Overview
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Seasons
Series 19 episodes1979
1
The Man From the South
1979-03-24
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2Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
1979-03-31
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3William and Mary
1979-04-07
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4Lamb to the Slaughter
1979-04-14
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5The Landlady
1979-04-21
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6Neck
1979-04-28
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7Edward the Conqueror
1979-05-05
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8A Dip in the Pool
1979-05-12
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9The Way Up to Heaven
1979-05-19
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Series 216 episodes1980
1
Royal Jelly
1980-03-01
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2Skin
1980-03-08
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3Galloping Foxley
1980-03-15
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4The Hitch-Hiker
1980-03-22
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5Poison
1980-03-29
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6Fat Chance
1980-04-05
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7Taste
1980-04-12
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8My Lady Love, My Dove
1980-04-19
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9Georgy Porgy
1980-04-26
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10Depart in Peace
1980-05-03
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11The Umbrella Man
1980-05-10
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12Genesis & Catastrophe
1980-05-17
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13Mr Botibol's First Love
1980-05-24
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14Back for Christmas
1980-05-31
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15The Orderly World of Mr Appleby
1980-06-07
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16The Man at the Top
1980-06-14
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Series 39 episodes1980
1
The Flypaper
1980-08-09
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2A Picture of a Place
1980-08-16
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3Proof of Guilt
1980-08-23
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4Vengeance is Mine Inc.
1980-08-30
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5A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
1980-11-09
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6Parson's Pleasure
1980-11-30
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7The Stinker
1980-12-07
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8I'll Be Seeing You
1980-12-14
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9The Party
1980-12-19
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Series 417 episodes1981
1
Would You Believe It?
1981-04-05
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2Vicious Circle
1981-04-12
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3The Boy Who Talked with Animals
1981-04-19
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4The Best of Everything
1981-04-26
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5A Woman's Help
1981-05-03
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6Shatterproof
1981-05-10
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7The Sound Machine
1981-05-17
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8Never Speak Ill of the Dead
1981-05-24
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9The Best Policy
1981-05-31
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10The Last Bottle in the World
1981-06-07
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11Kindly Dig Your Grave
1981-06-14
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12Completely Foolproof
1981-06-21
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13There's One Born Every Minute
1981-06-05
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14Bosom Friends
1981-06-12
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15A Glowing Future
1981-07-19
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16The Way to Do it
1981-07-26
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17Hijack
1981-12-26
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Series 518 episodes1982
1
Blue Marigold
1982-04-25
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2The Eavesdropper
1982-05-02
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3Operation Safecrack
1982-05-09
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4Run, Rabbit, Run
1982-05-16
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5Stranger in Town
1982-05-23
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6The Moles
1982-05-30
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7Decoy
1982-06-06
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8Pattern of Guilt
1982-06-13
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9A Harmless Vanity
1982-06-20
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10Death Can Add
1982-06-27
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11Light Fingers
1982-07-04
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12Death in the Morning
1982-07-11
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13What Have You Been Up to Lately?
1982-07-18
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14The Absence of Emily
1982-07-25
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15In the Bag
1982-08-01
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16A Man with a Fortune
1982-08-08
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17Who's Got the Lady?
1982-08-15
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18The Skeleton Key
1982-08-22
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Series 614 episodes1983
1
A Passing Opportunity
1983-04-09
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2The Memory Man
1983-04-16
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3A Sad Loss
1983-04-23
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4Clerical Error
1983-04-30
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5Heir Presumptuous
1983-05-07
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6Where's Your Sense of Humour?
1983-04-14
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7Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1983-05-21
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8The Vorpal Blade
1983-05-28
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9The Wrong 'Un
1983-06-11
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10The Luncheon
1983-06-19
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11The Tribute
1983-06-25
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12Hit and Run
1983-05-10
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13Youth from Vienna
1983-07-02
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14The Turn of the Tide
1983-09-03
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Series 715 episodes1984
1
The Dirty Detail
1984-05-12
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2The Best Chess Player in the World
1984-05-19
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3Proxy
1984-05-26
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4Have a Nice Death
1984-06-02
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5Number Eight
1984-06-09
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6The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
1984-06-16
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7The Gift of Beauty
1984-06-30
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8Wet Saturday
1984-07-07
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9Sauce for the Goose
1984-07-21
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10Bird of Prey
1984-08-04
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11I Like it Here in Wilmington
1984-11-08
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12Accidental Death
1984-08-19
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13The Reconciliation
1984-09-16
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14The Mugger
1984-10-14
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15The Open Window
1984-10-21
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Series 84 episodes1985
Series 910 episodes1987
1
Skeleton in the Cupboard
1987-12-18
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2The Colonel's Lady
1988-01-08
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3The Surgeon
1988-01-15
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4The Verger
1988-01-22
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5The Facts of Life
1988-01-29
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6Wink Three Times
1988-04-15
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7The Dead Don't Steal
1988-04-22
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8The Finger of Suspicion
1988-04-29
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9A Time to Die
1988-05-06
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10Mr Know-All
1988-05-13
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026