Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady

Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979)


  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Comedy, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1979-04-21
  • Runtime: 0h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Anglia Television
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director:

Summary

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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Writing Roald Dahl Writer
Directing Herbert Wise Director
Writing Robin Chapman Writer
Production John Rosenberg Producer
Production John Woolf Executive Producer
Editing Michael O'Halloran Editor
Art Jane Martin Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Jane Robinson Costume Design
Sound Terence Barker Sound Recordist
Camera Richard Crafter Camera Operator
Crew Ian Craig Lighting Camera
Production Jenia Reissar Casting Assistant
Sound Duncan Lamont Musician
Sound Ron Grainer Music