TV series / 1979-1988

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected is a TV series from 1979-1988. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 9 seasons and 112 rated episodes.

9 seasons 112 rated episodes 6.4 average 29,637 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	7.3	6.4	8.2	6.7	6.1	6.4	6.1	6.2	7.6
2	7.1	6.4	6.5	6.3	7.1	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.5
3	6.5	6.4	6.6	5.3	7.3	6.5	6.2	7.1	6.5
4	7.2	7.2	6.3	7.0	5.7	7.0	5.1	6.6	7.3
5	7.2	6.4	6.9	6.3	7.0	5.5	6.8		5.7
6	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.9		6.6
7	6.1	7.2	7.3	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.2		6.7
8	6.5	5.1	7.1	6.7	6.9	6.6	4.5		5.6
9	7.1	5.8	6.4	5.4	7.6	6.5	5.7		6.4
10		6.0		6.4	6.8	5.6	5.9		6.2
11		7.0		6.6	6.5	5.8	5.7
12		5.9		6.3	6.2	6.5	6.2
13		5.3		6.8	6.7	5.7	6.3
14		7.0		6.5	6.5	5.3	6.0
15		6.8		5.5	6.1		5.3
16		6.1		6.2	6.4
17				6.8	5.7
18					5.8

Series summary

About Tales of the Unexpected

The rated episodes of Tales of the Unexpected have an average IMDb rating of 6.4 based on 29,637 episode votes. Season 1 has the highest average rating at 6.9 across 9 rated episodes. Season 7 has the lowest average rating at 5.9.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, and Horror
Runtime: 25 minute episodes
Principal cast: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, and Forbes Collins
Writers: Paul Ableman, Robert Edmond Alter, and Jeffrey Archer
Directors: Graham Evans, John Gorrie, and Alan Gibson
Also known as: Ungewöhnliche Geschichten von Roald Dahl, Contos do Imprevisto, and Meghökkentő mesék

Highest rated

Best Episodes

S3E1: The Flypaper The best episode of Tales of the Unexpected is S3E1: The Flypaper with a 8.2 rating / 595 votes
S5E9: A Harmless Vanity 7.6 rating / 317 votes
S9E1: Skeleton in the Cupboard 7.6 rating / 251 votes
S1E1: The Man from the South 7.3 rating / 716 votes
S3E7: The Stinker 7.3 rating / 316 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

S7E8: Wet Saturday The worse episode of Tales of the Unexpected is S7E8: Wet Saturday with a 4.5 rating / 206 votes
S2E8: My Lady Love, My Dove 5.1 rating / 338 votes
S7E4: Have a Nice Death 5.1 rating / 208 votes
S2E13: Mr Botibol's First Love 5.3 rating / 291 votes
S4E3: The Boy Who Talked with Animals 5.3 rating / 265 votes

Episode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	7.3	6.4	8.2	6.7	6.1	6.4	6.1	6.2	7.6
2	7.1	6.4	6.5	6.3	7.1	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.5
3	6.5	6.4	6.6	5.3	7.3	6.5	6.2	7.1	6.5
4	7.2	7.2	6.3	7.0	5.7	7.0	5.1	6.6	7.3
5	7.2	6.4	6.9	6.3	7.0	5.5	6.8		5.7
6	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.9		6.6
7	6.1	7.2	7.3	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.2		6.7
8	6.5	5.1	7.1	6.7	6.9	6.6	4.5		5.6
9	7.1	5.8	6.4	5.4	7.6	6.5	5.7		6.4
10		6.0		6.4	6.8	5.6	5.9		6.2
11		7.0		6.6	6.5	5.8	5.7
12		5.9		6.3	6.2	6.5	6.2
13		5.3		6.8	6.7	5.7	6.3
14		7.0		6.5	6.5	5.3	6.0
15		6.8		5.5	6.1		5.3
16		6.1		6.2	6.4
17				6.8	5.7
18					5.8

Episode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	7.3	6.4	8.2	6.7	6.1	6.4	6.1	6.2	7.6
2	7.1	6.4	6.5	6.3	7.1	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.5
3	6.5	6.4	6.6	5.3	7.3	6.5	6.2	7.1	6.5
4	7.2	7.2	6.3	7.0	5.7	7.0	5.1	6.6	7.3
5	7.2	6.4	6.9	6.3	7.0	5.5	6.8		5.7
6	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.9		6.6
7	6.1	7.2	7.3	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.2		6.7
8	6.5	5.1	7.1	6.7	6.9	6.6	4.5		5.6
9	7.1	5.8	6.4	5.4	7.6	6.5	5.7		6.4
10		6.0		6.4	6.8	5.6	5.9		6.2
11		7.0		6.6	6.5	5.8	5.7
12		5.9		6.3	6.2	6.5	6.2
13		5.3		6.8	6.7	5.7	6.3
14		7.0		6.5	6.5	5.3	6.0
15		6.8		5.5	6.1		5.3
16		6.1		6.2	6.4
17				6.8	5.7
18					5.8

Episode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	7.3	6.4	8.2	6.7	6.1	6.4	6.1	6.2	7.6
2	7.1	6.4	6.5	6.3	7.1	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.5
3	6.5	6.4	6.6	5.3	7.3	6.5	6.2	7.1	6.5
4	7.2	7.2	6.3	7.0	5.7	7.0	5.1	6.6	7.3
5	7.2	6.4	6.9	6.3	7.0	5.5	6.8		5.7
6	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.9		6.6
7	6.1	7.2	7.3	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.2		6.7
8	6.5	5.1	7.1	6.7	6.9	6.6	4.5		5.6
9	7.1	5.8	6.4	5.4	7.6	6.5	5.7		6.4
10		6.0		6.4	6.8	5.6	5.9		6.2
11		7.0		6.6	6.5	5.8	5.7
12		5.9		6.3	6.2	6.5	6.2
13		5.3		6.8	6.7	5.7	6.3
14		7.0		6.5	6.5	5.3	6.0
15		6.8		5.5	6.1		5.3
16		6.1		6.2	6.4
17				6.8	5.7
18					5.8