Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: The Best Policy
Overview
Harry Flock has had a temporary promotion as acting manager of a branch bank. He is honest and meticulous to a fault, but in danger of losing his job when head office gets anonymous complaints about alleged embezzlements. His accounts are immaculate - in fact, they seem too good to be true.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1981-05-31
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Best Policy is Episode 9 in Series 4 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1981-05-31. The runtime is 26 min.
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