there an episode called Man from the South or similar about a bet?
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Probably
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • A7ceA7ce Birmingham, EnglandPosts: 656MI6 Agent
    oh great NP can catch em on all Youtube - that's the weekend sorted then !
  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:

    Same era as Armchair Thriller, though I think that was a bit earlier.

    Whilst I didn't really watch TOTU I did watch the occasional Armchair Thriller.

    Will NEVER forget being scared witless by the story 'Quiet As A Nun' :o
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    And where, pray, is your Skyfall review La Rose?
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Armchair Thriller was earlier, but similar to TOTU, or so I believe - I've not seen it.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    And where, pray, is your Skyfall review La Rose?

    I am ashamed to say I haven't seen it yet.Family issues and work have made it impossible but hopefully very soon .
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Ah well, it you see it at Imax Waterloo go some way further back than row H where you're right in the middle and screen just too big imo. Mind you, further back say row M or L and you're looking down on the screen on tiered seating, matter of taste really. If at Leicester Square pm Strangeways, he'll have an idea for best seats. Otherwise Odeon Greenwich has a very big screen, Screen 13 I believe.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,817MI6 Agent
    Tales scared the crap out of me as a kid. I remember a certain story involving Royal jelly in particular. Great titles and theme though.
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderbird 2 wrote:
    Tales scared the crap out of me as a kid. I remember a certain story involving Royal jelly in particular. Great titles and theme though.

    Yes, 'Royal Jelly' was certainly memorable! Bzzz! Bzzz!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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