Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady

24 mins
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.

Siobhán McKenna

The Landlady

Leonard Preston

Billy Weaver

Anthony Dawes

Clergyman

John Bryant

Christopher Mulholland

Jess Davies

Gregory Temple

Herbert Wise

Director

John Woolf

Executive Producer

Jane Martin

Production Design

Jane Robinson

Costume Design

Terence Barker

Sound Recordist

Richard Crafter

Camera Operator

Ian Craig

Lighting Camera

Jenia Reissar

Casting Assistant

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