Clip

Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady

1979Movie24 min

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Where to watch

Set your services

Not streaming in any country yet.

Story

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.

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Herbert Wise
Produced by
John Rosenberg
Music by
Ron Grainer

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

April 21, 1979 · 24 min · Drama, Horror, Comedy, TV Movie

Released
April 21, 1979
Runtime
24 min
Genres
Drama, Horror, Comedy, TV Movie
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom