4.5/10184 votesLoading...#1 - Wet Saturday
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 7/7/1984
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
5.2/10311 votesLoading...#2 - My Lady Love, My Dove
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1980
When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.
Director: Herbert Wise
Writer: Ronald Harwood, Roald Dahl
5.2/10233 votesLoading...#3 - The Boy Who Talked with Animals
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/1981
When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be more to his pet than meets the eye.
Director: Alan Gibson
Writer: Robin Chapman
5.2/10188 votesLoading...#4 - Have a Nice Death
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/1984
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
5.3/10165 votesLoading...#5 - The Turn of the Tide
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 9/3/1983
Criminal lawyer Slade has his reasons for wanting his colleague dead. He meticulously plans the perfect murder.
Director: Ray Danton
Writer: Ross Thomas
5.3/10168 votesLoading...#6 - The Open Window
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 10/21/1984
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
5.4/10260 votesLoading...#7 - Mr Botibol's First Love
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/1980
A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.
Director: John Gorrie
Writer: Kevin Goldstein-Jackson
5.4/10184 votesLoading...#8 - The Best Policy
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/1981
Harry Flock has had a temporary promotion as acting manager of a branch bank. He is honest and meticulous to a fault, but in danger of losing his job when head office gets anonymous complaints about alleged embezzlements. His accounts are immaculate - in fact, they seem too good to be true.
Director: Ray Danton
Writer: David Scott Milton, Ferenc Molnár
5.5/10195 votesLoading...#9 - A Glowing Future
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/1981
Jack and Betsy are lovers. That is until Jack decides to go halfway across the world to be with his new Australian girlfriend. But Betsy isn't going to make it easy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ross Thomas
5.5/10180 votesLoading...#10 - Heir Presumptuous
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1983
George Devon, a wealthy rancher, is found murdered. His identical twin nephews stand to inherit his fortune, but one of them was seen at the scene of the crime. Both have alibis and no one can tell them apart.
Director: Philip Leacock
Writer: Ross Thomas
5.6/10191 votesLoading...#11 - The Luncheon
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/19/1983
Tony eats a pricey meal with Susan Mandeville, the extravagant wife of a filmmaker who wants the rights to his book.
Director: Graham Evans
Writer: Gerald Savory
5.6/10147 votesLoading...#12 - I Like it Here in Wilmington
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/1984
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
5.6/10160 votesLoading...#13 - 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
5.6/10148 votesLoading...#14 - 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
5.7/10193 votesLoading...#15 - Run, Rabbit, Run
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/1982
Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero’s wife has a big secret to tell.
Director: John Jacobs
Writer: Robin Chapman
5.7/10170 votesLoading...#16 - Who's Got the Lady?
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 8/15/1982
When a piece of art is stolen, the gallery owner gets his girlfriend to make copies of it to sell.
Director: Peter Hammond
Writer: Jeremy Paul
5.7/10173 votesLoading...#17 - Youth from Vienna
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 7/2/1983
Being admired by the inventor of an anti-ageing formula is handy for Caroline, who is eager to keep her looks.
Director: Norman Lloyd
Writer: Ross Thomas
5.8/10302 votesLoading...#18 - Georgy Porgy
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/1980
George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.
Director: Graham Evans
Writer: Robin Chapman
5.8/10182 votesLoading...#19 - The Skeleton Key
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 8/22/1982
A woman discovers a nasty side to her boyfriend's personality when he goes into hospital before a holiday.
Director: Alan Gibson
Writer: N/A
5.8/10186 votesLoading...#20 - Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/1983
An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.
Director: John Gorrie
Writer: John Gorrie
5.8/10181 votesLoading...#21 - The Tribute
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 6/25/1983
Three aristocratic women hear of the death of a woman who once served them as a nanny. They agree to go for lunch in her memory.
Director: Graham Evans
Writer: Alan Seymour
5.8/10180 votesLoading...#22 - Sauce for the Goose
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/1984
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
5.8/10174 votesLoading...#23 - Bird of Prey
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 8/4/1984
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
5.9/10267 votesLoading...#24 - Genesis & Catastrophe
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/1980
A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?
Director: Herbert Wise
Writer: Ronald Harwood
5.9/10165 votesLoading...#25 - The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 6/16/1984
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
The Worst Episodes of Tales of the Unexpected
Every episode of Tales of the Unexpected ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 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...
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Worst Episodes Summary
"Wet Saturday" is the worst rated episode of "Tales of the Unexpected". It scored 4.5/10 based on 184 votes. Directed by Norman Lloyd and written by John Collier, it aired on 7/7/1984. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Lady Love, My Dove".