Name that TV Series.
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swestrupI am trying to remember the name of a very-short lived but promising TV series from the 80's or possibly the late 70's. Its about a man who was framed and sent to prison, and while there decided to study all of the criminal skills he could. When he was finally released he was a master forger, cat burglar, safe cracker, etc, etc.
He then set out to take revenge against organized crime (or perhaps those who had framed him). The one and only episode I ever saw (which was brilliant) involved him breaking into a secure playing-card company and setting up a run of 100,000 decks to all be marked with invisible ink, so he could clean up at a crooked casino in his daytime guise as a playboy millionaire.
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sps once told me about seeing an episode where he bought a tanker-load of mouthwash for use in some scam where he had it re-bottled as wine or champagne.
I seem to recall that an ace of spades was a major symbol on the show. Maybe the hero's calling card.
Any ideas?
He then set out to take revenge against organized crime (or perhaps those who had framed him). The one and only episode I ever saw (which was brilliant) involved him breaking into a secure playing-card company and setting up a run of 100,000 decks to all be marked with invisible ink, so he could clean up at a crooked casino in his daytime guise as a playboy millionaire.
sps once told me about seeing an episode where he bought a tanker-load of mouthwash for use in some scam where he had it re-bottled as wine or champagne.I seem to recall that an ace of spades was a major symbol on the show. Maybe the hero's calling card.
Any ideas?
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-25 09:53 pm (UTC)FYI, this was my search string http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&hs=cZm&ei=wLylSa6XI9CIngeiy9igBQ&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=tv+series+framed+sent+to+prison+revenge+criminal+skills&spell=1 in google..first hit was the answer, second hit your post.
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Date: 2009-02-26 04:03 pm (UTC)(And I now vaguely recall asking that on this LJ once before and being told the name of the show...)