Seasons(9) / Episodes(112)
Plots(1)
Like his children's books, Roald Dahl's adult stories never fail to surprise, though they take more chilling flights of fancy. Darkly humorous and playfully macabre, each standalone episode in this acclaimed series is a brilliantly acted little gem of creepy delight. (official distributor synopsis)
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
![John Houseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390348_a4576d.jpg)
John Houseman
Romania
Best series:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
![Zoë Wanamaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/022/164022767_2aec64.jpg)
Zoë Wanamaker
USA
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
![Patricia Routledge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/384/161384868_6d2d1f.jpg)
Patricia Routledge
UK
Best series:
Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Saeed Jaffrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276587_931e35.jpg)
Saeed Jaffrey
Best series:
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Judi Bowker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276663_bb240f.jpg)
Judi Bowker
UK
Best series:
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972) (series)
![Peter Cellier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477694_5090ac.jpg)
Peter Cellier
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
![Van Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277235_146b54.jpg)
Van Johnson
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (series)
![Peter Egan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421355_f04180.jpg)
Peter Egan
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
After Life (2019) (series)
Unforgotten (2015) (series)
![Michael Ripper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225611_1339e9.jpg)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best series:
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Nigel Havers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/620/162620376_7b8ac8.jpg)
Nigel Havers
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) (series)
The Gentlemen (2024) (series)
![Lucy Gutteridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277635_387da6.jpg)
Lucy Gutteridge
UK
Best series:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
Hammer House of Horror (1980) (series)
![Patricia Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/799/162799277_c1fcf1.jpg)
Patricia Quinn
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Geoffrey Bayldon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098601_cef62b.jpg)
Geoffrey Bayldon
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
![Peter Firth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218503_f0f40c.jpg)
Peter Firth
UK
Best series:
Victoria (2016) (series)
Strike Back (2010) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Elaine Stritch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159984_95f70a.jpg)
Elaine Stritch
USA
Best series:
Oz (1997) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
30 Rock (2006) (series)
![Brian Blessed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268917_6831e6.jpg)
Brian Blessed
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Gumball (2011) (series)
![Hana Maria Pravda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/096/162096090_c8db71.jpg)
Hana Maria Pravda
Austria-Hungary
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Allan Corduner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/954/160954770_a2a3b1.jpg)
Allan Corduner
Sweden
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
Rome (2005) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
![Kenneth Tigar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/645/158645209_00eb9d.jpg)
Kenneth Tigar
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)