Roland Kibbee
Director
It Takes a Thief (1968)
Season 1
Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.
Released Jan. 9, 1968
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
6.7
S1E1 - A Thief is a Thief
Jan. 9, 1968, midnight
S1E2 - It Takes One to Know One
Jan. 16, 1968, midnight
S1E3 - When Boy Meets Girl
Jan. 30, 1968, midnight
S1E4 - A Very Warm Reception
Feb. 6, 1968, midnight
S1E5 - One Illegal Angel
Mundy steals a famous Da Vinci painting, and arranges a buyer. To maximize his profits he arranges for a counterfeiter to produce a copy of the painting.
Feb. 13, 1968, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - Totally by Design
Mundy must infiltrate a small Middle Eastern nation that is taking agricultural equipment supplied by the State department and reselling it for weapons. Once in, Mundy has to figure out a way the short circuit the deal.
Feb. 20, 1968, midnight
7.0
S1E7 - When Thieves Fall In
Mundy has to find a way to steal a shipment of Baltic furs that have valuable information about ICBM designs sown into them.
Feb. 27, 1968, midnight
6.0
S1E8 - A Spot of Trouble
Sensitive plans for a new weapon are stolen, and after the best agents in the government fail to locate them back Mundy is called. What seems like an easy job becomes complicated when it is realized the plans have been micro dotted
March 5, 1968, midnight
5.0
S1E9 - When Good Friends Get Together
The Prince of an Asian country is visiting the US. There are concerns that an assassination attempt could happen. Mundy is asked to join the prince's house hold and try and spot any potential threats
March 12, 1968, midnight
7.0
S1E10 - Birds of a Feather
Mundy's mission to retrieve a microfilm capsule leads him from an eccentric spy in a communist prison to a beautiful ambassador's wife with a cameo ring marked confidential.
March 19, 1968, midnight
8.0
S1E11 - To Steal a Battleship
A U.N diplomat is suspected of stealing NATO plans and trying to sell them. Mundy must search the man's extensive house and try to recover the documents.
March 26, 1968, midnight
S1E12 - Turnabout
April 2, 1968, midnight
S1E13 - The Radomir Miniature
While escaping across the border with his family, the ten year-old daughter of a scientist is captured, and being held against him for his return. Al Mundy to the rescue.
April 9, 1968, midnight
S1E14 - Locked in the Cradle of the Keep
April 16, 1968, midnight
S1E15 - A Matter of Royal Larceny
April 23, 1968, midnight
S1E16 - The Lay of the Land
April 30, 1968, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 3300 min.
Released: Jan. 9, 1968
Last Air Date: March 23, 1970, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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