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Tales of the Unexpected Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 1984 - 1984
Episode 1
The Dirty Detail
Sat, May 12, 1984 30 mins
A veteran (Kevin Dobson) decides to settle a score when he meets up with a bullying sergeant (George Peppard) he knew in Vietnam.
Episode 2
The Best Chess Player in the World
Sat, May 19, 1984 30 mins
A master chess player (Michael Jayston) finds himself a pawn in his wife's game of infidelity. Paula: Lynette Davies. Jerry: Andrew Ray. Frank Muller: Clifford Parrish.
Episode 3
Proxy
Sat, May 26, 1984 30 mins
A faithful chauffeur (Tom Smothers) makes a helpful suggestion when his wealthy employer (Patrick O'Neal) is implicated in a murder and victimized by a blackmailer.
Episode 4
Have a Nice Death
Sat, Jun 2, 1984 30 mins
On a promotional tour of New York, a sexist author (Simon Cadell) is harassed by crank phone calls. Clodagh: Kate Harper. Interviewer: Barbara Rosenblat. Bellhop: Ian Tyler.
Episode 5
Number Eight
Sat, Jun 9, 1984 30 mins
A man (Dennis Christopher) thinks nothing of picking up a hitchhiker (Brad Dourif) until he hears a radio report that a killer is on the loose.
Episode 6
The Last of the Midnight Gardeners
Sat, Jun 16, 1984 30 mins
The wife of a philandering publisher (Patrick Mower) encourages him to submit an entry to a murder-story contest he's running. Edna: Celia Gregory. Jane: Jane Asher.
Episode 7
The Gift of Beauty
Sat, Jun 30, 1984 30 mins
An aging widow (Carol Lynley) will try anything to look beautiful for her young lover (Mackenzie Allen). Rebecca: Randall Edwards. Photographer: Rick Crom. George: George Hall.
Episode 8
Wet Saturday
Sat, Jul 7, 1984 30 mins
Mr. Princey rallies to cover up the accidental homicide committed by his dull-witted daughter (Sydney Swire). George: Ed Begley Jr. Mrs. Princey: Mary Sinclair. Jack: Charles Hallahan.
Episode 9
Sauce for the Goose
Sat, Jul 21, 1984 30 mins
A fatal "accident" doesn't leave Olivia (Gloria Grahame) a widow for long---but her new husband is planning a brief marriage. Stephen: Robert Morse. Gloria: Lisa Dunsheath.
Episode 10
Bird of Prey
Sat, Aug 4, 1984 30 mins
A pet parrot dies after laying an enormous egg that hatches into an evil-eyed bird. Edna: Sondra Locke. Jack: Frank Converse. Charlie: Charles Hallahan.
Episode 11
I Like It Here in Wilmington
Sat, Aug 11, 1984 30 mins
When their business fails, Marvin and Harry plot a way to get their hands on Harry's wife's trust fund. Marvin: Tom Smothers. Harry: Robert Loggia. Roberta: Susan Strasberg.
Episode 12
Accidental Death
Sun, Aug 19, 1984 30 mins
A tramp (Cyril Cusack) out-cons a couple of con artists who are after his supposed fortune. Steve: Andrew Ray. Jane: Lynsey Baxter. Arthur: John Hug. Beryl: Tammy Ustinov.
Episode 13
The Reconciliation
Sun, Sep 16, 1984 30 mins
Desperate for a divorce, a bored husband puts his wife (Meg Davies) under surveillance---and learns she's not as dull as he had thought. James: Roger Rees. Derek: John Castle. Sandra: Annamaria Macchi.
Episode 14
The Mugger
Sun, Oct 14, 1984 30 mins
The law-and-order rhetoric of a newly appointed government minister (Roy Marsden) is put to the test. Jenny: Amanda Boxer. Mary: Kate Harper. James: Toby Scopes.
Episode 15
The Open Window
Sun, Oct 21, 1984 30 mins
A sensitive young man (Richard Dow) is affected by the plight of an unhappy girl living in her stepfather's hunting lodge. Marjorie: Dina Merrill. Jane: Valerie Mahaffey. Based on a story by Saki (H.H. Munro).
