Tales of the Unexpected

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.

Main Cast of Tales of the Unexpected

Secondary Cast of Tales of the Unexpected

Elizabeth Bradley

Mrs Bradley

Elspeth March

Mrs Carson

Randall Edwards

Rebecca

Lesley Goldie

Mrs Jackson

Beth Porter

Joanna Bligh

Elaine Ives-Cameron

Sarah Grant

Hazel McBride

Louise Medway

Patrick Field

Rex Tobin

Anthony Pullen Shaw

Smith

Hilary Tindall

Vivienne Trent

Jonathan Duttine

Max , Dr Roger Ashburn

Rob Spendlove

Detective Inspector Hook

Larry Keith

Grenich

Stephen Hancock

Mr Lillie

John Bryant

Christopher Mulholland

Robert McBain

Ambulance Driver

Barbara Bolton

Mrs Sutton

Alison Coleridge

Mildred

Annie Leon

Miss Stevens

Sarah Webb

Jackie

Phillip Hatton

Thug

John Graham

Scottish Passenger

William Merrow

German Passenger

Matthew Long

Control (voice)

Howard Dayton

Joe

Richard Austin

Paul Masterson

Orla Pederson

Farmer

Maggie Fitzgibbon

Melissa Mellor

Angela Harding

Cathleen

Fanny Rowe

Actress

Susan Tracy

Emily

Derek Anders

Goff

Patrick McAlinney

Landlord

John Stamp

Gallery Attendant , Williams

Michael A. Candela

Gardener

Nigel Greaves

Waiter

Michael Forrest

Chief Inspector Nelson

Rex Taylor

Art Dealer

Peter Machin

Andy

Janette Legge

Eleanor Jesmond

Paul Davies Prowles

Timmy

Guy Bertrand

Manservant

Ronny Cush

Harry

Bazil Otoin

Desk Clerk

Lally Bowers

Miss Elphinstone , Alicia Hawksworth

Robert Snively

George Devon

Penelope Nice

Julie Forester

Penelope Fischer

Carol

Vanessa Paine

Carol

Matthew Francis

Young Von Baden

Barrie Jaimeson

Josef

Alpana Sengupta

Receptionist

Carrie Lee Baker

Maid

Nicholas Field

Mario

Martin Ryan Grace

Shaun

Patrick Bailey

Dieter

Gertrude Shilling

Mrs Sopwith

Barbara Molyneux

Stephanie Langran

Stuart Turton

Franco , Wine Waiter

Shireen Anwar

Bank Teller

Brian Tipping

Head Waiter

Phyllida Nash

Joan Hunter

Cherry Morris

Casualty Sister

Tony Crean

Ambulance Attendant

Phillip Epstein

Ben Avery

Denise Marcia

Receptionist

Thomas Gark

Barman

Angelina Estrada

Maid

Maggie Peach

Fred's Wife

Angie McCright

Fred's Daughter

Clifford Parrish

Frank Miller

Christopher Reich

Peter Simpson

Susannah Fellows

Joannie

Bill Bailey

Bob

Julie Burton

Marie

Miriam Byrd-Nethery

Waitress

Panos Alexander

Steward

MacKenzie Allen

Ray

Matthew Leddick

Matthew

Carol Schindler

Jogger

Paul Spurrier

Young William Perkins , David

Mary Sinclair

Mrs Princey

Sydney Swire

Millicent

Peter Murphy

Loren

George Todisco

Freezer Man

Linda Gelman

Cabbie

Pedro Yi Fung

Delivery Man

Christopher Oyen

Policeman

Paul Zuckerman

Medic

Bill McLaughlin

Medic

Wendy Austin

Cissy

Barry Cahill

Joe

Dave Rensil

Telegram Boy

Richard Foxton

Assistant Manager , Stage Manager , Security Guard

Jay Varela

Sergeant Demmer

Richard Dow

Gregory

Richard Marr

Vernon

Michael Galloway

Stuart

Michael Conforti

Stanley

Gladys Spencer

Old Lady , Sylvia

Toby Scopes

James Overton

Diana Goodman

Television Reporter

Evie Garratt

Mrs Cromer

Zara Nutley

Ann Dibbell

Peter Russell

Police Constable

Alan Rowe

Mr Clements , Duncan Larch

Meg Davies

Caroline Howgill

Annamaria Macchi

Sandra Marino

Keith Edwards

Juan Luis Romero

Wilfred Grove

Porter

John Hug

Arthur

Ian Flintoff

Doctor

John Biggerstaff

Mr Pollard , Tobacconist

Yvonne Marsh

Policewoman

Buddy Owen

Sailor

A.C. Daily

Beggar

Harry Richard

Desk Clerk

Adair Jameson

Gallery Lady

Claude Anagram

Bartender

Philip Dunbar

Henry Traile

Jean Kitson

Mavis , Clerk

Brewster Mason

Mr Horton , Herbert Millette

Elizabeth Richardson

Clarissa Tower , Eva

Carol Leader

Daphne

Paul Williamson

Harry

Anna Nicholas

Irina Stefanopoulos

Kate Emma Davies

Clio Stefanopoulos

Dennis Matsuki

Manservant

Willow Wipp

Maid

Alison Fiske

Betty Sandy

Shirley Cain

Sister Wyman

David Belcher

Julius Goff

John Skitt

James Wishart

Geoffrey Greenhill

Detective Inspector Watkins

Rowland Davies

The Bank Manager

Andrew Seear

Man in Teashop

Garth Walker

Café Owner

Debbie Norris

Waitress

Glenda Smith

Waitress

Mike Carnell

Passerby

Tony Kassell

Schoolboy

Rosalind Bennett

Zoe

Gerald Logan

James Barron-Ervine

Daphne Neville

Mrs Lillie

James Easton

Tony

Ronald Markham

Arthur

James Tapp

Cashier

John Drake

President

Paul Vaughan-Teague

Scorer

Michael Quinto

Man in Dressing Room , Police Constable

Terry Wallis

Hall Porter

Les Henry

Head Waiter

Luke Kelly

Barman

Mel Hastings

Steward

Ellis Dale

Desk Clerk

Penelope Gillette

Mrs Runion , Gladys Miton

Graham Bell

TV Presenter , Interviewer

Christopher Simon

Hussein

Eddy Lemare

Police Constable

Graham Weston

Businessman , Police Superintendent

Norman Tyrrell

George the Ferryman

Derek Carpenter

Van Driver

Brian Goodfellow

Detective Sergeant Davies

David Caddick

Police Officer

Dave Summerton

Police Officer

Sarah-Jane Varley

Lucie

Adam Crouch

Antoine

Mike McKenzie

Pianist

Leslie Lyon

Lizzie Cranley

Giles Phibbs

Bus Conductor , Farmer

Angela Malcolm

Maid

Frederick Farley

Pawnbroker

Will Leighton

Seamus

Richard Hampton

Arthur Baxter , Patient

Jane Paton

Nurse

Jimmy Mac

William Pearl

George Little

Mr Samuel

Andrew Fell

Uniformed Police Constable

David English

Plain Clothes Officer

Jess Davies

Gregory Temple

Paula Tilbrook

Maggie

Lynette Davies

Paula Shaw , Sophie Kassoulas

Bill Reimbold

Bill Wilson

Ken Buckle

Sailor

Angus MacKay

Walker

Jeremy Longhurst

Driver

Dulcie Huston

Airline Hostess

Mercia Glossop

Sybil Schofield

Gabrielle Blunt

Mrs Adams

Anthony Woodruff

Housemaster

Colin Thomas

City Gent

Guy Humphries

Stamford

Clifford Abrahams

Schoolboy

Adrian Breeze

Schoolboy

Timothy Breeze

Schoolboy

Wayne Brooks

Schoolboy

Grant Bardsley

Young George

Peter Godfrey

Doctor

Zhivila Roche

Klara

Pauline Letts

Joan Wilcox , Madame Cabon

Tony Alleff

Police Sergeant , Hassin

Alastair Llewellyn

Doctor

Graham Seed

Josef

Toby Waldock

Young Alois

Paul Bacon

Mason

Lorna Yabsley

Sylvia

Leonard Preston

Billy Weaver , Leighton

Anthony Smee

Vicar

Christopher Bramwell

Dominic

Anthony Roye

James

Nigel Caliburn

Stage Manager , Signwriter

Peter van Dissel

Derek

Katie Flower

Annie

Carol Thornton

Woman in Dressing Room

John Gill

Alec MacTaggart

Peter Macklin

Police Constable Harris

Richard Barnes

Charles Hearn

Stephen Boswell

Doorman

Robert Mill

Lionel Brewster

Fiesta Mei Ling

Suky

Mary Cornford

Theresa Burton

Marshall Ward

Electrician

Virginia Clay

Housekeeper , Landlady

Sylvester Williams

Messenger

Harry Jones

Bert Rummins

Irlin Hall

County Lady

Paul Sherman

Young Jack Cutler

David Carlton-Young

Boy

Russel Gleed

Boy

Harvey Hillyer

Boy

Colin Hodges

Boy

Robin Keston

Boy

Patricia Mort

Olive Parsons

Robin Marchal

Clinker

Bryan Andrews

Police Inspector

Janthea Williams

Sue

Michael Nagel

Noel

Bernadette Windsor

Louise , Young Girl

Kenneth Hadley

Plain-Clothes Detective

Roger Evans

Police Officer

Astley Harvey

John

Mel Taylor

Fisherman

David Rhule

Fisherman

Mary Laine

Guest

Raymond Thorne

Gardener

Imogene Bliss

Mother

Ian Martin

Dr Ivey

Godfrey Talbot

Emerson

Bridget McConnell

Mrs Emerson

Brian Osborne

Police Sergeant

Robert Casper

Wheatley

Carlos Douglas

Sous-Chef

Pat Lewis

Miss Pym

Claude Le Saché

Waiter

Robert H. Thomson

Graham MacKenzie

Ramsay Williams

Howard Duncombe

Kevin Brennan

Mr Grimshaw

Allan Mitchell

Detective Sergeant

Aaron Shirley

Mr Brown

Patricia Browning

Ward Sister

Billy Hamon

Bryan Sabotier

Jason Norman

Billy Thompson

Rachel Laurence

Hilda

Eliza Buckingham

Reporter

Nick Diprose

Studio Personnel

Richard Everett

Studio Personnel

Frank Wylie

Chief Inspector McLintock

Paul Antrim

Mike

Ian MacKenzie

Police Draughtsman

Harold Reese

Pathologist

David Hanson

John Dibbell , Winford Stark

Rita Gomez

Rosa

Amanda Kemp

Guest

Mark Kenyon

Sebastian

Andrew Lebas

Waiter

Judy Riley

Lucy

Michael N. Harbour

Oliver Platt

Bill La Voie

Removal Man

Chas Bryer

Frogman

Anthony Bailey

Arthur

Crew of Tales of the Unexpected