Twisted Tales is an Australian television anthology and mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network from December 1996 to January 1998. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.
| Twisted Tales | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Production company | New Town Films |
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| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) – 25 January 1998 (1998-01-25) |
The series initially aired during December 1996 and January 1997, before going on hiatus. Later in 1997, a video titled Still Twisted was made for the Australian and American markets. It compiled various episodes from the series into a single movie.
The show briefly returned to Australian television in early 1998.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Night of the Monster" | Stephen Wallace | Heather Christie | 23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) | |
| 2 | "Third Party" | Samantha Lang | Neil Burman | 9 December 1996 (1996-12-09) | |
| 3 | "Directly from My Heart to You" | Catherine Millar | Louis Nowra | 30 December 1996 (1996-12-30) | |
| 4 | "The Crossing" | Kate Dennis | Gabiann Marin | 3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)[2] | |
| 5 | "Cold Revenge" | Daniel Krige | Daniel Krige | 2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) | |
| 6 | "Dancing Partners" | Ian Gilmour | Graeme Nixon | 1997 (1997) (as part of Still Twisted) January 4, 1998 | |
| 7 | "The Confident Man" | Gregor Jordan | Tim Rolfe | 6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) | |
| A charismatic con man (Bryan Brown) finds himself forced to rely on his wits when he's held hostage in a liquor store robbery. | |||||
| 8 | "Bonus Mileage" | Christopher Robin Collins | Simon D. Hoenger | 16 December 1996 (1996-12-16) | |
| 9 | "The Test" | Lynn Hegarty | Heather Christie | 11 January 1998 (1998-01-11) | |
| 10 | "A Sure Thing" | Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Gary N. Lines | 25 January 1998 (1998-01-25) | |
| 11 | "Borrowing Bazza" | David Caesar | Duncan Ball | 20 January 1997 (1997-01-20) | |
| 12 | "One Way Ticket" | Michael Offer | Daniel Krige | 13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)[3] | |