Tales of the UnexpectedSeries 1Season 1 · 1979 · 9 episodesEpisodes1The Man From the SouthA young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.2Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's CoatUnable 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.3William and MaryWhen her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.4Lamb to the SlaughterAn 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.5The LandladyWhen a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.6NeckA lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.7Edward the ConquerorWhen Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.8A Dip in the PoolAn American gambler must come up with a cunning plan to slow down a ship at sea in order to win a bet.9The Way Up to HeavenMrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9
