Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
Overview
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1979-04-14
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Lamb to the Slaughter is Episode 4 in Series 1 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1979-04-14. The runtime is 25 min.
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