Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979)
The unnamed Landlady (Siobhan McKenna) is the titular main villainess from "The Landlady", episode 1.05 of Tales of The Unexpected (airdate April 21, 1979), based on the Roald Dahl short story of the same name. The episode begins with Billy Weaver (The main protagonist), arriving in Bath as part of a work trip. While there, he looks for accomdation, and sees a bed and breakfast sign in the window of a house. The unnamed woman then invites him in, claiming that a hotel he had been planning to stay at was booked out. Although finding the landlady's overly friendly demeanour off-putting, Billy decides to spend the night.
Director: Herbert Wise
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Siobhán McKenna as The Landlady |
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Leonard Preston as Billy Weaver |
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Roald Dahl as Self |
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Anthony Dawes as Clergyman |
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John Bryant as Christopher Mulholland |
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Jess Davies as Gregory Temple |
| Sound | Terence Barker | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ian Craig | Lighting Camera |
| Camera | Richard Crafter | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jenia Reissar | Casting Assistant |
| Art | Jane Martin | Production Design |
| Sound | Duncan Lamont | Musician |
| Sound | Ron Grainer | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Robin Chapman | Writer |
| Production | John Rosenberg | Producer |
| Editing | Michael O'Halloran | Editor |
| Writing | Roald Dahl | Writer |
| Production | John Woolf | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Herbert Wise | Director |
