It Takes a Thief

50min

Action & Adventure

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

A Thief is a Thief

1. A Thief is a Thief

50min

9th Jan 1968

It Takes One to Know One

2. It Takes One to Know One

50min

16th Jan 1968

When Boy Meets Girl

3. When Boy Meets Girl

50min

30th Jan 1968

A Very Warm Reception

4. A Very Warm Reception

50min

6th Feb 1968

One Illegal Angel

5. One Illegal Angel

50min

13th Feb 1968

Totally by Design

6. Totally by Design

50min

20th Feb 1968

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.

When Thieves Fall In

7. When Thieves Fall In

50min

27th Feb 1968

Mundy has to find a way to steal a shipment of Baltic furs that have valuable information about ICBM designs sown into them.

A Spot of Trouble

8. A Spot of Trouble

50min

5th Mar 1968

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

When Good Friends Get Together

9. When Good Friends Get Together

50min

12th Mar 1968

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

Birds of a Feather

10. Birds of a Feather

50min

19th Mar 1968

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.

To Steal a Battleship

11. To Steal a Battleship

50min

26th Mar 1968

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.

Turnabout

12. Turnabout

50min

2nd Apr 1968

The Radomir Miniature

13. The Radomir Miniature

50min

9th Apr 1968

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.

Locked in the Cradle of the Keep

14. Locked in the Cradle of the Keep

50min

16th Apr 1968

A Matter of Royal Larceny

15. A Matter of Royal Larceny

50min

23rd Apr 1968

The Lay of the Land

16. The Lay of the Land

50min

30th Apr 1968

First air date

9th Jan 1968

Last air date

23rd Mar 1970

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks