Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-88) (5)

Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88)

Poison

(1980)

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| TV Episode | United Kingdom | Colour | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 23min
| Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Anthony Steel
| S2 E5 | 29th March, 1980
Today at 1.30pm on Sky Arts HD

A young teacher working in India is petrified when he wakes to discover a poisonous snake sleeping on his stomach

Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) | The Last Bottle in the World (1981) opening credits (1)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88)
Star-studded sinister and amusing stories, each with a twist in the tale, created by Roald Dahl.

Episode cast

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Roald Dahl
Himself – Introduced by
Andrew Ray
Harry Pope
Screenshot from the 1980 ‘Galloping Foxley’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (2) featuring Anthony Steel
‘Timber’
Judy Geeson
Sandra
Saeed Jaffrey
Dr Kunzru
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How to watch

British television

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Today at 1.30pm
Sky Arts HD
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Tomorrow at 9.30am
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Pictures

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Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (4). And Judy Geeson
Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (3). Saeed Jaffrey
Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (2). Andrew Ray
Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (1). Anthony Steel
Main title from the 1980 ‘Poison’ episode of Tales of the Unexpected (1979-88) (5)

Production

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John Rosenberg
Producer
Graham Evans
Director
Robin Chapman
Writer (dramatisation)
Roald Dahl
Writer (story)

Companies

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Anglia Television
Production company