Tales Of The Unexpected Opening Titles and Closing Credits

Titles and credits from the long running ITV series made by Anglia.
The music was commissioned for the series and was composed by Ron Grainer.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Anglia
• Tv
• nostalgia
• archive
• theme
• ron
• grainer
• roald
• dahl

[oranbhoy67]

used to freak me out a bit when i was a kid :)



[deckhead33]

I find it creepy still and I'm almost 40!

[AvidPsychonaut]

Best tv opener ever ! Used to creep me out but what a series.

[sassie845]

this was another great tv soundtrack along with Juliet Bravo, used to do the dance at the end in my living room at the end of the programme!

[TheElementalmagick]

@deckhead33 Agreed. I used to run like mad when it came on!!

[ashie259]

Great. Ron Grainer - what a talent

[eddief32]

I can't find it elsewhere in the comments, the piece is called Love is a Carousel, and as the description rightly says, it's by Ron Grainer. Still the best tv theme by far, ever, period.

[robster773]

I have this Full Episode on DVD it's from the 1st series that Anglia Television made in 1979

[bingefeller]

@bingefeller Actually, sorry, I'm 31 and still do this dance!

[bingefeller]

I used to dance like this when I was a child. 

[RaikenXion]

Ahhh no way!! I been looking for this, I remember as a kid my nan and grandad watched this. I always remember this strange music and the dancing women, it was always so surreal and strange to me bk then, all part of growing up these things lol. So glad I found it now thanx so much!!! :))

[InternalMind]

@oranbhoy67 lol it doesnt freak me out anymore, only turns me on now