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Tales of the Unexpected

The Landlady (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Arriving in Bath to take up his first job away from home young Billy Weaver decides to take a room with a charmingly maternal if eccentric landlady. Her dog and cat are both stuffed and the only other names in her guest-book seem vaguely ...See moreArriving in Bath to take up his first job away from home young Billy Weaver decides to take a room with a charmingly maternal if eccentric landlady. Her dog and cat are both stuffed and the only other names in her guest-book seem vaguely familiar to him from the newspaper but he cannot think why. Sadly he will never find out as he drinks the landlady's poisoned tea and dies as the landlady plans to add him to her collection of stuffed creatures! Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Herbert Wise
Writers
Roald Dahl | Robin Chapman (dramatisation)
Producer
John Rosenberg
Composer
Ron Grainer (music by)
Production Designer
Jane Martin (designed by)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 21, 1979
Release date
Apr 21, 1979 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins & 1 nomination

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