Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)

The Man from the South (1979)

Roald Dahl: Self - Introduced by

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  Roald Dahl : I ought to warn you, if you haven't read any of my stories, that you may be a little disturbed by some of the things that happen in them. When I'm writing a short story, I'm haunted by the thought that I've got to hold the reader's attention for literally every second. Otherwise, I'm dead. The one you're going to see now is the first of a series based on stories that have taken me 35 years to write. I find them difficult to do well, so I work slowly, about two a year. This one was filmed in its real setting, Jamaica. I hope you like it.