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Tales of the Unexpected Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1982 - 1982
Episode 1
Blue Marigold
Sun, Apr 25, 1982 30 mins
A successful model, handicapped by an awful accent, risks her career by opening her mouth. Myra: Toyah Willcox. Paul: Ralph Bates. Bryan: Billy Hamon. Sophie: Sharon Duce. Introduced by John Houseman.
Episode 2
The Eavesdropper
Sun, May 2, 1982 30 mins
Moira (Dorothy Tutin) goes shopping to replace her husband's gift of a unique watch, and spies an identical one on the wrist of another woman. Donald: Michael Craig. Louise: Sheila Ruskin. Kaye: Bernice Stegers. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 3
Operation Safecrack
Sun, May 9, 1982 30 mins
An ad man challenges a retired safecracker (John Mills) to break into a safe on television. Jack: David Healy. Jenny: June Ritchie. Henry: Edward Burnham. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 4
Run, Rabbit, Run
Sun, May 16, 1982 30 mins
A Frenchwoman (Leslie Caron) recalls how she dealt with the husband who tormented her in wartime Paris. Robert: James Aubrey. Jacques Vareille: Constantin de Goguel. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 5
Stranger in Town
Sun, May 23, 1982 30 mins
An eccentric street performer (Derek Jacobi) mesmerizes a town's young people with his Pied Piper-like antics. Latham: Clive Swift. Girl: Jennifer Connelly. Boy: Bruce Clark. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 6
The Moles
Sun, May 30, 1982 30 mins
Businessmen on the verge of bankruptcy hire a professional crook to help them rob a bank. Edward: Fulton Mackay. Meakins: Bill Owen. George: Harry H. Corbett.
Episode 7
Decoy
Sun, Jun 6, 1982 30 mins
Officer Mary Bryan (Susan Penhaligon) is the decoy selected to lure the "kissing killer" into the open. Chief Insp.: Frank Wylie. Det. Harvey: Ian Redford. Det. Talbot: Tom Cotcher. Mike: Paul Antrim.
Episode 8
Pattern of Guilt
Sun, Jun 13, 1982 30 mins
A police pathologist (Peter Egan) tries to divorce his second wife to remarry his first wife (Jennie Linden). Elaine: Suzanne Danielle. Jim Gordon: Bernard Kay. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 9
A Harmless Vanity
Sun, Jun 20, 1982 30 mins
When a woman (Sheila Gish) learns that her husband is having an affair, she arranges a "chance" meeting with her rival (Phoebe Nicholls). George: Keith Barron. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 10
Death Can Add
Sun, Jun 27, 1982 30 mins
An accountant (Ian Holm) uncovers a financial wizard's unsavory business practices and agrees to keep quiet---for a price. Oliver Platt: Michael N. Harbour. Leila: Jan Francis. Sir Alex Bullen: Roland Culver.
Episode 11
Light Fingers
Sun, Jul 4, 1982 30 mins
A glove-factory owner (Tom Bosley) hires a private eye to nab an employee with sticky fingers. Joan: Janet Leigh. Cotter: Frank Sinatra Jr. Semple: Kenneth Tigar. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 12
Death in the Morning
Sun, Jul 11, 1982 30 mins
Honeymooners' hearts skip a beat at a spirit's terrifying reception. Karen: Cherie Lunghi. Ian: Moray Watson. Linda: Carol Drinkwater. Duncan: Richard Austin. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 13
What Have You Been Up to Lately?
Sun, Jul 18, 1982 30 mins
Two unsuccessful actors who haven't seen each other in years are reunited by a strange coincidence. Richard: Peter Barkworth. Fergus: Benjamin Whitrow. Melissa: Maggie Fitzgibbon. Audrey: June Watson. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 14
The Absence of Emily
Sun, Jul 25, 1982 30 mins
A socialite (Frances Tomelty) suspects her brother-in-law (Anthony Valentine) of foul play when her sister suddenly disappears. Emily: Susan Tracy. Jean: Patsy Byrne. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 15
In the Bag
Sun, Aug 1, 1982 30 mins
A young woman hires a safecracker (Edward Albert) to recover jewelry that was taken away from her after a lovers' quarrel. Cara: Roxanne Hart. Cop: Terry O'Quinn. John Houseman is the host.
Episode 16
A Man with a Fortune
Sun, Aug 8, 1982 30 mins
A rich American (Shane Rimmer) tracing his English roots meets two young women who are eager to help him with his research. Janet: Cyd Hayman. Eva: Elizabeth Richardson.
Episode 17
Who's Got the Lady?
Sun, Aug 15, 1982 30 mins
A gallery owner (Richard Johnson) paints himself into a corner by promising top security for an art treasure. Bernice: Victoria Tennant. Arnaud: Olivier Pierre. Pulver: Robert Beatty.
Episode 18
The Skeleton Key
Sun, Aug 22, 1982 30 mins
A jilted lover (Peter Machin) is a radiologist at the hospital where his rival (John Duttine) is a patient. Emma: Julie Dawn Cole. Mr. Stewart: Peter Jeffrey. Dr. Hartley: Tony Osoba.
