Tales of the Unexpected - Season 9

Tales of the Unexpected

Season 9

1987 • 10 Episodes

Episodes

Skeleton in the Cupboard - Tales of the Unexpected

1. Skeleton in the Cupboard

7.0

December 18, 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.

The Colonel's Lady - Tales of the Unexpected

2. The Colonel's Lady

6.5

January 8, 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?

The Surgeon - Tales of the Unexpected

3. The Surgeon

5.5

January 15, 1988

When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.

The Verger - Tales of the Unexpected

4. The Verger

6.5

January 22, 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?

The Facts of Life - Tales of the Unexpected

5. The Facts of Life

5.5

January 29, 1988

When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.

Wink Three Times - Tales of the Unexpected

6. Wink Three Times

6.0

April 15, 1988

A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.

The Dead Don't Steal - Tales of the Unexpected

7. The Dead Don't Steal

6.5

April 22, 1988

Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.

The Finger of Suspicion - Tales of the Unexpected

8. The Finger of Suspicion

5.0

April 29, 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.

A Time to Die - Tales of the Unexpected

9. A Time to Die

5.5

May 6, 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.

Mr Know-All - Tales of the Unexpected

10. Mr Know-All

7.0

May 13, 1988

When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that he might not be the man he claims to be.