Con Artist Parade - Season 1

First aired: 10/4/1977 4 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. The Master Always Loses

Aired: 10/4/1977

The swindler turns out to be a modest French pharmacist named Renaud. Using a brilliantly devised scheme, he manages to outwit two chess grandmasters

Episode 2

2. Jaguar 1936

Aired: 3/3/1978

This episode centers around a con involving a vintage car—a Jaguar from 1936. The story unfolds with a cunning scheme that entangles collectors, dealers, and unsuspecting enthusiasts, all drawn into a web of deception surrounding the car’s provenance and value.

Episode 3

3. Secret Detective

Aired: 3/10/1978

Set in Kraków, this episode features a glamorous blonde con artist who poses as the first customer of jeweler Florian Winiarski. With the help of a charming accomplice, she orchestrates the theft of a beautiful necklace.

Episode 4

4. A Pretty Cast

Aired: 4/14/1978

This episode takes viewers to the United States, where a taxi driver named O'Roney is drawn into a con by two young schemers. Struggling with his own problems involving gangsters, O'Roney is desperate for money—and willing to commit a crime to get it.