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.
Leonard Preston
Billy Weaver
Jess Davies
Gregory Temple
Herbert Wise
Director
Robin Chapman
Writer
John Rosenberg
Producer
John Woolf
Executive Producer
Michael O'Halloran
Editor
Jane Martin
Production Design
Jane Robinson
Costume Design
Terence Barker
Sound Recordist
Richard Crafter
Camera Operator
Ian Craig
Lighting Camera
Jenia Reissar
Casting Assistant