Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: A Girl Can't Always Have Everything
Overview
Struggling actresses Suzy and Pat meet Herbert, a wealthy widower. Seductive Suzy enjoys his money, but things soon don't look so rosy.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1980-11-09
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
A Girl Can't Always Have Everything is Episode 5 in Series 3 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1980-11-09. The runtime is 26 min.
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