7.5/10227 votes#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
6.4/10157 votes#2 - 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
6.5/10163 votes#3 - 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
7.2/10218 votes#4 - 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
5.6/10160 votes#5 - 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
6.5/10186 votes#6 - 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
6.6/10139 votes#7 - 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
5.6/10148 votes#8 - 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
6.4/10166 votes#9 - 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
6.2/10172 votes#10 - 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
The Best Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected Season 9
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
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 227 votes. Directed by Paul Annett and written by Tony Wilmot, it aired on 12/18/1987. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Colonel's Lady".