Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Overview
An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1983-05-21
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
Down Among the Sheltering Palms is Episode 7 in Series 6 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1983-05-21. The runtime is 27 min.
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