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 |
| Production | John Rosenberg | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Terence Barker | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Robin Chapman | Writer |
| Crew | Ian Craig | Lighting Camera |
| Camera | Richard Crafter | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Duncan Lamont | Musician |
| Sound | Ron Grainer | Music |
| Directing | Herbert Wise | Director |
| Production | Jenia Reissar | Casting Assistant |
| Production | John Woolf | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Roald Dahl | Writer |
| Editing | Michael O'Halloran | Editor |
| Art | Jane Martin | Production Design |
