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The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 7

Every episode of Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 1 - The Dirty Detail
    6.1/10(190 votes)

    #1 - The Dirty Detail

    S7:E1

    Fred Pearson, a Vietnam veteran, is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant. One day, he walks into a bar and sees the sergeant, still very much the arrogant bully he always was.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:David Scott Milton

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  2. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 2 - The Best Chess Player in the World
    6.0/10(202 votes)

    #2 - The Best Chess Player in the World

    S7:E2

    Shaw, the owner of a newspaper, is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides, but is having an affair. When he finds out, he decides to act.

    Director:Graham Williams
    Writer:Peter Ransley

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  3. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 3 - Proxy
    6.2/10(189 votes)

    #3 - Proxy

    S7:E3

    Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.

    Director:Bert Salzman
    Writer:Bert Salzman

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  4. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 4 - Have a Nice Death
    5.2/10(206 votes)

    #4 - Have a Nice Death

    S7:E4

    A writer is being hounded by the feminist movement over his books. If only he was at home with his wife everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?

    Director:William Slater
    Writer:Wolf Mankowitz

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  5. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 5 - Number Eight
    6.8/10(231 votes)

    #5 - Number Eight

    S7:E5

    A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Ross Thomas

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  6. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 6 - The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
    5.9/10(190 votes)

    #6 - The Last of the Midnight Gardeners

    S7:E6

    Walter is a vain writer and publisher with a wife and a mistress, based in London, and he likes to show off. He stages a story writing competition, with a £5,000 prize, to find the plot for a perfect murder.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Gerald Savory

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  7. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 7 - The Gift of Beauty
    6.2/10(197 votes)

    #7 - The Gift of Beauty

    S7:E7

    After killing her husband to be with her young lover, an insecure woman is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty.

    Director:Bert Salzman
    Writer:Bert Salzman

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  8. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 8 - Wet Saturday
    4.4/10(201 votes)

    #8 - Wet Saturday

    S7:E8

    George Princey has a high standing in the community, and when his daughter kills a man, he endeavours to cover it up to prevent a scandal.

    Director:Norman Lloyd
    Writer:John Collier

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  9. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 9 - Sauce for the Goose
    5.7/10(201 votes)

    #9 - Sauce for the Goose

    S7:E9

    Olivia starts a relationship with a younger man on the basis that she has killed her husband and gained his fortune. Her lover, however, still sees himself as a free agent and has an affair with another woman.

    Director:Bert Salzman
    Writer:Bert Salzman

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  10. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 10 - Bird of Prey
    5.9/10(193 votes)

    #10 - Bird of Prey

    S7:E10

    Jack and Edna's pet parrot dies after laying an unusually large egg. On hatching, it reveals an aggressive black-feathered bird.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Ross Thomas

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  11. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 11 - I Like it Here in Wilmington
    5.7/10(164 votes)

    #11 - I Like it Here in Wilmington

    S7:E11

    When a clothing manufacturer finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy, he ponders the idea of murdering his wife for the insurance money.

    Director:John Peyser
    Writer:David Scott Milton

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  12. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 12 - Accidental Death
    6.2/10(173 votes)

    #12 - Accidental Death

    S7:E12

    Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. But eventually, they meet their match.

    Director:Peter Duffell
    Writer:Denis Cannan

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  13. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 13 - The Reconciliation
    6.3/10(171 votes)

    #13 - The Reconciliation

    S7:E13

    James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that getting a divorce may be difficult unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective.

    Director:John Jacobs
    Writer:Roy Russell

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  14. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 14 - The Mugger
    6.0/10(173 votes)

    #14 - The Mugger

    S7:E14

    When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Robin Chapman

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  15. Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episode 15 - The Open Window
    5.3/10(181 votes)

    #15 - The Open Window

    S7:E15

    When a young man climbs through the window of a Connecticut hunting lodge, he emerges on the other side in a strange new world.

    Director:Christopher Lukas
    Writer:David Trainer

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"The Dirty Detail" is the best rated episode of "Tales of the Unexpected" season 7. It scored 6.1/10 based on 190 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by David Scott Milton, it aired on 5/12/1984. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Best Chess Player in the World".