Episodes
1. Skeleton in the Cupboard
18 Dec 1987 · 27 min · 7.0/10
Robert Smythe is a ruthless executive with a dangerous twenty year old secret. An echo from the past prompts him into a new cover up of the truth, but his wife becomes suspicious.
2. The Colonel's Lady
8 Jan 1988 · 27 min · 6.5/10
A colonel's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a bestselling book of poetry. Is this evidence that she's having an affair?
3. The Surgeon
15 Jan 1988 · 24 min · 5.5/10
When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.
4. The Verger
22 Jan 1988 · 27 min · 6.5/10
When devoted verger Albert is forced to resign, he sets out to build a new life. But can he succeed in a modern world that has little time for his old-fashioned ways?
5. The Facts of Life
29 Jan 1988 · 24 min · 5.5/10
When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.
6. Wink Three Times
15 Apr 1988 · 27 min · 6.0/10
A timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, and becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.
7. The Dead Don't Steal
22 Apr 1988 · 26 min · 7.3/10
Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.
8. The Finger of Suspicion
29 Apr 1988 · 24 min · 5.7/10
Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.
9. A Time to Die
6 May 1988 · 27 min · 5.5/10
Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.
10. Mr Know-All
13 May 1988 · 27 min · 7.0/10
When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that he might not be the man he claims to be.
Tales of the Unexpected Series 9: quick answers
How many episodes are in Tales of the Unexpected Series 9?
Series 9 of Tales of the Unexpected has 10 episodes, about 4 hours in total.
When did Tales of the Unexpected Series 9 come out?
Series 9 premiered on 18 Dec 1987.