7.0/101 votes#1 - William and Mary
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/1979
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
7.0/104 votes#2 - Lamb to the Slaughter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/1979
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.
Director: John Howard Davies
Writer: Roald Dahl
6.5/102 votes#3 - The Way Up to Heaven
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/19/1979
Mrs Foster exacts an intriguing revenge on her husband after his dawdling causes her to miss a flight.
Director: Simon Langton
Writer: Roald Dahl
6.5/102 votes#4 - Taste
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/12/1980
A dinner party takes a surprising turn when one pretentious guest is challenged to a wine tasting contest.
Director: Alastair Reid
Writer: Roald Dahl
6.0/102 votes#5 - Royal Jelly
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1980
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?
Director: Herbert Wise
Writer: Roald Dahl
6.0/102 votes#6 - 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: Roald Dahl
6.0/102 votes#7 - Vengeance is Mine Inc.
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/1980
Mrs Wilbur gets more than she bargained for when she calls upon the unusual services of Tom and George, starving writers turned entrepreneurs.
Director: Alan Gibson
Writer: Roald Dahl
5.5/102 votes#8 - Depart in Peace
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/1980
An art collector finds himself drawn into an unusual struggle with two beautiful women.
Director: Alan Gibson
Writer: Roald Dahl
5.5/102 votes#9 - The Sound Machine
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1981
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
4.7/103 votes#10 - Neck
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/1979
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
3.5/102 votes#11 - Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1979
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.
Director: Simon Langton
Writer: Roald Dahl
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"William and Mary" is the best rated episode written by Roald Dahl. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Donald McWhinnie. It aired on 4/7/1979 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lamb to the Slaughter".