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Premise: A British anthology of mystery and suspense, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings. Many episodes were based on short stories by Roald Dahl. Among the guest stars: John Gielgud, Joan Collins, Jack Weston, Julie Harris and Susan George.

Cast

Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Host
1979–1980
John Houseman
John Houseman
Host
1980–1984

Guest Cast & Credits

Celebrity Role Episode Airdate
Alan Gifford Edward Kindly Dig Your Grave
Alan Rowe Mr. Clements Mr. Botibol's First Love
Alfred Burke The Man Flypaper
Amanda Boxer Jenny The Mugger
Amanda Redman Anna Warrack I'll Be Seeing You
Amanda Redman Pat The Party
Andrew Bicknell Macker The Vorpal Blade
Andrew Burt Edward There's One Born Every Minute
Andrew Ray Harry Pope Poison
Andrew Ray Jerry The Best Chess Player in the World
Andrew Ray Oakes The Wrong 'Un
Andrew Ray Roger The Way to Do It
Andrew Ray Steve Accidental Death
Ann Doran Mary Deacon Heir Presumptions
Anna Massey Irene Mr. Botibol's First Love
Anna Neagle Fanny The Tribute
Anthony Higgins Cassan The Vorpal Blade
Anthony Quayle Kyros Kassoulas The Last Bottle in the World
Anthony Steel The Stranger Galloping Foxley
Anthony Steel Timber Poison
Anthony Valentine Bob The Absence of Emily
Anthony Valentine Roland Trent I'll Be Seeing You
Arthur Hill Carter People Don't Do Such Things
Belinda Mayne Anna Kleiber Completely Foolproof
Benjamin Whitrow Fergus What Have You Been up to Lately?
Bernard Cribbins Charlie The Memory Man
Bernard Kay Jim Gordon Pattern of Guilt
Bernard Miles Mr. Rummins Parson's Pleasure
Bernice Stegers Kaye The Eavesdropper
Bill Maynard Merv A Picture of a Place
Bill Owen Meakins The Moles
Bosco Hogan Tom Vengeance Is Mine, Inc.
Bosco Hogan Tony Medway The Luncheon
Brad Dourif Actor Number Eight
Brenda Blethyn Carol Hit and Run
Brewster Mason Herbert A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Brewster Mason Horton The Best of Everything
Brian Blessed Jack Nolan Lamb to the Slaughter
Bruce Clark Boy Stranger in Town
Bryan Marshall Frank Jesmond A Passing Opportunity
Carol Drinkwater Linda Death in the Morning
Carol Lynley Elizabeth The Gift of Beauty
Celia Gregory Edna The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Celia Gregory Fatima Kindly Dig Your Grave
Charles Hallahan Charlie Bird of Prey
Charles Keating Peter Madison A Passing Opportunity
Charles Kimbrough Eric Scrimshaw
Cherie Lunghi Karen Death in the Morning
Cheryl Hall Irene Rankin Never Speak Ill of the Dead
Christopher Blake Israeli Officer Would You Believe It?
Clifford Parrish Frank Muller The Best Chess Player in the World
Clive Swift Latham Stranger in Town
Colin Blakely Colin The Memory Man
Colin Blakely Dr. David Rankin Never Speak Ill of the Dead
Constantine Gregory Weinrich The Wrong 'Un
Cyd Hayman Eva A Man with a Fortune
Cyril Cusack Michael Fish The Hitch-hiker
Cyril Cusack Percy Hampton Accidental Death
Cyril Luckham Gavin Back for Christmas
Cyril Luckham Mr. Gainsborough The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
Darren McGavin Sheriff Heir Presumptions
David Buck Father The Boy Who Talked with Animals
David Cassidy Donald/David Heir Presumptions
David Healy Jack Operation Safecrack
David Webb Ronnie carey Clerical Error
Deborah Geffner Nurse Greco A Woman's Help
Deborah Harmon Daisy The Best Policy
Denholm Elliott Harold Tinker The Stinker
Denis Quilley Capt. Waterhouse Hijack
Dennis Christopher Actor Number Eight
Derek Jacobi Drioli Skin
Derek Jacobi The Stranger Stranger in Town
Deryck Guyler Commissionaire There's One Born Every Minute
Diane Holland Blanche Cutler The Stinker
Dick Smothers Humphrey Baxter Youth from Vienna
Dina Merrill Marjorie The Open Window
Don Johnson Reeve Baker People Don't Do Such Things
Donald Eccles Vicar A Man with a Fortune
Dorothy Tutin Moira Henderson The Eavesdropper
Ed Begley Jr. George Wet Saturday
Edward Albert Sam In the Bag
Edward Burnham Henry Operation Safecrack
Edward Grover Bailout The Best Policy
Elaine Paige Susie The Way to Do It
Elaine Stritch Mary Pearl William and Mary
Elaine Stritch Pamela My Lady Love, My Dove
Eleanor Bron Polly The Tribute
Eli Wallach Gerry Williams Shatterproof
Elizabeth Richardson Clarissa Tower Proof of Guilt
Elizabeth Richardson Janet A Man with a Fortune
Elizabeth Spriggs Aunt May The Way to Do It
Elizabeth Spriggs Martha The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
Elliott Reid Dick Archer Youth from Vienna
Evelyn Laye Mrs. Standing Clerical Error
Frances Tomelty Norma The Absence of Emily
Frank Converse Jack Bird of Prey
Frank Finlay Arthur There's One Born Every Minute
Frank Sinatra Jr. Cotter Light Fingers
Frank Wylie Chief Insp. Decoy
Fritz Weaver Mr. Princey Wet Saturday
Fulton Mackay Edward The Moles
Gary Bond Max The Last Bottle in the World
Gary Burghoff Flock The Best Policy
Gayle Hunnicutt Susan Mandeville The Luncheon
Geoffrey Bayldon Dr. Applegate Fat Chance
Geoffrey Bayldon Sid Down Among the Sheltering Palms
George Hall George The Gift of Beauty
George Peppard Actor The Dirty Detail
George Sewell Laughlin A Passing Opportunity
Gerard Lartigau Henri Kindly Dig Your Grave
Gloria Grahame Olivia Sauce for the Goose
Gretchen Corbett Martha Turn of the Tide
Harry Andrews Klausner The Sound Machine
Harry H. Corbett George The Moles
Hayley Mills Claire Hawksworth A Sad Loss
Heather Sears Margaret There's One Born Every Minute
Helmut Griem Alois Genesis and Catastrophe
Hugh Fraser Paul Standing Clerical Error
Ian Holm Alan Crowin Death Can Add
Ian Redford Det. Harvey Decoy
Jack Weston Actor A Dip in the Pool
Jack Weston William Botibol Mr. Botibol's First Love
James Aubrey Robert Run, Rabbit, Run
James Carroll Jordan Alan Bordie Youth from Vienna
James Faulkner Patrick A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
James Warwick Dr. Scott The Sound Machine
Jan Francis Leila Death Can Add
Jane Asher Jane The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Janet Leigh Joan Stackpole Light Fingers
Janette Legge Eleanor Jesmond A Passing Opportunity
Jennie Linden Faye Pattern of Guilt
Jennifer Connelly Girl Stranger in Town
Jennifer Hilary Wendy The Umbrella Man
Jeremy Clyde Charlie Prince The Best of Everything
Jeremy Clyde Stamford Proof of Guilt
Jessie Matthews Hazel A Picture of a Place
Joan Collins Lady Natalia Turton Neck
Joan Collins Suzy Starr A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Joan Greenwood Emma Bosom Friends
Joan Hackett Brenda Scrimshaw
Joanna Pettet Betsy A Glowing Future
John Bailey Winterluck The Vorpal Blade
John Beck Jack A Glowing Future
John Carson Arthur The Umbrella Man
John Castle Derek The Reconciliation
John Castle John Burge Fat Chance
John Duttine Max The Skeleton Key
John Duttine Roger Ashburn Hit and Run
John Gielgud Cyril Boggis Parson's Pleasure
John Gielgud Jelks Neck
John Hug Arthur Accidental Death
John Judd Police Inspector The Memory Man
John Mills Sam Morrissey Operation Safecrack
John Mills The Man The Umbrella Man
John Mills William Perkins Galloping Foxley
John Rees Barman The Man at the Top
John Rees Clerk The Umbrella Man
Jose Ferrer Carlos Man from the South
Joseph Cotten Lionel Depart in Peace
Joss Ackland Jack Cutler The Stinker
Joyce Redman Linda Knox The Party
Judi Bowker Ann The Best of Everything
Judy Geeson Mary The Memory Man
Judy Geeson Sandra Poison
Julian Fellowes George Vengeance Is Mine, Inc.
Julie Harris Mrs. Bixby Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Julie Harris Mrs. Foster The Way up to Heaven
June Ritchie Jenny Operation Safecrack
June Watson Audrey What Have You Been up to Lately?
Kate Harper Clodagh Have a Nice Death
Kate Harper Mary The Mugger
Katy Jurado Woman Man from the South
Keith Barron George Hitchman A Harmless Vanity
Keith Drinkel Sim Hoskins Never Speak Ill of the Dead
Kenneth Tigar Semple Light Fingers
Kevin Dobson Actor The Dirty Detail
Lally Bowers Aunt Alicia A Sad Loss
Lee Montague Mr. Storker Parson's Pleasure
Leslie Caron Nathalie Vareille Run, Rabbit, Run
Logan Ramsey Filbert The Best Policy
Lucy Gutteridge Molly The Wrong 'Un
Lynette Davies Paula The Best Chess Player in the World
Lynette Davies Sophie Kassoulas The Last Bottle in the World
Lynsey Baxter Jane Accidental Death
Maggie Fitzgibbon Melissa What Have You Been up to Lately?
Margaret Courtenay Marge Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Marius Goring Dr. Landy William and Mary
Martin Benson Vasco The Way to Do It
Mary Sinclair Mrs. Princey Wet Saturday
Maureen O'Brien Janet DeTelagia Depart in Peace
Meg Davies Caroline The Reconciliation
Michael Aldridge Sir Basil Turton Neck
Michael Byrne Patrick Marney Lamb to the Slaughter
Michael Craig Donald Henderson The Eavesdropper
Michael Gambon Andrew The Umbrella Man
Michael Hordern Cyril Bixby Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Michael Jayston Actor The Best Chess Player in the World
Michael Kitchen Arthur The Best of Everything
Michael Ontkean Tom Man from the South
Michael Troughton Andrew A Picture of a Place
Micheline Presle Madame Lagrue Kindly Dig Your Grave
Miriam Margolyes Mary Burge Fat Chance
Moray Watson Ian Death in the Morning
Nancy Nevinson Grande Dame A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Nat Jackley Mr. Deacon Bosom Friends
Nicholas Hormann Spalding Turn of the Tide
Nigel Havers Miller Would You Believe It?
Nigel Hawthorne Charles Drummond The Last Bottle in the World
Olivier Pierre Arnaud Who's Got the Lady?
Patrick Mower Walter The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Patrick O'Neal Actor Proxy
Patsy Byrne Jean The Absence of Emily
Pauline Collins Pat Lewis A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Peter Barkworth Richard What Have You Been up to Lately?
Peter Cushing Von Baden The Vorpal Blade
Peter Egan Keith Briscoe Pattern of Guilt
Peter Firth Hardy The Man at the Top
Peter Jeffrey Mr. Stewart The Skeleton Key
Peter Machin Andy The Skeleton Key
Phyllida Law Maggie Patton A Sad Loss
Phyllis Calvert Mabel The Tribute
Rachel Davies Diane The Man at the Top
Rachel Kempson Mrs. Marsh The Best of Everything
Rachel Kempson Nell Bosom Friends
Ralph Bates Paul The Blue Marigold
Randall Edwards Rebecca The Gift of Beauty
Ray Lonnen Steve Hutchins Hit and Run
Raymond Francis Mr. Peckham The Party
Richard Basehart Slade Turn of the Tide
Richard Greene The Colonel Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Richard Johnson Actor Who's Got the Lady?
Richard Johnson James Carpenter Back for Christmas
Richard Johnson Tanner Would You Believe It?
Rita Gam Lisa Brisson Completely Foolproof
Robert Lang Arthur Appleby The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
Robert Loggia Harry I Like It Here in Wilmington
Robert Morley Henry Knox The Party
Robert Morse Stephen Sauce for the Goose
Rod Taylor Paul Duveen The Hitch-hiker
Roger Rees James The Reconciliation
Roland Culver Mr. Foster The Way up to Heaven
Roland Culver Sir Alex Bullen Death Can Add
Ron Moody Richard Pratt Taste
Roxanne Hart Cara In the Bag
Roy Marsden Gerald Overton The Mugger
Roy Marsden Insp. Walters Proof of Guilt
Samantha Eggar Gwen People Don't Do Such Things
Shane Rimmer Actor A Man with a Fortune
Sharon Duce Sophie The Blue Marigold
Sharon Gless Caroline Coates Youth from Vienna
Sheila Burrell Lady Eleanor The Tribute
Sheila Gish Frances Fat Chance
Sheila Gish Mary Hitchman A Harmless Vanity
Sheila Ruskin Louise The Eavesdropper
Shirley Knight Mrs. Bourdon A Woman's Help
Sian Phillips Hermione Carpenter Back for Christmas
Simon Cadell Copilot Hijack
Simon Cadell Sam Luke Have a Nice Death
Siobhan McKenna Mrs. Grady Vicious Circle
Siobhan McKenna The Landlady The Landlady
Sondra Locke Edna Bird of Prey
Stuart Whitman Sam The Boy Who Talked with Animals
Stuart Wilson Dave Brigham A Sad Loss
Susan George Mabel Taylor Royal Jelly
Susan George Mary Marney Lamb to the Slaughter
Susan Penhaligon Mary Ashburn Hit and Run
Susan Penhaligon Off. Mary Bryan Decoy
Susan Strasberg Roberta I Like It Here in Wilmington
Suzanne Danielle Elaine Pattern of Guilt
Suzanne Danielle Milly Hijack
Tara Buckman Sally Heir Presumptions
Telly Savalas Joe Brisson Completely Foolproof
Terry O'Quinn Cop In the Bag
Tom Bosley Ralph Stackpole Light Fingers
Tom Cotcher Det. Talbot Decoy
Tom Smothers Actor Proxy
Tom Smothers Marvin I Like It Here in Wilmington
Tony Franciosa Actor A Woman's Help
Tony Osoba Dr. Hartley The Skeleton Key
Toyah Willcox Myra The Blue Marigold
Valerie Mahaffey Jane The Open Window
Van Johnson Gerry Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Victoria Tennant Bernice Who's Got the Lady?
Vivien Heilbron Mother The Boy Who Talked with Animals
Warren Clarke Bob Streeter Never Speak Ill of the Dead
Zhivila Roche Klara Genesis and Catastrophe
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