Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: Number Eight
Overview
A driver picks up a hitchhiker. They hear on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose, nicknamed Willow the Wisp, and the description matches that of the passenger.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1984-06-09
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Number Eight is Episode 5 in Series 7 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1984-06-09. The runtime is 26 min.
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