The Best Episodes Written By Roald Dahl

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Lamb to the Slaughter

   S3:E284/13/1958

   Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Poison

   S4:E110/5/1958

   Two partners discover their real feelings for one another when one is bitten by a poisonous snake and it's up to the other to save his life.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - The Landlady

   S1:E54/21/1979

   When a young man arrives in Bath, he is shocked to find his seemingly charming landlady has a dark side.

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #4 - The Man From the South

   S1:E13/24/1979

   A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Hitch-Hiker

   S2:E43/22/1980

   When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

   S6:E19/27/1960

   A touch of mink for Mr and Mrs Bixby is only part of a story of love grown cold and a hidden passion beneath the surface.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - The Umbrella Man

   S2:E115/10/1980

   A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Parson's Pleasure

   S3:E611/30/1980

   Cyril makes a profitable living as a rogue antiques dealer, but when he buys a farmer’s valuable furniture item, his luck may be about to run out.

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   7.0/10(5 votes)

   #9 - William and Mary

   S1:E34/7/1979

   When her husband William dies, Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Way Up to Heaven

    S1:E95/19/1979

    Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Lamb to the Slaughter

    S1:E44/14/1979

    An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Genesis & Catastrophe

    S2:E125/17/1980

    A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

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13. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Mr Botibol's First Love

    S2:E135/24/1980

    A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Taste

    S2:E74/12/1980

    A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting contest.

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Royal Jelly

    S2:E13/1/1980

    Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Edward the Conqueror

    S1:E75/5/1979

    When Edward grows tired of Louisa’s obsession with a stray cat and decides to get rid of it, she exacts her revenge.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - My Lady Love, My Dove

    S2:E84/19/1980

    When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Vengeance is Mine Inc.

    S3:E48/30/1980

    Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and George, starving writers turned entrepreneurs.

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    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Galloping Foxley

    S2:E33/15/1980

    A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Surgeon

    S9:E31/15/1988

    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.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Boy Who Talked with Animals

    S4:E34/19/1981

    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.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Depart in Peace

    S2:E105/3/1980

    An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Sound Machine

    S4:E75/17/1981

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

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    4.7/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Neck

    S1:E64/28/1979

    A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

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    4.3/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

    S1:E23/31/1979

    Unable to show her dentist husband, Cyril, the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket.

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