"Tales of the Unexpected""The Hitch-Hiker" -- Episode 2.4 (March 22, 1980)Rod Taylor starred with Cyril Cusack in one of the 25 Roald Dahl stories adapted for this hit British TV series. For the first two seasons, each episode was introduced by Dahl himself from a fireside arm-chair. The series -- filmed by Anglia Television, a regional production company in England -- was an instant hit, with more than half of the British TV audience tuning in to the first program. The series was sold to more than 70 other countries. The shows were a mixture of suspense, horror and black comedy. "The Hitch-Hiker" features Taylor, as Paul Duveen, on an ill-fated drive, especially after picking up an impish rider, Michael Fish (Cusack), who is an expert "fingersmith." The hitch-hiker's pick-pocketing skills are supernatural, and he bedevils Taylor into one bit of trouble after another. |
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