Tales of the Unexpected Episode Rating Graph
Mar 1979 - May 1988
Mar 1979 - May 1988
6.6
Browse episode ratings trends for Tales of the Unexpected. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Tales of the Unexpected's 112 episodes.
S9 Ep6
8.2
15th Apr 1988
A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.
S9 Ep4
8.2
22nd Jan 1988
When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?
S9 Ep1
8.2
18th Dec 1987
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.
S3 Ep1
8.2
9th Aug 1980
With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.
S7 Ep3
8.1
26th May 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.
S6 Ep11
8.0
25th Jun 1983
Three aristocratic women hear of the death of a woman who once served them as a nanny. They agree to go for lunch in her memory.
S6 Ep9
8.0
11th Jun 1983
After closing a deal, a German businessman meets an attractive but mysterious girl in a hotel bar.
S5 Ep9
8.0
20th Jun 1982
When Mary learns her husband is having an affair, she invites her rival to a beach party.
S7 Ep14
7.9
14th Oct 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.
S7 Ep1
7.8
12th May 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.
S1 Ep2
7.8
31st Mar 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.
S9 Ep2
7.7
8th Jan 1988
A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?
S2 Ep15
7.7
7th Jun 1980
A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.
S7 Ep12
7.7
19th Aug 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.
S7 Ep10
7.7
4th Aug 1984
Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.
S3 Ep7
7.7
7th Dec 1980
When millionaire Jack runs into Harold, a boy he bullied at school, he gives him a job. But Harold soon suspects his wife of having an affair with his new boss.
S7 Ep9
7.6
21st Jul 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.
S6 Ep8
7.6
28th May 1983
Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.
S5 Ep11
7.6
4th Jul 1982
Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, gloves begin appearing in unexpected places.
S8 Ep2
7.6
14th Jul 1985
Madame Myra is a third-rate fortune teller who foresees a dim future for herself. And then she meets a stranger in town who shows her a way to do a whole lot better. What, though, is in it for him?
S5 Ep2
7.5
2nd May 1982
Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Donald, having an affair?
S4 Ep4
7.5
26th Apr 1981
Desperate to win the affections of his boss’s daughter, Arthur accepts the help of his friend Charlie. But is he ready to count the true cost of love?
S2 Ep4
7.5
22nd Mar 1980
When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.
S7 Ep2
7.5
19th May 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.
S2 Ep6
7.5
5th Apr 1980
The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.
S1 Ep4
7.5
14th Apr 1979
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
S4 Ep17
7.5
26th Dec 1981
A hijacker on an aeroplane takes a stewardess hostage before demanding a million dollars and a parachute. Will the captain give in to his demands?
S7 Ep5
7.5
9th Jun 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.
S8 Ep3
7.5
21st Jul 1985
On a long drive through the desert, a couple get their car serviced and are handed an extortionate bill. But they plan on turning the tables.
S7 Ep11
7.5
8th Nov 1984
When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.
S7 Ep7
7.5
30th Jun 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.
S7 Ep6
7.5
16th Jun 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.
S3 Ep6
7.4
30th Nov 1980
Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.
S5 Ep3
7.4
9th May 1982
In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack one for a cash prize. But are his skills sharp enough?
S2 Ep13
5.2
24th May 1980
A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.
S6 Ep6
5.6
14th Apr 1983
George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years until one day he goes too far.
S6 Ep10
5.9
19th Jun 1983
Tony eats a pricey meal with Susan Mandeville, the extravagant wife of a filmmaker who wants the rights to his book.
S2 Ep8
6.0
19th Apr 1980
When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.
S4 Ep15
6.1
19th Jul 1981
Jack and Betsy are lovers. That is until Jack decides to go halfway across the world to be with his new Australian girlfriend. But Betsy isn't going to make it easy.
S4 Ep3
6.1
19th Apr 1981
When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be more to his pet than meets the eye.
S5 Ep15
6.1
1st Aug 1982
Cara is determined to get back her family jewels, which have been hidden away in a safe. Hiring a safe cracker, she goes along with him, undercover.
S6 Ep5
6.1
7th May 1983
George Devon, a wealthy rancher, is found murdered. His identical twin nephews stand to inherit his fortune, but one of them was seen at the scene of the crime. Both have alibis and no one can tell them apart.
S9 Ep8
6.1
29th Apr 1988
Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.
S7 Ep15
6.1
21st Oct 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.
S7 Ep8
6.2
7th Jul 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.
S6 Ep3
6.3
23rd Apr 1983
Claire and her boyfriend have always counted on inheriting her wealthy aunt's fortune - but they are forced to act fast.
S5 Ep12
6.3
11th Jul 1982
Karen marries a rich landowner with a huge house in the country. But after moving in, she senses an evil spirit.
S6 Ep2
6.3
16th Apr 1983
Down on his luck, 'Memory Man' Colin agrees to help a shady character remember the number of a station locker. But then he becomes too curious for his own good.
S5 Ep7
6.3
6th Jun 1982
When a woman is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected killer. But what if she is tracking the wrong man?
S5 Ep16
6.3
8th Aug 1982
A rich and lonely American ventures to England in search of his long-lost family.
S5 Ep17
6.5
15th Aug 1982
When a piece of art is stolen, the gallery owner gets his girlfriend to make copies of it to sell.
S5 Ep4
6.6
16th May 1982
Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero’s wife has a big secret to tell.
S2 Ep10
6.7
3rd May 1980
An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.
S9 Ep9
6.7
6th May 1988
Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.
S2 Ep3
6.7
15th Mar 1980
A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.
S5 Ep6
6.7
30th May 1982
Two cash-strapped business owners tunnel their way into a bank – only to find they missed a crucial notice on the door.
S1 Ep7
6.7
5th May 1979
When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.
S2 Ep9
6.7
26th Apr 1980
George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.
S6 Ep4
6.8
30th Apr 1983
While winding up his late father's affairs, Paul finds a bill demanding over £1,000 for pornography.
S5 Ep1
6.8
25th Apr 1982
Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback.
S8 Ep1
6.9
30th Mar 1985
Trouble looms when married woman Gwen falls for a successful romantic novelist.
S8 Ep4
6.9
28th Jul 1985
Brenda is a lonely drifter living in the island paradise of Key West. She has no friends and drinks a lot to forget her tragic past. Then she runs into Eric, a man she knew long ago in her college days, and suddenly life takes on new meaning.
S5 Ep14
6.9
25th Jul 1982
Norma owns a big house and lets her sister Emily and her husband live there. But then Emily disappears.
S4 Ep11
6.9
14th Jun 1981
Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expense of struggling artists. Then one of her victims falls in love with Fatima, an artist's model, and Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.
S1 Ep3
7.0
7th Apr 1979
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.
S1 Ep6
7.0
28th Apr 1979
A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.
S2 Ep16
7.0
14th Jun 1980
A young, unemployed seaman kills someone in a botched robbery. Convinced the police will trace the knife used back to him, he turns to his friend, Diane, for help.
S6 Ep7
7.0
21st May 1983
An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.
S1 Ep1
7.3
24th Mar 1979
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
S1 Ep2
7.8
31st Mar 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.
S1 Ep3
7.0
7th Apr 1979
When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.
S1 Ep4
7.5
14th Apr 1979
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
S1 Ep5
7.2
21st Apr 1979
When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.
S1 Ep6
7.0
28th Apr 1979
A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.
S1 Ep7
6.7
5th May 1979
When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.
S1 Ep8
7.1
12th May 1979
An American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.
S1 Ep9
7.0
19th May 1979
Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.
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The first episode of Tales of the Unexpected aired on March 24, 1979.
The last episode of Tales of the Unexpected aired on May 13, 1988.
There are 112 episodes of Tales of the Unexpected.
There are 9 seasons of Tales of the Unexpected.
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Tales of the Unexpected has ended.