Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales Season 1

TV Show

Season 1 Plot

In an Australian version of Tales Of The Unexpected, Bryan Brown introduces stories of the bizarre and the supernatural. Sometimes serious, often comical, but always with a twist at the end of the story. Such as the struggling artist with the mobile phone who goes to great lengths to steal the body of a well-known businessman in order to paint his posthumous portrait, only to meet his retribution when he is buried alive in his place with his phone, his attempts to call for help unheard by his interrer, who's listening to his walkman.

Twisted Tales Season 1 aired on December 2nd, 1996.

Season 1 Episodes

1. Cold Revenge

December 2nd, 199630 min

A woman hires a hit man to kill her brother. Things go wrong on their way to the killing and he finds out that it is not the simple job he thought it was.

2. Third Party

December 9th, 199630 min

A man goes to a dating agency to find a woman. After viewing her introduction, he goes on a date with a woman he fancies. However, there is a surprise ending to the evening.

3. Bonus Mileage

December 16th, 199630 min

A bad-tempered businessman meets a mysterious fellow traveller on an aeroplane flight. After he hits his head during turbulence he suddenly finds his life completely changed.

4. Night of the Monster

December 23rd, 199630 min

A young girl witnessed the murder of her mother and the thought of it is coming back to haunt her an fueling her imagination. The terror increases when the murderer escapes keen on revenge.

5. Directly from My Heart to You

December 30th, 199630 min

An amoral femme fatale is employed to kill a number of people. It is only when she meets her employer that she finds out why and what is going on.

6. The Confident Man

January 6th, 199730 min

Jack is a con man that can talk himself out of anything. All his skills are needed when his liquor store is held up.

7. One Way Ticket

January 13th, 199730 min

The story of what happens when an escaped lunatic meets one who hasn't been caught yet...

8. Borrowing Bazza

January 20th, 199730 min

An artist's subject for a portrait dies before it is completed. He comes up with an unusual plan so that he can complete the painting.

9. Dancing Partners

January 4th, 199830 min

Two children are torn between separated parents, one of whom has a secret.

10. The Test

January 11th, 199830 min

A man is dominated by his interfering mother. He has a new girlfriend but is reluctant to introduce her to his mother. So his mother takes it upon herself to find out about her.

11. A Sure Thing

January 25th, 199830 min

A reformed gambler meets up with a man after a gambler's anonymous meeting. He finds himself being drawn back into the gambling lifestyle.

12. The Crossing

February 3rd, 199730 min

A driver hits and kills a pedestrian on a crossing. She panics and runs, and then does her best to cover up the crime.