Tales of the Unexpected - Season 1 (1979) (season)
UK,
1979, 23 min
Directed by:
Christopher MilesCast:
Roald Dahl, Joan Collins, Michael Aldridge, Peter Bowles, Paul Herzberg, Carmen Silvera, John GielgudPlots(1)
Invited to a weekend house party by Sir Basil Turton and his younger wife Natalia, John Bannister is struck by the lady's infidelity. She tries to undo his pyjamas and is plainly having an affair with another guest Major Haddock. Jelks, Sir Basil's loyal butler, has also noticed and when Natalia gets her head stuck in an abstract sculpture he knows precisely how to cut her down to size. (Prime Video)
(more)Cast
![Roald Dahl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455712_8c95ce.jpg)
Roald Dahl
UK
Best series:
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series) - actor, narrator
![Joan Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873120_c0a6f0.jpg)
Joan Collins
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
American Horror Story (2011) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
![Michael Aldridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/543/161543289_91c81e.jpg)
Michael Aldridge
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
![Peter Bowles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392278_170d00.jpg)
Peter Bowles
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
Paul Herzberg
South Africa
Best series:
Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
Silo (2023) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Carmen Silvera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271300_7b870d.jpg)
Carmen Silvera
Canada
Best series:
'Allo 'Allo! (1982) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best series:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)