Episode

Tales of the Unexpected: Light Fingers

Name: Tales of the Unexpected: Light Fingers
Released: 1982-07-04
Duration: 27 min
Cast: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Paul Herzberg, Peter Tuddenham

Tales of the UnexpectedSeries 51982-07-04

Overview

Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, gloves begin appearing in unexpected places.

Details

Series: Tales of the Unexpected
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 11
Air date: 1982-07-04
Runtime: 27 min

Episode context

Light Fingers is Episode 11 in Series 5 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1982-07-04. The runtime is 27 min.

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