Using both UK & US actors, Roald Dahl wets the appetite of British audiences who yearn to have a British version of the US tv series 'The Twilight Zone'. Tales Of The Unexpected presents us with episodes consisting of a short 'Tale' that has an 'Unexpected' ending.
My Feb 2022 view is that most of these Tales have become boring & dated. They all seem to follow the same betrayal, deception & fraudulent storylines, with very little in the way of adventure, comedy, fantasy, inspirational, scientific or supernatural Tales. For me, the entertainment value has shifted from the Tales themselves, to watching the earlier works of the actors who are now deemed as 'celebrities'.
In the early seasons, the 'Tales' were based on the novels of Roald Dahl. However, he took a back seat when most of the stories being put forward, were based on the work of other writers - I guess such as Alfred Hitchcock - a Brit with both UK & US status - as much of the 'Tales' are the same or similar to the ever popular 'Hitchcock Presents' Series.
With 'Tales' of their own to tell now, you may recognise some of the names & faces of actors who started out as young or younger fledglings.
Andrew Ray Anthony Valentine Bernard Kay Cherie Lunghi David Cassidy David Suchet Dorothy Tutin Elaine Page Elizabeth Spriggs Frank Finley Frank Wylie Fulton Mackay Harry H. Corbett Hayley Mills James Aubrey Janet Leigh Jennie Linden Joan Collins John Alderton John Mills Kenneth Tigar Patricia Routledge Pauline Collins Peter Cushing Richard Johnson Susan George Susan Penhaligan Telly Savalas Tim Woodward Tom Bosley Toyah Wilcox Zoe Wannamaker.
My Feb 2022 view is that most of these Tales have become boring & dated. They all seem to follow the same betrayal, deception & fraudulent storylines, with very little in the way of adventure, comedy, fantasy, inspirational, scientific or supernatural Tales. For me, the entertainment value has shifted from the Tales themselves, to watching the earlier works of the actors who are now deemed as 'celebrities'.
In the early seasons, the 'Tales' were based on the novels of Roald Dahl. However, he took a back seat when most of the stories being put forward, were based on the work of other writers - I guess such as Alfred Hitchcock - a Brit with both UK & US status - as much of the 'Tales' are the same or similar to the ever popular 'Hitchcock Presents' Series.
With 'Tales' of their own to tell now, you may recognise some of the names & faces of actors who started out as young or younger fledglings.
Andrew Ray Anthony Valentine Bernard Kay Cherie Lunghi David Cassidy David Suchet Dorothy Tutin Elaine Page Elizabeth Spriggs Frank Finley Frank Wylie Fulton Mackay Harry H. Corbett Hayley Mills James Aubrey Janet Leigh Jennie Linden Joan Collins John Alderton John Mills Kenneth Tigar Patricia Routledge Pauline Collins Peter Cushing Richard Johnson Susan George Susan Penhaligan Telly Savalas Tim Woodward Tom Bosley Toyah Wilcox Zoe Wannamaker.