The Best Episodes Written By Roald Dahl
Every TV Episode Written by Roald Dahl Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Roald Dahl Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Roald Dahl is "William and Mary", rated 7/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Donald McWhinnie". "William and Mary" aired on 4/7/1979 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Lamb to the Slaughter".
7.0/10 1 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
7.0/10 4 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
6.5/10 2 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
6.5/10 2 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
6.0/10 2 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
6.0/10 2 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
6.0/10 2 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
5.5/10 2 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
5.5/10 2 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
4.7/10 3 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
3.5/10 2 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