It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
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It Takes a Thief

7.2 / 10
1968
3 seasons
66 episodes
Action & AdventureDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • A Thief is a Thief

    1.A Thief is a Thief

    6.7
    09-01-196850m
  • It Takes One to Know One

    2.It Takes One to Know One

    16-01-196850m

    Mundy is tasked with going to a small European state who's only source of income is its casino. Soviet infiltrators are attempting to steal the states crown jewels as a way of forc...

  • When Boy Meets Girl

    3.When Boy Meets Girl

    30-01-196850m
  • A Very Warm Reception

    4.A Very Warm Reception

    06-02-196850m
  • One Illegal Angel

    5.One Illegal Angel

    13-02-196850m

    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.

  • Totally by Design

    6.Totally by Design

    6.0
    20-02-196850m

    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 figur...

  • When Thieves Fall In

    7.When Thieves Fall In

    7.0
    27-02-196850m

    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

    6.0
    05-03-196850m

    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 w...

  • When Good Friends Get Together

    9.When Good Friends Get Together

    5.0
    12-03-196850m

    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 an...

  • Birds of a Feather

    10.Birds of a Feather

    7.0
    19-03-196850m

    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

    8.0
    26-03-196850m

    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

    02-04-196850m
  • The Radomir Miniature

    13.The Radomir Miniature

    09-04-196850m

    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

    16-04-196850m
  • A Matter of Royal Larceny

    15.A Matter of Royal Larceny

    23-04-196850m
  • The Lay of the Land

    16.The Lay of the Land

    30-04-196850m

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