Villains
TV ShowEnded

Villains

7.5 / 10
1972
1 season
13 episodes
CrimeDrama

Follows the linked fates of nine bank robbers, led by George. It begins with the nine men meeting in prison during their appeal and traces each individual after the group escape from custody.

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Villains (1972)

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  • Ep 1

    1.George

    22-07-197251m

    An ingenious bank robbery with a seemingly infallible plan: nine men enter a disused ladies' lavatory and seal themselves in for the weekend. They then tunnel their way up through...

  • Ep 2

    2.His Dad Named Him After the General

    29-07-197251m

    Monty Parkin, a brash, callous 28-year-old Londoner sentenced to 15 years for helping the gang tunnel into the bank, has escaped alongside others. He now hides out with his girlfri...

  • Ep 3

    3.Commander

    05-08-197252m

    Helen Griggs thought she'd seen the last of her fiancé Peter Glazebrook when he was sentenced to 12 years for his part in the robbery. His escape on the way to the Appeal Court mea...

  • Ep 4

    4.Chas

    12-08-197251m

    Chas is a villain with a difference. With a D.A. haircut, a collection of old records, and a V8 car, he is a man still living in the 1950s. Chas has gone missing, along with his sh...

  • Ep 5

    5.Alice Sheree

    19-08-197250m

    Alice Clough, imprisoned for unwitting possession of stolen money belonging to one of the gang, finds on release that her parents have taken her daughter from her. The man responsi...

  • Ep 6

    6.Sand Dancer

    26-08-197253m

    Escaped robber Tel Boldon is determined to get home to South Shields to see his girl Rita before the cops catch up to him. After a series of narrow escapes, a ride from an amorous...

  • Ep 7

    7.Belinda

    02-09-197249m

    Nine men are sent to prison after the robbery. But the police believed there were others involved who were still at large. They were right. Take Belinda, for instance, who worked i...

  • Ep 8

    8.Move In, Move On

    09-09-197251m

    Where did the Bog Robbery go wrong? Under a new identity in his Portuguese villa, Bill Whittaker, the brains behind the raid, has time to sit and ponder. But a man with his past ca...

  • Ep 9

    9.Knocker

    15-09-197251m

    The villain expert at breaking down the defences of both safes and women is on the loose again, and trying to track down one of his fancy-free females. Sadly, all are otherwise eng...

  • Ep 10

    10.Bernie

    22-09-197249m

    Bernie Owens, expert with a thermic lance, was sentenced to 15 years for his role. After his escape, Bernie waits in a quiet seaside town, reviewing his career and his marriage, an...

  • Ep 11

    11.Smudger

    29-09-197251m

    Smedley is free... but only just. After being dragged unwillingly from the prison coach, he finds himself again under lock and key. But this time, his jailers claim to be his frien...

  • Ep 12

    12.Grass

    07-10-197250m

    Arnold Hepton, the car salesman who organised the prison coach escape, is now himself on the run. Someone has grassed, and suddenly he discovers that his only friend is George.

  • Ep 13

    13.Billy Boy

    14-10-197250m

    Whittaker is back in London, having eluded the police of various countries around the world. He now needs help, and visits his family for the first time in 15 years. Their reaction...

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