Favorite tale of the unexpected?

[Joe Fraguela]

One of my favourite Tales of The Unexpected stories is A Picture of a Place starring Jessie Matthews as a Forger. Brilliant episode

[Edward G]

Hi Bats,
Pardon my ignorance but what is a "runner"?

Regards,
Edward G.

Originally Posted by batman It was called The Vorpal Blade. I was a runner on that episode and got to meet Peter Cushing. A real gent! The other actor was called John Bailey.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Edward G Hi Bats, Pardon my ignorance but what is a "runner"? Regards, Edward G.

It's a polite term for a "gopher"

It's a junior member of a film or TV crew who has to run around doing various odd jobs. They are told to "gopher this", "gopher that", hence the alternative name

Steve

[batman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook It's a polite term for a "gopher" It's a junior member of a film or TV crew who has to run around doing various odd jobs. They are told to "gopher this", "gopher that", hence the alternative name Steve

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[Edward G]

Thanks Chaps.
Still, Bats, was probably a way of meeting a lot more people than if you were a static "fixture". Seems to me that you have taken with you a lot of good memories from those days...
Edward G.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Edward G Thanks Chaps. Still, Bats, was probably a way of meeting a lot more people than if you were a static "fixture". Seems to me that you have taken with you a lot of good memories from those days... Edward G.

Yes indeed .... I was a very lucky young man.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by batman Yes indeed .... I was a very lucky young man.

You don't do badly as an old man either

Steve

[batman]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook You don't do badly as an old man either Steve

Yes indeed .... I am a very lucky old man.

[smudge]

I remember ROYAL JELLY making a distinct impression on me when I first saw it - I had read most of the original TALES at school. Latterly, revisiting the various series on DVD, I really enjoyed (Sir) Alfred Burke's contribution in THE FLYPAPER and (of course) will always have a soft spot for THE VORPAL BLADE, because Batman's friend was in it... Top man !!

Smudge

[Miss Guided]

Originally Posted by faginsgirl For those of you familiar with `Tales of the unexpected` which ones stick in your mind? I remember the one with the couple in Austria where the wife was about to give birth, she had lost babies before, this one was born healthy. It turned out to be Adolf Hitler. I also remember one, although not very clearly which was something about the husband who kept either wasps or bees and as far as I remember he turned into one at the end. Oh yeah, and the one with Ron Moody as the wine conousier (sp?) who made his friend bet the hand of his daughter that he could pass the wine taste test Fagins girl xx

The Bees was the divine Timothy West who turned into a bee.

[Dave Rattigan]

The only one I remember watching (when I was a wee slip of a lad) had Richard Johnson in it. If I remember rightly, he buried his wife's body under the patio. Anyone know that episode?

[billy farmer]

my favourite tales of the unexpected episodes are
1 lamb to the slaughter-susan george
2 the hitch-hiker-rod taylor
3 taste-ron moody
4 the umbrella man-john mills
5 a picture of a place-jessie matthews
6 proof of guilt-roy marsden
7 the stinker-joss ackland
8 the party-robert morley
9 the eavesdropper-michael craig
10 stranger in town-derek jacobi
11 the moles-harry h corbett
12 decoy-susan penhaligon
13 pattern of guilt-peter egan
14 a harmless vanity-keith barron
15 a man with a fortune-shane rimmer
16 the memory man-colin blakely
17 accidental death-andrew ray
18 the mugger-roy marsden
19 skeleton in the cupboard- charles dance(partly filmed in my home town of aylsham)
20 the verger-richard briers
21 wink three times-peter davison

[Marky B]

Originally Posted by billy farmer my favourite tales of the unexpected episodes are 1 lamb to the slaughter-susan george 2 the hitch-hiker-rod taylor 3 taste-ron moody 4 the umbrella man-john mills 5 a picture of a place-jessie matthews 6 proof of guilt-roy marsden 7 the stinker-joss ackland 8 the party-robert morley 9 the eavesdropper-michael craig 10 stranger in town-derek jacobi 11 the moles-harry h corbett 12 decoy-susan penhaligon 13 pattern of guilt-peter egan 14 a harmless vanity-keith barron 15 a man with a fortune-shane rimmer 16 the memory man-colin blakely 17 accidental death-andrew ray 18 the mugger-roy marsden 19 skeleton in the cupboard- charles dance(partly filmed in my home town of aylsham) 20 the verger-richard briers 21 wink three times-peter davison

Decoy with Susan Penhaligon:I think it was on last night. Did it also star John Duttine,Brenda Blethyn and Ray Lonnen (whatever happened to him)?
Ta Ta
Marky B

[hankoler]

I liked all of those episodes but I especially like the theme music by Ron Grainer, I used to think that was brilliant.

[byebyebadman]

i can remember this really wierd one where a vicar could see his congregation naked. there was this scene where old people were singin hyms and he was on the alter, when he looked up he could see all the old women in the front row topless. i was only about 7 at the time and thought it was the best thing id ever seen!