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Jan 1968 - Mar 1970

5.8

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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.

Best Episodes of It Takes a Thief

When Thieves Fall In
S1 Ep7
7.9
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
S1 Ep8
7.6
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

Worst Episodes of It Takes a Thief

When Good Friends Get Together
S1 Ep9
7.0
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
S1 Ep10
7.0
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.

It Takes a Thief Episode Guide

Totally by Design
S1 Ep6
7.3
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
S1 Ep7
7.9
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
S1 Ep8
7.6
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
S1 Ep9
7.0
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
S1 Ep10
7.0
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
S1 Ep11
7.0
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.