7.5/10(228)Loading...#1 - Skeleton in the Cupboard
Season 9 Episode 1
Aired 12/18/1987
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.
Director: Paul Annett
Writer: Tony Wilmot
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7.2/10(222)Loading...#2 - The Verger
Season 9 Episode 4
Aired 1/22/1988
When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Denis Cannan
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6.6/10(139)Loading...#3 - The Dead Don't Steal
Season 9 Episode 7
Aired 4/22/1988
Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.
Director: John Glenister
Writer: Robin Chapman
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6.5/10(165)Loading...#4 - The Surgeon
Season 9 Episode 3
Aired 1/15/1988
When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.
Director: Graham Evans
Writer: Robin Chapman
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6.5/10(188)Loading...#5 - Wink Three Times
Season 9 Episode 6
Aired 4/15/1988
A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.
Director: Paul Annett
Writer: N/A
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6.4/10(157)Loading...#6 - The Colonel's Lady
Season 9 Episode 2
Aired 1/8/1988
A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?
Director: Barry Davis
Writer: Denis Cannan
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6.4/10(168)Loading...#7 - A Time to Die
Season 9 Episode 9
Aired 5/6/1988
Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.
Director: Paul Annett
Writer: Robin Chapman
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6.2/10(175)Loading...#8 - Mr Know-All
Season 9 Episode 10
Aired 5/13/1988
When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that he might not be the man he claims to be.
Director: Gareth Davies
Writer: Paul Ableman
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5.6/10(160)Loading...#9 - The Facts of Life
Season 9 Episode 5
Aired 1/29/1988
When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.
Director: John Gorrie
Writer: Noella Smith
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5.6/10(150)Loading...#10 - The Finger of Suspicion
Season 9 Episode 8
Aired 4/29/1988
Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Robin Chapman
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The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Every episode of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9!
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...
Every episode of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9!
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...
Episodes
10
Avg. Rating
6.5
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Skeleton in the Cupboard" is the best rated episode of "Tales of the Unexpected" season 9. It scored 7.5/10 based on 228 votes. Directed by Paul Annett and written by Tony Wilmot, it aired on 12/18/1987. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Verger".