Sketch the Cow A magazine editor has a wife and a secret lover. When Mary kills her husband hitting him with a frozen leg of lamb, she must think quickly to hide the evidence. Fifteen episodes. Copyright Fandango. Mabel is frightened because the child won't eat and has been losing weight since birth. Lady Turton looks quite ill and her mouth was opening and shutting making a kind of gurgling sound. Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano. Privacy Policy George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent him facing a scandal. A few loose ends. Susan Mandeville is a beautiful American woman who takes a shine to struggling writer Tony Medway. This is exemplified in the story "The Landlady", the written version of which only hints at character Billy's fate, while the televised adaptation has a more resolved conclusion. Sitting on a garden bench, an old man called von Baden discusses with a friend an academic fencing duel that took place 50 years ago in Heidelberg, Germany. Madame Myra is a fortuneteller with a lacklustre career and dim future. Self - Introduced by: A lady in our village recently bought a new car, and then complained to the dealer that it was using an exorbitant amount of gasoline, which it was. Art dealer Lionel gets an artist to visualise his fiance Janet nude and paint her accordingly. Doesnt that just make it even better? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Tales_of_the_Unexpected_episodes&oldid=1134896392, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 09:30. Scrimshaw is the fourth episode of the eighth season of Tales of the Unexpected, and the one hundred second episode overall. 29 Apr 2023 00:03:47 He has kept secret the events surrounding the death of one of the combatants, but now wants to relate what really happened. Tales of the Unexpected (US) (Quinn Martin/NBC) (1977) Anthology series narrated by William Conrad Roald Dahl's Tales of The Unexpected (1979-88) Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive with contributions by: Dinosaur TV - Save Our Forgotten British Heritage (David Moore) references: TV Times / British Film Institute He has a love for both gambling and a pretty hostess. Gerry Armstrong, an American soldier in World War II, returns after 40 years to Norfolk, where he was based. When a conman arrives he dupes her into selling him a picture at a knock-down price. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Richard and Fergus meet after 25 years. Fan site for author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), Sections: Information| Plot Description| Reviews. But Harold soon suspects his wife of having an affair with his new boss. Search the history of over 806 billion Dahl introduced most of his own stories himself, giving short monologues explaining what inspired him to write them.