Dahl asked Woolf, How would you like to make a television series of my stories?
The Man From The South, filmed on location in Jamaica, was chosen as the opening episode.
The series debuted on Saturday (yes, Saturday!)
March 24th, 1979 at 10 p.m. on ITV.
But it gave me money, nothing staggering but I got a new outfit!
In retrospect the content of some of the episodes would no doubt have provided some visceral nightmare material.
Tales Of The Unexpectedsoon gained a reputation for attracting a very high calibre of acting talent.
One tale was written by the winner of aTV Timesshort story competition.
The series was very successful and sold to over 70 countries worldwide.
So what of the future?
The stranger has a secret which eventually catches up with him and he decides he must quickly move on.
The fourth episode of the first series,Lamb To The Slaughteris a deftly played half hour.
1.The Flypaper(1981)
A genuinely unsettling episode with scary moments aplenty.
Several schoolgirls go missing in a rural community.
On a visit to her music tutor, Sylvia spies a furtive old man and suspects hes following her.
