Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: Vicious Circle
Overview
An old lady catches Rex Tobin, a young burglar who was planning to rob her, and makes friends with him. But what is she really up to?
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1981-04-12
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Vicious Circle is Episode 2 in Series 4 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1981-04-12. The runtime is 26 min.
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