A Perfect Spy
(1987)
Originaltitel: A Perfect Spy
Release: 1987-11-04
TV-bolag: BBC
Längd per avsnitt: 55 min min
Status: AVSLUTAD
Spy serial in seven episodes from the novel by John Le Carre. Pym has disappeared, setting off a massive man-hunt. One of Britains top spies, Pym is also searching - for his true identity, hidden beneath a lifetime of deception. His quest takes him from his relationship with his con-man father to his betrayal of everything close to him: his wife, his country, even the high-ranking Eastern agent whom he befriended. Pursued by his agency and his enemies, Pym must find himself before... (TheTVDB)
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Episode One
1987-11-04
Episode One
1987-11-04
As a young boy Magnus Pym sees his father Rick (Ray McAnally) imprisoned for embezzlement and his mother Dorothy (Caroline John) hospitalised by the stress. Magnus fakes a fit in order to escape the abusive uncle and alcoholic aunt with whom he has been sent to live. He is rescued from hospital by...
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Episode Two
1987-11-11
Episode Two
1987-11-11
Magnus (Benedict Taylor) is called in to help his father after the plan to defraud the bomb damage compensation fund goes awry. Baroness Webber has asked Rick to help her recover a treasure trove secreted by her late husband before the war and Magnus is sent to accompany her. Upon arrival in...
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Episode Three
1987-03-18
Episode Three
1987-03-18
Magnus (Peter Egan) is called back from his studies at Oxford University to assist in his fathers election campaign. Peggy Wentworth (Frances Tomelty) whose late husband was conned by Rick approaches him. Magnus breaks into his fathers files and sends Ricks prison records to Peggy. Confronted at a...
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Episode Four
1987-11-18
Episode Four
1987-11-18
Rick crashes his sons wedding to Belinda and offers them the gift of a new car, which is immediately impounded. Recruited by the Foreign Office, Magnus is sent to Prague where after making a pick-up from a dead-letter-drop he is arrested by Axel, blackmailed into exchanging further secrets, and...
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Episode Five
1987-12-02
Episode Five
1987-12-02
Magnus is now married to Mary with a son called Tom and on his long awaited posting to Washington. He is still passing secrets but Axel is talking of retirement as things heat up. A committee of American agents headed by Harry Wexler and guided by Magnuss friend Grant Laderer (Garrick Hagon) have...
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Episode Six
1987-12-09
Episode Six
1987-12-09
While on a family holiday to Corfu, Tom (Graham McGrath) witnesses a meeting between his father and Axel. Axel tries to convince Magnus to retire or even defect but the double agent refuses. Jack recalls Magnus to Vienna where he learns of his fathers death. Magnus flies to London where he arranges...
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Episode Seven
1987-12-16
Episode Seven
1987-12-16
Jack continues to interrogate Mary to learn more of the mysterious Poppy. Kate admits to Jack that Magnus got her to remove references to Sabine from his personal file. Recovering the doctored info Jack learns of Magnuss mysterious contact in Graz. Axel passes a message to Mary offering his...
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