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Tales of the Unexpected

Skin (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A tattoo artist with a careless attitude toward his wife's fidelity invites his talented friend to paint her portrait on his back and then teaches him to tattoo it there as a permanent memento. Decades later, this decision proves fateful.
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Director
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Roald Dahl | Robin Chapman (dramatisation)
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Updated Mar 8, 1980

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Mar 8, 1980 (United Kingdom)
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7 cast members
Name Known for
Roald Dahl
Self - Introduced by Self - Introduced by   See fewer
Derek Jacobi
Drioli Drioli   See fewer
Boris Isarov
Soutine Soutine   See fewer
Donald Pickering
Gallery Owner Gallery Owner   See fewer
Herbert Wise
Dealer (as Teris Hebrew) Dealer (as Teris Hebrew)   See fewer
David Webb
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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