TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED SET 2 DVD REVIEW

A short blurb from Acorn Media about Tales of the Unexpected Set 2:” The playfully macabre adult stories of Roald Dahl launched this legendary series, which continued with stories of the same humorously creepy ilk. Each standalone episode is a tasty tidbit of horror served up with a startling twist of fate. This DVD set includes all 23 episodes from the third and fourth seasons, available uncut for the first time.”

Tales of the Unexpected started in 1978 in the vein of another British anthology series, Thriller, but was distinctive in its own way. This set continues the horror and mystery stories with a touch of black humor. It had a cavalcade of British and American actors in these interesting 25-minute episodes. These are the original British versions with the writer Roald Dahl introducing the episodes for a few of the stories in the 3rd season and then the shows started off with narration.


VIDEO

The video quality is superb! Videotape episodes are sharp and clear and filmed one had little to no dirt or specks. All discs have a Play All feature.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 1. “The Flypaper”-with Alfred Burke
2. “A Picture Of A Place”-with Michael Troughton
3. “Proof Of Guilt”-with Roy Marsden
4. “Vengeance Is Mine Inc”
5. “A Girl Can’t Always Have Everything”-with Joan Collins and Pauline Collins
6. “Parson’s Pleasure”-with John Gielgud and Lee Montague

Disc 2- 1. “The Stinker”-with Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland and Patricia Quinn
2. “I’ll Be Seeing You”-with Anthony Valentine
3. “The Party”-with Robert Morley
4. “Would You Believe It”-with Richard Johnson and Nigel Havers
5. “Vicious Circle”
6. “The Boy Who Talked With Animals”-with Stuart Whitman

Disc 3- 1. “The Best Of Everything”
2. “Shatterproof”-with Eli Wallach
3. “The Sound Machine”-with James Warwick
4. “Never Speak Ill Of The Dead”-with Colin Blakley
5. “The Last Bottle In The World”-with Nigel Hawthorne and Anthony Qualye
6. “Kindly Dig Your Grave”

Disc 4-1. “Completely Foolproof”-with Telly Savalas
2. “There’s One Born Every Minute”-with Frank Finley
3. “ Bosom Friends”
4. “ The Way To Do It”
5. “Hijack”-with Denis Quilley

Extras

Disc 1: Tunes Of The Unexpected-Composer Ron Grainer- (Text Only)
Roald Dahl’s Biography- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 2: Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 3: Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 4: Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)


Verdict

I would highly recommend buying the entire series! The picture and audio quality are great. If you love all things British and anthology series, then it’s well worth the money.


Rating; ****!