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Tales of the Unexpected Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
Royal Jelly
26 mins
Bee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take any nourishment until, that is, Albert decides to feed her on Royal Jelly from his hives. He feeds himself on it as well, becoming almost addicted to it and with very macabre results.
Episode 2
Skin
24 mins
In post-war Paris Drioli, an elderly down-and-out, sees a painting for sale by his old friend Soutine, who is now a best-selling artist. Thirty years earlier Soutine tattooed a portrait of Drioli's wife onto his back and it has become extremely valuable. But it is on his back and therefore worthless. How come it is eventually on public exhibition?
Episode 3
Galloping Foxley
25 mins
On a train journey William Perkins is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is 'Galloping' Foxley, who made his life a misery when they were at school together and relives the unpleasant experience before the stranger identifies himself.
Episode 4
The Hitch-Hiker
26 mins
Flash American Paul Duveen stops to give elderly Irish vagrant Michael Fish a lift in his new BMW. Michael is a pickpocket, which comes in very handy after his encouragement to Paul to break the speed limit has attracted the attention of a traffic cop on a motor-bike, who waves them over. After the cop has gone Michael shows a happy Paul that he stole the cop's notebook and evidence but before long Paul will be anything but happy.
Episode 5
Poison
23 mins
Harry, a young teacher working in India but about to return home is petrified when a venomous snake creeps into his bed and sits on his belly. His friend Timber happens by and they call a local doctor. The snake is parted from Harry's body and the others leave but.
Episode 6
Fat Chance
25 mins
Mary Burge's figure has ballooned over the years since she first married her pharmacist husband John because she is a great comfort eater. John is tired of her and turns to legal secretary Frances, who becomes his mistress. Mary, however, will not divorce him and Frances is issuing an ultimatum. He decides to put his pharmaceutical skills into play and poison his wife's chocolates. However, not everything will go to plan.
Episode 7
Taste
26 mins
Richard Pratt, a pretentious wine expert, is one of several dinner party guests at the home of stockbroker Mike Schofield. Pratt claims to be able to identify any wine from its bouquet but Schofield has picked a really rare wine that he is so convinced Pratt will fail to recognize, that he includes his house and his daughter in the wager to everyone else's horror -- particularly when Pratt guesses it right. Fortunately for the rest of the family the dutiful housekeeper has discovered Mr. Pratt's glasses in a room where they should not be.
Episode 8
My Lady Love, My Dove
24 mins
Pamela and Arthur Beauchamp invite a younger married couple, the Snapes, for the weekend, during which they will play cards for money. Before they arrive, prurient Pamela gets her reluctant husband to bug the Snapes' room so she can hear them in bed. The Snapes clean their hosts out at cards, and a bigger surprise awaits when Pamela listens to their bedroom conversation.
Episode 9
Georgy Porgy
25 mins
Following an unconventional upbringing, George Duckworth, now a vicar, has an odd attitude towards women; he visualises them naked - but is terrified of actual contact. When the seductive Julia joins his congregation she turns out to be more than 'meats' the eyes.
Episode 10
Depart in Peace
25 mins
Hearing from his old friend Gladys Ponsonby of the talented if unconventional artist John Roydon, art dealer Lionel gets Roydon to visualize Lionel's fiancee Janet nude and paint her accordingly. Janet, however, does not see the joke, for which Lionel pays bitterly, in the literal sense.
Episode 11
The Umbrella Man
25 mins
An elderly con-man works a scam whereby he steals an umbrella from a rack in a public building and sells it to another person, who needs it to shield them from the rain. In the process, a mix-up with the umbrellas means that he exposes a couple who are cheating on the woman's husband and leads to fisticuffs.
Episode 12
Genesis & Catastrophe
25 mins
The year is 1889 in Austria-Hungary. Alois, a customs officer, leaves his post in order to be with his wife Klara during a difficult labour. She has already lost three children and is desperate that this one should survive. The doctor and midwife are hopeful and encourage Alois to be positive.
Episode 13
Mr Botibol's First Love
25 mins
Mr Botibol's a lonely man, who's built a small concert hall in his home where he conducts imaginary concerts of recoded music. to gramophone records. In a music shop he meets Irene, a fellow music lover, and invites her to join in one of his concerts.
Episode 14
Back for Christmas
26 mins
Orchid-loving doctor Carpenter is married to Hermione but in love with the younger Samantha. He and his wife are due to fly to America, so that when he kills Hermione and cuts her up and buries her in the garden, he believes that her disappearance will be covered. Unfortunately for him, she is able to avenge herself even from the grave.
Episode 15
The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
24 mins
Arthur Appleby's a bit of a Bluebeard; he's killed his prior wives and used the insurance money to open a succession of antique shops. He meets Martha, whom he marks down as his next 'wife'. She tells him if anything happens to her she's left instructions that Appleby's responsible.
Episode 16
The Man at the Top
30 mins
Hardy, a young sailor down on his luck, is left stranded when his ship sails without him so he robs a man but accidentally kills him. His girlfriend Diane informs him that the one man who can help him, the 'man at the top' is Sam Madrid. However, Hardy is in for a shock when he realizes that he has already met Madrid.