Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady

Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady 1979

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The unnamed Landlady (Siobhan McKenna) is the titular main villainess from "The Landlady", episode 1.05 of Tales of The Unexpected (airdate April 21, 1979), based on the Roald Dahl short story of the same name. The episode begins with Billy Weaver (The main protagonist), arriving in Bath as part of a work trip. While there, he looks for accomdation, and sees a bed and breakfast sign in the window of a house. The unnamed woman then invites him in, claiming that a hotel he had been planning to stay at was booked out. Although finding the landlady's overly friendly demeanour off-putting, Billy decides to spend the night.

1979

Milk

Milk 1998

6.50

Andrea Arnold’s directorial debut consists of a woman named Hetty that has a unique way of dealing with the unexpected death of her child.

1998

Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre 1987

6.00

When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.

1987

Framed

Framed 2002

5.20

New York detective Mike Santini is enjoying a holiday with his family when he spots Eddie Meyers a fugitive from justice who might be the key witness in a high profile case involving money laundering. Santini plays a major role in capturing Meyers which prompts the wiley criminal to request Santini to be the interrogating officer. The two size each other up in the interrogation room in a thriller that provides a number of unexpected twists.

2002

Edwin

Edwin 1984

8.00

Touching comedy about a high court judge, now retired to his English countryside home, who resolves to end years of suspicion about his wife's fidelity and the true paternity of their son.

1984

You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It

You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It 1969

1

Eames is a middle aged man, with a boring, routine job. His life changes when he meets a young girl and a painter. This rekindles his youthful artistic leanings, which he blames his father for stopping.

1969

The High Game

The High Game 1970

1

The owner of a drinking club in London's Shepherd Market becomes invovled in a game of intrigue, blackmail and murder.

1970

The Confession

The Confession 1967

1

What is the mystery behind the murder of an apparently innocent man? Who was so afraid of the secrets he knew that they would kill him?

1967

A Sound from the Sea

A Sound from the Sea 1970

1

While hitchhiking towards the coast, two young men find themselves trapped at an inn by its strange landlord and his beautiful wife.

1970

The Brahmin Widow

The Brahmin Widow 1968

1

A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit

1968

The Double Agent

The Double Agent 1969

1

In London, a traitor is selling information. In Moscow, a Yorkshire cloth salesman is approached by the KGB, who believe he has more to sell than cloth.

1969

The Creeper

The Creeper 1970

1

A young man starts a new job as companion to a wealthy, eccentric recluse who lives in a large house in a remote area. The only others living there are an aged butler and a companion about to leave. It transpires that there is more to this curious household than meets the eye.

1970

Queen of a Distant Country

Queen of a Distant Country 1978

1

Tom dreams of being a writer while working in his father's shop in a small seaside town. He's too shy to realise that the girl he loves is waiting for his approach.

1978

The Greeks and Their Gifts

The Greeks and Their Gifts 1972

1

A man makes an unexpected appearance at his younger brother's house in the middle of the night. He needs somewhere to stay and convinces his brother and his wife that he is trouble. Or is he?

1972

Last Wishes

Last Wishes 1978

1

An elderly recluse dies in the process of changing her will. The change would have meant that the servants would continue to live i n her house - now it seems they will be homeless.

1978

Horizontal Hold

Horizontal Hold 1968

1

A woman writes a book about sex and marriage and it becomes a best seller.

1968

The Tycoon

The Tycoon 1968

1

When millionaire businessman Guy Taylor takes up with the beautiful Rachel Bell, two years married to a struggling sculptor, he starts to question what he really wants. TV play. Third part of writer Kenneth Jupp's "Chelsea Trilogy"; see also The PHOTOGRAPHER (tx 29/1/1968) and The EXPLORER/ PLAYHOUSE (tx 14/10/1968).

1968

The Grass Widows

The Grass Widows 1971

1

Newlyweds Jackson and Daphne are on honeymoon when they find themselves in the same hotel as Jackson's old headmaster.

1971

Countercrime

Countercrime 1968

1

Murder is involved when an intruder is found in a large department store just after it closes.

1968

Betzi

Betzi 1978

1

A moody drama concerning the lonely but luxurious imprisonment of Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena.

1978