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In His Dad Named Him After The General the “bog robbers” have staged a daring escape en route to their appeal, one of the gang, Monty Parkin. has found his way to a safe house and a reunion with his girlfriend Shirley. The pair have £30,000 left from the robbery that put Monty inside in […]

Villains: His Dad Named Him After The General...

When it comes to TV anthologies, one of the longer show runs belongs to none other than Tales of the Unexpected, a British series that lasted from 1979 to 1988, and amassed over 100 episodes. And while first conceived as a vehicle for author Roald Dahl’s body of work, eventually other writers and original stories entered the picture. No matter who was behind the wheel, though, this anthology always provided a twist in the tail.

As the title implies, Tales of the Unexpected aspired to surprise its audience. Each episode ended with a glaring turn of events, but not every one of them was shocking. These ten episodes, on the other hand, are a cut above the rest in how twisted they turned out.

The Man from the South (1979)

Image: Michael Ontkean and Jose Ferrer in The Man from the South.

The series started off with a bang. After first being adapted...

After defeating Omega and meeting his former selves, the Doctor is given control of the Tardis again and his first adventure finds him joining a peepshow. Parlae the carny? Step right up and see the ferocious Drashigs if you dare. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) take the Tardis on a test flight. They arrive on a cargo ship, the SS Bernice, that appears to be crossing the Indian Ocean in 1926 but something seems odd with the passengers Major Daly (Tenniel Evans), his daughter Claire (Jenny McCracken), and ship.s officer Lt. Andrews (Ian Marter). Meanwhile on the planet Inter Minor, showman Vorg (Leslie Dwyer) and his assistant Shirna (Cheryl Hall) arrive in unceremonious fashion...