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Tales of the Unexpected

British television series
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Tales of the Unexpected

Summary

Tales of the Unexpected is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,443 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tales of the Unexpected is the creator of Roald Dahl[3].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's composer is recorded as Ron Grainer[5].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's genre is anthology series[6].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's genre is crime television series[7].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's genre is horror television series[8].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's based on is recorded as Tales of the Unexpected[9].
  • Tales of the Unexpected was produced by John Woolf[10].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's production company is recorded as ITV Anglia[11].
  • The original language of Tales of the Unexpected was English[12].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[13].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 1[15].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 2[16].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 3[17].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 4[18].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 6[19].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 5[20].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 7[21].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 8[22].
  • Tales of the Unexpected comprises Tales of the Unexpected, season 9[23].
  • Tales of the Unexpected began on March 24, 1979[24].
  • Tales of the Unexpected ended on May 13, 1988[25].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's distributed by is recorded as Bob Turner[26].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+112'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tales of the Unexpected was produced by John Woolf[10]. It is the creator of Roald Dahl[3].

Publication

The original language of Tales of the Unexpected was English[12]. Genres include anthology series[6], crime television series[7], and horror television series[8].

Why It Matters

Tales of the Unexpected ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,443 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Roald Dahl United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    End time → +1988-05-13T00:00:00Z
    Production company → ITV Anglia
    Producer → John Woolf
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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