Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979)
24m
Running Time
April 21, 1979Release Date
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979)
24m
Running Time
April 21, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Siobhán McKenna
The Landlady

Leonard Preston
Billy Weaver

Roald Dahl
Self / Writer

Anthony Dawes
Clergyman

John Bryant
Christopher Mulholland

Jess Davies
Gregory Temple

John Bryant
Christopher Mulholland

John Rosenberg
Producer

Jane Robinson
Costume Design

Terence Barker
Sound Recordist

Robin Chapman
Writer

Robin Chapman
Writer

Ian Craig
Lighting Camera

Richard Crafter
Camera Operator

Duncan Lamont
Musician

Ron Grainer
Music

Herbert Wise
Director

Jenia Reissar
Casting Assistant

John Woolf
Executive Producer

Michael O'Halloran
Editor
