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Tales of the Unexpected
S2.E11
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The Umbrella Man

  • Episode aired May 10, 1980
  • TV-14
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Jennifer Hilary and John Mills in Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
ComedyDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

A man's umbrella scheme and an affair become entwined yielding unexpected results.A man's umbrella scheme and an affair become entwined yielding unexpected results.A man's umbrella scheme and an affair become entwined yielding unexpected results.

  • Director
    • Claude Whatham
  • Writers
    • Roald Dahl
    • Ronald Harwood
  • Stars
    • Roald Dahl
    • John Mills
    • John Carson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    337
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    • Director
      • Claude Whatham
    • Writers
      • Roald Dahl
      • Ronald Harwood
    • Stars
      • Roald Dahl
      • John Mills
      • John Carson
    • 7User reviews
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    Roald Dahl
    Roald Dahl
    • Self - Introduced by
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • The Man
    John Carson
    John Carson
    • Arthur
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Andrew
    Jennifer Hilary
    Jennifer Hilary
    • Wendy
    John Rees
    • Clerk
    Michael Sheard
    Michael Sheard
    • Inspector
    • Director
      • Claude Whatham
    • Writers
      • Roald Dahl
      • Ronald Harwood
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    Not bad but not the best

    I remind this episode, that I saw ten years ago, and it is the same pleasure for me. Not the most exciting nor riveting, but quite good enough to be considered as the typical TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED series episode. No crime, no suspense, only an unusual characters symphony, with a brilliant script and editing. No crime, I repeat, no suspense, not even any thriller element, just a smart story, very surprising, and that's the most important. John Mills is so exquisite here, in a supporting character. I have great tenderness for this episode, although it is not the best of the series. It can be appreciated by the whole family.

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    • Trivia
      The town plan that the 'Umbrella Man' is studying in his hotel room is an actual map of Norwich.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Roald Dahl: It is very seldom that a short story writer is able to make anything worthwhile out of an incident that actually happened. But this story is one of the rare exceptions. I myself met the Umbrella Man on a street in New York City. And I followed him, just as in this story, and I was delighted and amazed by what I found. I must confess to you that I tried the same experiment myself a few days later to see if it really worked. And it did. I only hope that on the next rainy day that comes along, we won't have thousands of you going out and doing the same thing. It would cause chaos in the land.

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1980 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Anglia Television
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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