The Best Episodes Written By Roald Dahl

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

Director: Michael Tuchner

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Alastair Reid

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Donald McWhinnie

Writer: Roald Dahl

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.

Director: John Howard Davies

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Claude Whatham

Writer: Roald Dahl

A con man arrives in town and starts his scam.

Director: Claude Whatham

Writer: Roald Dahl

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.

Director: John Bruce

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Simon Langton

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Alastair Reid

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Herbert Wise

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: John Gorrie

Writer: Roald Dahl

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?

Director: Herbert Wise

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Herbert Wise

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Alan Gibson

Writer: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Alan Gibson

Writer: Roald Dahl

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: Roald Dahl

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

Director: John Gorrie

Writer: Roald Dahl

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: Roald Dahl

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

Director: Christopher Miles

Writer: Roald Dahl

A poisonous snake keeps a teacher prisoner in India. How can he escape from its evil glare?

Director: Graham Evans

Writer: Roald Dahl

George has problems with female attention, but when a beautiful woman joins his congregation things are set to change.

Director: Graham Evans

Writer: Roald Dahl

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.

Director: Simon Langton

Writer: Roald Dahl