Tales of the Unexpected S4E7 — The Sound Machine

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Tales of the Unexpected•Season 4•Episode 7

The Sound Machine

6.4/10 · 249 votesMay 17, 198125 min

Ranked #11 of 17 in Season 4•matches the season avg

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A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock.

Directed byJohn Gorrie

Written byRonald Harwood, Roald Dahl

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Seasons9

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Season 4 Episodes17

E1 6.7

Would You Believe It?

E2 6.4

Vicious Circle

E3 5.3

The Boy Who Talked with Animals

E4 7.1

The Best of Everything

A Woman's Help

Shatterproof

The Sound Machine

Never Speak Ill of the Dead

E9 5.3

The Best Policy

E10 6.4

The Last Bottle in the World

E11 6.6

Kindly Dig Your Grave

E12 6.3

Completely Foolproof

E13 6.7

There's One Born Every Minute

Bosom Friends

A Glowing Future

The Way to Do it

Hijack

Crew5

Ronald Harwood

Writer

John Gorrie

Director

Philip Bunn

Editor

Steve Kilroe

Director of Photography

Roald Dahl

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Sound Machine" is episode 7 of Tales of the Unexpected season 4. It scored 6.4/10 from 249 votes, ranking #11 of 17 episodes this season (season average 6.4). Directed by John Gorrie and written by Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl, it aired on May 17, 1981.

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