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Tales of the Unexpected Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1983 - 1983
Episode 1
A Passing Opportunity
Sat, Apr 9, 1983 30 mins
A fighter-turned-hit man (Bryan Marshall) relishes the thought of rubbing out a successful former classmate (Charles Keating). Laughlin: George Sewell. Eleanor: Janette Legge.
Episode 2
The Memory Man
Sat, Apr 16, 1983 30 mins
A memory-improvement expert picks a client's brain to secure the combination of a locker that contains a mysterious bag. Colin: Colin Blakely. Charlie: Bernard Cribbins. Mary: Judy Geeson. Police Inspector: John Judd.
Episode 3
A Sad Loss
Sat, Apr 23, 1983 30 mins
A Caribbean-hotel proprietor (Hayley Mills) will resort to anything to bail out her business. Dave: Stuart Wilson. Aunt Alicia: Lally Bowers. Maggie Patton: Phyllida Law.
Episode 4
Clerical Error
Wed, Mar 30, 1983 30 mins
A widow (Evelyn Laye) with a cardiac condition could die of a broken heart if she gets a bill for pornography ordered by her late husband. Paul: Hugh Fraser. Ronnie: David Webb.
Episode 5
Heir Presumptuous
Sat, May 7, 1983 30 mins
A wealthy rancher is murdered and one of his twin nephews is spotted at the scene of the crime---but which one? Donald/David: David Cassidy. Sheriff: Darren McGavin. Sally: Tara Buckman. Mary Deacon: Ann Doran.
Episode 6
Where's Your Sense of Humour?
Thu, Apr 14, 1983 30 mins
George Forester is a compulsive prankster. His wife and friends have been victims for many years until one day he goes too far.
Episode 7
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Sat, May 21, 1983 30 mins
A former Yankee airman (Van Johnson) makes a nostalgic visit to a dance hall in England and meets a disturbing young woman. Carol: Vanessa Paine. Marge: Margaret Courtenay. Sid: Geoffrey Bayldon.
Episode 8
The Vorpal Blade
Sat, May 28, 1983 30 mins
An old man (Peter Cushing) reveals a terrible secret when he relives a duel that he witnessed as a youth. Cassan: Anthony Higgins. Winterluck: John Bailey. Macker: Andrew Bicknell. Eva: Kirstie Pooley.
Episode 9
The Wrong 'Un
Sat, Jun 11, 1983 30 mins
A hotel-security man has reservations about the woman (Lucy Gutteridge) whom a German businessman invites to his room. Oakes: Andrew Ray. Weinrich: Constantine Gregory.
Episode 10
The Luncheon
Sun, Jun 19, 1983 30 mins
An American (Gayle Hunnicutt) living in London persuades a struggling young writer to treat her to an extravagant luncheon. Tony Medway: Bosco Hogan. Louise: Hazel McBride. Peter: Burnell Tucker.
Episode 11
The Tribute
Sat, Jun 25, 1983 30 mins
Three thrifty ladies plan a luncheon as a tribute to the devoted nanny that served their three families. Mabel: Phyllis Calvert. Fanny: Anna Neagle. Lady Eleanor: Sheila Burrell. Polly: Eleanor Bron.
Episode 12
Hit and Run
Sat, Jul 2, 1983 30 mins
At a dinner party, a doctor's wife (Susan Penhaligon) makes a mockery of their marriage by serving her wedding ring in the dessert. Roger Ashburn: John Duttine. Steve Hutchins: Ray Lonnen. Carol: Brenda Blethyn.
Episode 13
Youth from Vienna
Sat, Jul 9, 1983 30 mins
Humphrey Baxter (Dick Smothers) shares his discovery of eternal youth with his former girlfriend and her fiancé (Sharon Gless, James Carroll Jordan). Dick Archer: Elliott Reid.
Episode 14
The Turn of the Tide
Sat, Sep 3, 1983 30 mins
A criminal attorney's plan for disposing of the body of his murder victim involves an early morning swim. Slade: Richard Basehart. Martha: Gretchen Corbett. Spalding: Nicholas Hormann. Fred: Harry Northup.
