Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tales of Mystery and Imagination was an anthology series featuring spooky stories from Victorian authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Sheridan Le Fanu, and others. A Victorian adventurer named Richard Beckett hosted the series and also sometimes participated in the stories.

Series details

• Title: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1966-01-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1970-02-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 64 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36122
• IMDb ID: tt0165050
• TVDB ID: 78393

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-01-29; final listed air date 1966-03-12; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-10-22; final listed air date 1966-11-19; episode order: 5.
• Season 3: premiered 1968-03-25; final listed air date 1968-06-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1968-11-04; final listed air date 1968-11-18; episode order: 3.
• Season 5: premiered 1970-02-09; final listed air date 1970-02-23; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tales of Mystery and Imagination on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.